VII. Give reasons:-
1. Why Africa was discovered late?
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Answer:
Can anyone give a reason why Africa was a late discovery?
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Well if you try & be specific to which group it was a late discovery to you might make it easier & while at it explain what “discovery” means to you
From what I know Africa had Africans living there & I'm sure they didn't all go through some existential crisis that they didn't even realize they were surrounded by the land mass of the second largest continent, Africa despite what your fiction taught you was not just the flying zone of the insects but also suitably habitable for larger mammals as well so it didn't need discovering in the first place
The Mediterranean & most of it's inhabitants despite what you think actually interacted with Africa's inhabitants to the point of naming each other, funny enough present day Tunisia was called Africa so I'm sure they knew about Africa though most called the continent Libya at that time
As for Asians, Arabs are not just more abundantly found in Africa than in the middle east but they were one of the first to attempt to name the whole continent Alkebulan, believe it or not even the Indians & east Asians knew about this land mass to a point they traded items with the inhabitants notably the Swahili of the east coast
Granted the Portuguese even kidnapped some south coastal “Humanoids” that they raped & skinned to show to their king which birthed the term Gorilla I will put my money on both the humanoids & the rapists “discovering” the continent while the Portuguese weren't raping & skinning like the famous Vasco in the 15th century they were mapping trading routes of Africa & Asia
As for the Americans I believe tribes in west Africa & east Brazil traded together prior to the infamous slave trade but let's all just agree Africa wasn't a “late discovery” but If you don't trust me take the chance & keep on believing what you will
Also Africa wasn't discovered it was just named differently from time to time by different groups. If you go back even further in time it might surprise you to realize both the homo erectus & the sapiens originated from Africa to discover new places so your question is ironical in all instances with regards to this reality
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Africa remained unknown to the world for a long time due to its inaccessible interior. In the middle of 19th century, Sir Henry Morton Stanley,Mungo park and a missionary Dr. 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.
Explanation:
The reasons for the late discovery of the continent were as follows-
1 The Sahara desert in the north is the greatest obstacle for southward movement of people, as it is a vast desert.
2 The large interior of Africa is densely forested forming a canopy so that even sun rays cannot penetrate.
3 It has hot and damp climate.
4 It has an unhealthy climate due to presence of marshes and swam. Mosquitoes cause malaria and poisonous insects such as Tsetse flies are very harmful for life.
5 The rivers are not useful for navigation as most of them have rapid and falls.
6 The interior is inhabited by tribes who are hostile to the foreigners
Explanation:
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...