Atlas, before the Europeans (and Arabs) war in Africa was very ritualistic. Casualties were few and people mainly exchanged insults and they did not destroy the houses of other tribes. The main prizes were cattle and small bits of land (for the cattle to graze on). You could even say the Africans were quite peaceful compared to European standards.
The far richer foreigners, with all of their advanced technology meant more war was inevitable. The Europeans gave better crops, which increased the population of Africa and they traded for cattle, which meant cattle were even more valuable. Therefore, they fought each other even more. They also wanted ivory and hunting elephants with spears is no easy task, so they had to "modernize" their combat strategies.
Then the foreigners with their religions which say they have a monopoly on truth is a very alien concept to Africans. African religions, such as Voodoo, tend to borrow concepts from various places. Their religions are not strict like yours The Africans happily lived with each other. They were not savages; the Arabs and Europeans turned the people into savages with their alien ideas.
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The far richer foreigners, with all of their advanced technology meant more war was inevitable. The Europeans gave better crops, which increased the population of Africa and they traded for cattle, which meant cattle were even more valuable. Therefore, they fought each other even more. They also wanted ivory and hunting elephants with spears is no easy task, so they had to "modernize" their combat strategies.
Then the foreigners with their religions which say they have a monopoly on truth is a very alien concept to Africans. African religions, such as Voodoo, tend to borrow concepts from various places. Their religions are not strict like yours The Africans happily lived with each other. They were not savages; the Arabs and Europeans turned the people into savages with their alien ideas.
Good video (part one of four):
Also:
