Actually, Europe is the only continent that didn’t independently develop agriculture in the Neolithic revolution. They had to wait for Anatolian farmers to introduce agriculture to Europe 5000 years after the rest of the world
Six centuries ago, Ibn Khaldun explained why powerful empires collapse.
Not because enemies suddenly become stronger. Because prosperity erodes the discipline, courage, and unity that built the empire in the first place.
Meanwhile poorer and harsher societies still possess those qualities.
History is full of wealthy civilizations that lost to people who simply had greater endurance, cohesion, and willingness to fight.
Notre Dame roof on fire = global emergency. Western art historians wrote essays abt "civilizational loss." Billionaires rushed to donate.
When US/IS bombs fall on a cradle of millennia of art, suddenly the art world has no wi-fi. Whose heritage matters?
Shame on those who walked for Notre-Dame de Paris but are silent now. Uncivilised uncultured savages of Epstein class known as trump and netanyahu has bombed this centuries old masterpiece of art.
Important to note this isn't a mistake. Israel does this on purpose, like ISIS and the nazis they want to obliterate history and rewrite it in their image.
A new video game - Relooted - sees Africans fantasise about taking back treasures from Europe's museums. It is raising awareness about "African culture, African history, and sort of the scale of this cultural artefact looting that has happened".
https://t.co/5I9qKbgG0b
Benin artworks float, representing Oba Ohuan during the 2025 Rio de Janeiro carnival, Brazil 🇧🇷.
Benin Kingdom, the heartbeat of art culture in Africa....