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8. Why is Africa known as dark continent?
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Answer 1

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Europeans had known quite a lot about Africa for at least 2,000 years, but because of powerful imperial impulses, European leaders began purposefully ignoring earlier sources of information. ... They called Africa the Dark Continent, because of the mysteries and the savagery they expected to find in the interior.

Answer 2

Europeans had known quite a lot about Africa for at least 2,000 years, but because of powerful imperial impulses, European leaders began purposefully ignoring earlier sources of information. ... They called Africa the Dark Continent, because of the mysteries and the savagery they expected to find in the “Interior."