NIGERIA 250 Ethnic Groups, One Impossible Nation

Описание: ethnic groups, 500 languages—this impossible nation wasn't supposed to exist. Discover the Nok culture 1500 BCE smelting iron and creating terracotta sculptures so sophisticated archaeologists refused to believe Africans made them. Learn about Hausa universities attracting Baghdad scholars, Yoruba cities surpassing medieval London, and Ife's bronze sculptures so lifelike German archaeologist Frobenius 1910 claimed they proved Greek Atlantis. Face Portuguese arrival 1472 finding Benin's walls four times longer than the Great Wall, then horror: 3.5 million enslaved 1500-1870 with African kingdoms as active participants. Witness Usman dan Fodio's jihad 1804 creating Sokoto Caliphate, British journalist Flora Shaw naming "Nigeria" 1897, and 1914 amalgamation stitching Muslim north and Christian south together. Survive independence 1960, Biafra genocide over 1 million starved, six coups, oil curse $300 billion earned but 70% on less than $1/day, then unexpected democracy 1999. Today: Nollywood produces more films than Hollywood, Burna Boy fills stadiums. Despite Boko Haram and corruption, Nigerians rank among world's happiest—refusing to let history define their future.

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