The answer to the question, "Why was Africa called as the Dark Continent?" is that most people know very little about it. The necessity to write and keep records never arose in early African society, and therefore the popularity of written history never emerged, and wasn't even a necessary concept. However, there are extensive records of African history after European colonization in the areas that were colonized. Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent. It is known as a rich continent because it has a large quantity of natural resources including diamonds, gold, sugar, iron, cocoa, palm oil, etc.
Now, let's talk about the people and culture of Africa. African culture is expressed in its arts and crafts, folklore and religion, clothing, cuisine, music and languages. African arts and crafts includes sculpture, weaving, beading, painting, pottery, jewelry, headgear and dress. Art from particular regions have distinct characteristics depending on beliefs, values and customs, but common themes found in art include women, couples, children, animals, man with a weapon, or a combination of these. They are rich in animals that makes the continent more interesting and unique. Also, they provided those animals national parks to roam around freely, which quickly attracted the people to go and visit there.
The real question is, is Africa still a Dark Continent? Africa is a rich continent and not considered as a dark continent now. Africans have many things in their continent to be proud of. For me, Africa was never a poor continent because they are naturally rich and have many more to offer. It's just the people underrates them, which they really need to stop doing. The thing that everyone should do is to respect their culture and traditions, and to not discriminate them just because of their looks.
Now, let's talk about the people and culture of Africa. African culture is expressed in its arts and crafts, folklore and religion, clothing, cuisine, music and languages. African arts and crafts includes sculpture, weaving, beading, painting, pottery, jewelry, headgear and dress. Art from particular regions have distinct characteristics depending on beliefs, values and customs, but common themes found in art include women, couples, children, animals, man with a weapon, or a combination of these. They are rich in animals that makes the continent more interesting and unique. Also, they provided those animals national parks to roam around freely, which quickly attracted the people to go and visit there.
The real question is, is Africa still a Dark Continent? Africa is a rich continent and not considered as a dark continent now. Africans have many things in their continent to be proud of. For me, Africa was never a poor continent because they are naturally rich and have many more to offer. It's just the people underrates them, which they really need to stop doing. The thing that everyone should do is to respect their culture and traditions, and to not discriminate them just because of their looks.
