@adivunsolicited: Hygiene is cultural and I often ask myself why, but it goes back to European and African concepts of hygiene and how that’s been passed down to us over the centuries. While the royal court was peeing on walls and staircases in the palace of Versailles , and while the British were throwing their feces and waste out their windows and into the Thames river, West Africans had public bathrooms, indoor plumbing, hot water , and cared about hygiene and sanitation. The trope that Europeans brought development and modernization to Africa is a lie they’ve told for a century everywhere they went they burned down , bombed or destroyed ancient buildings, holy sites, and cities. #BlackHistory #ghanatiktok🇬🇭 #kumasi #plumbing #ghana

sarahb00kdrag0n :

I cry for the world we could’ve been if we simply discussed and shared knowledge from all cultures and histories

shotsandmotion_photo :

The Benin wall was not second to the great wall of china it was the largest earthworks project in human history

raeesacho :

It feels like I’m grieving what could have been 💔

💕Thandolwakho💕 :

Wow...I'm so proud to be African ❤️

Adriana Pedroza :

I think of the city of Tenochtitlan in what is now Mexico City, with its aqueducts, sewer systems and floating fields in the lake. What an honor to be a descendant of this brilliance.

Safiya | Oklahoma :

I love being on this side of TikTok

✨️0Lucinda8🐆 :

I'm from West Africa

Lrobbo92 :

In my Scottish village school, in early 2000s I had a progressive history teacher that touched on a lot of this. It’s one of the main things that radicalised me to question “basic history knowledge” and deep dive. Thank you for your work ❤️

nocturnesandpreludes :

As an Egyptian, it makes me happy to see other African countries highlighted for their civilizations an their contributions to humanity. Solidarity to the people of Ashanti. 💕

whitnstitches :

Kay Quinn :

I constantly think how I was an AP history classes, and I never learned this. I only learned this because I homeschooled myself for a year and read out of a history textbook that discusses this.

Le rato❤️🇿🇦 :

commenting to stay on this side of tick tock

SheaOpal :

I LoVe this side of TikTok

t a y l o r j a n e • T.O.🇨🇦 :

Ive learned more from tiktok than school

Dénes❄️Ethlossoth :

Wow. It's criminal how school never mentioned it and I went to university. Please educate me more. +1 follow!

Yvonne Van Der Kolk- :

History is so subjective. I love learning things like this.

_daria_awaria :

hi, I'm Polish and I'm here to say that I need more of this type of educational content, thank you

Fire Flly :

Also the Maya Civilization developed sophisticated hydraulic systems, including aqueducts, reservoirs, and chultunes (cisterns), to manage water in tropical rainforest environments with severe dry seasons. They utilized advanced engineering to divert, store, and filter water, enabling the growth of large cities in areas lacking permanent surface rivers.

Lisa :

I am never ashamed to be black. I walk with pride everyday

SaraRae13 :

I hate that I’ve never learned about this in school

Kerry Beauty 💄🧿💙 :

I never liked history as a subject in school simply because it just didn’t add nor seem consistent.

📚 Elizabeth 🖊️🖌️ :

Holy sh*t, thank you for educating me. I have to admit that I have been completely unaware. I decided to look into this after watching your video and will admit that I have been too gullible and honestly just ignorant on history. I will try to educate myself better. Thank you again for this video ❤️

fimpemkh :

This was equally interesting and sad to learn. Thank you for sharing. You’re also a great speaker!