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The Moors, Medieval Africa | Black History Project | Video 9
From 700-1492, if you would have had the pleasure of visiting southern Spain, you would have heard a prayer call in Arabic, calling muslims of African, Arabic and Spanish descent to pray in the great Mosques of the time. You would have smelt the sweetest perfumes and seen elaborate garments (img). You may have had the pleasure of being one of the first people in Europe to snack on a pomegranate and drink coffee before being served a three course meal; starter, main and desert.
The sound of the Oud, the predecessor of the guitar, would be heard in the city centres (img). You may have stayed in a riad, with a central garden, a stone building built with absolute mathematical precision rather than wooden barns which were common in the rest of Europe. (img)
All of these pleasures and more were brought to Europe thanks to the Moors.
Imagine Muslim international traders, the world’s best scientists, mathematicians, elaborate riches and sophisticated dining practices and you have the Moors. Testimonies to their presence features in many African, Arabic and European towns as well as our language (img). Words with the prefix “Al” such as algebra, alcohol, chemistry, nadir, alkaline, and cipher entered the language. Even words such as checkmate, influenza, typhoon, orange, and cable can be traced back to Arabic origins as they made their way into European Language whilst the Moors occupied Southern Spain until the Spanish Reconquista (711 – 1492). They also were responsible for introducing Coffee and Lemons into Europe as well as refined Architecture.
This section on the Moors is heavily influenced by the work of African historian, Robin Walker and his book titled “When We Ruled” and the documentary “When the Moors ruled Europe by Bettany Hughes”.
By 500AD the Holy Roman Empire was in decline giving rise to the dark ages (img). The Roman Empire had imploded and minor fractions are now fighting for power. This was an era in Europe of which little was written, chaos was rife and tribal warfare was common.
Robert Briffault, a keen student of development of culture, wrote the following commentary on this part of world history;
“..Europe lay sunk in a night of barbarism… more awful and horrible than that of the primitive savage. For it was the decomposing body of what had been a great civilisation… Cities had practically disappeared…. The remains of the population dwell in huts…. Built among the ruins of the ampitheatre…. Famines and plagues were chronic… cases of cannibalism were not uncommon; there were manhunts not with a view to plunder, but for food. It is on record that at Tournus on the Saone, human flesh was publicly put up for sale…:
From the breakdown of order under the Roman Empire, we had an implosion of society giving rise to chaos. However the dark ages were an isolated event from the rest of the world. As Europe was tearing itself to pieces, a new Empire had formed. The Moorish Empire was enjoying a Golden age of Islamic civilisation.
Much like the Romans, 700 years before them, the Moors didn’t have to rely on violence to conquer. Impressed by the structure, culture and wealth of the Moors, many Spaniards flocked to Tarik’s allegiance to fight the Visigoth rulers. On their arrival, the Moors found many cities in despair under Visigoth rule. Many Spaniards may have struck truces with the Moors in exchange of protection. Tarik’s power grew and in the summer of 711AD he marched his forces to face the Visigoth King Roderick himself. His army was 14,000 strong (img) against King Roderick’s 60,000 strong army. Tarik was victorious within an hour
“the Moors horses were fire, their faces black as pitch… The goths were broken in an hour” says a European writer at the time.
Later in 712AD, Musa ibn Nasir mobilised 18000 Arabs and Africans and seized Carmona, Cremona, Medina and Sidona (img). After being chased down by Tarik’s army, King Roderick was killed in battle in 713AD.
As Spain settled, Africans flocked to Spain by the thousands. On the governor’s arrival, Musa whipped Tarik and reprimanded him for his hasty take over of territory and threw him in prison. However when the Khalif heard, he demanded Taik’s freedom and reinstated him as governor after recalling Musa to Demascus, ordering him to step down.
