#LandAfricaMiddleEast
Was the richest person in history an African just before colonial slavery?
Mansa Musa of the Mali Empire is widely regarded as the richest individual in history, illustrating Africa’s deep economic and political sophistication.
When and where was beer invented?
The earliest evidence of spirits is from China, around 7,000 BCE. The earliest traces of beer is 5000 BCE in Iran.
Where on Earth did humans emerge?
When viewed over deep time, the idea of separate human origins fades, replaced by a simpler truth: we are one family that wandered.
Did central Africa invent iron smelting before everybody else?
Iron smelting likely emerged independently in multiple regions, and Central Africa was among the earliest innovators.
Africa Before the Transatlantic Slave Trade
From the richest man ever back to the time they ruled Egypt.
Land: Africa and Middle East
From prehistory to post-medieval.