The Real Name Of Africa and Its History | #bantu #africa #bantuarise chapters 0:00 Intro
1:25 The Real name of Africa
1:58 Other Ancient Name's of Africa
2:16 Why was it changed to the present one?
2:30 History of the name Africa
3:00 Outro

Did you know the continent 'Africa' was not always known as Africa?

What was the original name of this beautiful continent? So today we are going to learn the ancient name, and why it was changed to the present one.

Africa is home to 54 countries, full of diverse cultures and over 2,000 languages. The current population of Africa is estimated to be 1.46 billion people based on the latest United Nations estimates.

The term Africa was first initiated by the Europeans, and came to use through the Roman Conquests between 264 BC and 146 BC. Led by Publius Cornelius Scipio and the people of Carthage which is presently known as Tunisia. The word Africa was derived both from Greek and Roman origin. With the word "Phrike" meaning cold and horror and the Latin "Africa", meaning sunny.

So, What was the original name of this beautiful continent? And why it was changed to the present one.

The ancient name of Africa was Alkebulan , meaning the mother of mankind or mother of nations and also Garden of Eden. It also meant the ‘Land of dark skins’ or black continent.

The word Africa became widely known in the late 15th to the 17th century, during the era of colonialism ,in which many European nations took over, many of it's kingdoms, and took many people as slaves from the land.

However, The word Alkebulan, was not the only name in use for the continent. There were many others used throughout history by the indigenous people living there including: Ethiopia, Libya ,Corphye ,Ortigia, Kingdom in the sky’ and ‘Land of Cush or Kesh’.

It has been speculated by most schools of thought that changing the name from Alkebulan to Africa was an attempt by western powers to erase Black history, and detach them from their culture and language.

Sources
https://www.bibleversesnow.com..../alkebulan-in-the-bi
https://www.worldatlas.com/art....icles/what-was-the-o
https://weafrique.com/alkebula....n-is-the-oldest-name
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