A lot of them didn't have written languages(Ethiopia the main exception) so we have barely any records that aren't from outside sources. Records we do have are mostly fragmentary nad in Arabic until modern times.
Why Hollywood doesn't make movies about these?
Matthew Ramirez
Parker Miller
>gold
And slaves
Wyatt Smith
Mansa Musa I was the richest man who ever lived. They could easily do a movie about him but it's not yet another King Arthur rehash and nobody knows who the fuck he is so they won't.
Lincoln Richardson
I ask this alot. There's a lot of interesting shit going on there in classical and early medieval periods. Like, Jewish/Christian/Muslim kingdoms duking it out around Ethiopia.
Joseph Collins
What made Ethiopia so advanced compared to other African countries?
>writing system
>never colonised
>BTFO italy
Joshua Butler
>Mansa Musa I was the richest man who ever lived.
lol no
Justin Williams
>it's a Yas Forums talks about Africa thread
Oh boy. I do think Nada the Lily could make for great tv. Truth be told, no one is interested in Africa,not even Africans.
Nathan Foster
Are there any cool stories of the Ethiopians fighting off Muslims? That could be kino.
Kayden Clark
And the Arabic records aren’t really flattering
He was rich in the same way Queen Elisabeth is technically ultra-rich due to legally owning a good chunk of the planet through the commonwealth.
He was a despotic monarch of a state with a lot of gold, but its not really comparable to personal wealth.
Nolan Kelly
Based