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Reason behind late discovery of africa

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Who first discovered Africa and when was that? Africa remained unknown to the world for a long time due to its inaccessible interior. ... David Livingstone were the first explorers to venture into the interior of Africa. The Europeans named it dark continent because of its dense forests, Marshes, swamps and vast deserts.

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Answer 2

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According to this imperial historiography, Africa had no history and therefore the Africans were a people without history. They propagated the image of Africa as a 'dark continent'. ... It was argued at the time that Africa had no history because history begins with writing and thus with the arrival of the Europeans.

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Africa remained unknown to the world for a long time due to its inaccessible interior. ... David Livingstone were the first explorers to venture into the interior of Africa. The Europeans named it dark continent because of its dense forests, Marshes, swamps and vast deserts.