Question

Africa is known as the Dark continent why?

Answer 1

Answer:

They called Africa the Dark Continent, because of the mysteries and the savagery they expected to find in the “Interior." It is true that up until the 19th century, Europeans had little direct knowledge of Africa beyond the coast, but their maps were already filled with details about the continent.

Answer 2

Africa is known as the Dark continent because of the mysteries and the savagery all expected to find in the interior.

Explanation:

• The term Dark continent gets popularised because it was used by a British Explorer Henry Morton Stanley in his books.

• His books were “Through the Dark Continent” and In “Darkest Africa”.

• He used the word probably to describe the unexplored Africa although till that time Africa was doing trade with countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia for many years.

• In this way it came into existence and because of which many refer to Africa as a dark continent.

• Also, the satellite image of Africa seems to be black because of lack of Electricity in many areas of Africa.

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