“European expansion on a global scale can be chronicled from the last years of the fifteenth century. By the coming of the next century the world known to western man had reached great proportions to span almost the entire earth’s sphere. The explorers, Da Gama, Columbus, Cabot, Cabral, Magellan and many others had brought Europeans to the farthest reaches of this planet, setting in motion what has been called the global epoch of European expansion.” “When the reasons for this mammoth expansion in the sixteenth century are examined, certain explanations become crustal clear. To put it bluntly it was the part Africa played in providing the learning that triggered off this expansion. The culture of North Africa, the resources of Central Africa and the equipment of Moorish science set off a spate of explorations which culminated in the circumnavigation of the globe.” “The great part played by Africa in supplying the learning which caused the expansion to take place has had little, if any, exposure in the writings of historians. The question was never posed as to why the Iberian countries were in the forefront of this global expansion. The British, the French, the Dutch and the Italians owned the ships that could undertake this journey. Their leaders also possessed the necessary vision for such an enterprise. Yet they did not take the lead. With respect to overseas expansion they were always trailing way behind the Iberians. One may well ask at this point why was that so? Put quite simply the answer is that the outstanding factor which set Spain and Portugal apart from their neighbors in the north was their most valuable inheritance from Africa. The rich cultural, artistic, and scientific knowledge they inherited from the Moors placed Spain and Portugal well ahead of the rest of Europe, still backward and living in the dark ages. More than that, the Moors (Arab and Berbers) struck the blow which completed the decay of ancient Spain and established Moorish Spain.” Dr. Edward Scobie “Global Afrikan Presence” Page 72
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