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Selected References
1. Massey, Gerald. (1883). The Natural Genesis: Second Part of a Book of the Beginnings, Containing an Attempt to Recover and Reconstitute the Lost Origins of the Myths and Mysteries, Types and Symbols, Religion and Language, with Egypt for the Mouthpiece and Africa as the Birthplace, Volume Two. https://amzn.to/4b51Yrf
2. Massey, Gerald. (1907). Egyptian Book of the Dead and the Mysteries of Amenta. https://amzn.to/3yoRYdL
3. Budge, Wallis. (1904). The Gods of the Egyptians, Volume Two. https://amzn.to/4aeQwrL
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2. Pre-colonial Black Africa by Cheikh Anta Diop
3. Black Athena, Vol. 1 by Martin Bernal
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@nicoleauld9536
February 21, 2021 at 5:37 am
Thank you so much Brotha!
@soso-ry5if
March 6, 2021 at 11:16 am
Black history? 🤔
@stonepony46
March 27, 2021 at 10:28 pm
THANK YOU SIR;
@user-vl2mr8mr5u
April 30, 2021 at 5:54 am
Awwww I love moors man
@tonymontana9754
May 22, 2021 at 5:27 pm
You are chinese man with those eyes man. And that light skin? Not black. You seem a blasian. Moors were arabs. Blacks were their slaves. Those paintings are from XVIII century and later. Get your facts straight
@aroundtheworld2813
August 30, 2021 at 12:48 am
lol we north africans arnt black neither were andalusians just casue we slaved some sub saharan africans dosnt make them us they are nowhere close to the majority of the population making less than 10ù percent of the whole population if we dont include recent sub saharans migrants
@leoaksil4085
November 13, 2021 at 8:58 pm
To call Moroccan history, Black history . Your just putting your ideology in our history. Morocco was mixed sense time was be . The king you put his image in the video was from sidjlmasa ( in the desert) ofc he's black . There were also kings from fes, souss, meknes, high atlas. From black to white.
Also I'd like to say, we don't view race like you do in the west. Unless you're from Asian or blonde, you want stand out .
@user-hy4xz1qt9h
December 17, 2021 at 10:33 am
Thanks Bro.
Funny how the use of the word pagan came into use around the same time as the collapse of the Moorish empire. Go and find every "Pagan" and take over. renaissance period to get the story straight after major genocide
I'm not so sure about Arabas after listening to this though. It seems like they sold us out or something?
@user-ed1re1km7h
January 8, 2022 at 1:54 pm
Moors from South morocco morekech and the house is morocan
@MM-lk2cw
November 9, 2023 at 6:45 am
Moorish empire is morocco and they were not black so please don't try to Steel our history.
@coosettem2045
February 24, 2024 at 8:06 am
Arabic slant on continent about the real indigenous people of the continent. Anyone who studies world history realize that the Ibo, Berbers are dark melenated indigenous people of N. Africa. Easy to confirm through one's DNA test. Islam is Arab tribes conquers religion. Self study is the best way to accurate knowledge. ❤
@martinphipps5777
February 24, 2024 at 3:07 pm
If you report history you stick to the facts not fiction the moors did shape history and the did help with advancement in many areas of European history but as for claiming they were black that is an over statement they were a mixture of races from north Africa and it is an insult by Afro-American supposedly academics to state they were black you cannot change history
@Ese361
February 24, 2024 at 3:09 pm
The moors are not black and the Spanish have alot of arab features because of the arab moors you goofy
@hyalevel
February 24, 2024 at 3:21 pm
Brah… I thought this was about the Moors.. jah jah..
@thedrazzyshow
February 26, 2024 at 9:08 am
Arabs try so hard to claim the Moors. They were black.
@karimmezghiche9921
March 1, 2024 at 2:53 am
Fake history project
@horseshoes3523
March 1, 2024 at 8:32 pm
In the medieval times and before the Moors was all around the world during that time the Africans was in France also thats why France wear wigs in their government to look like how the Moors looked even the women big hair and clothes that made their butts look big….and the Queen of France tried to erase African ever was there painted over African pictures making them Caucasian but the African hair stayed crazy right smh.
@oliviamonteque6407
March 2, 2024 at 2:51 am
That pale Arab behind you was not Tarik. Please stop portaying the false man.