Answer to Question #142486 in History for Tins

Question

Discuss the assumption that African society we're lawless and disorderly before the coming of Europeans

Answer 1

1.Africans appeared to be lawless and disorderly before the coming of the Europeans because of the following:

1.Africans had no knowledge of Christianity and instead worshipped gods.

2.Africans didn't wear clothes but instead wore skin that only covered some section of their bodies.

3. Africans didn't have any form of western medicine but rather used traditional herbs.

4. Africans practised black magic and that made them appear evil.

5. Africans didn't have a legislation system and thus used outdated methods to have justice implemented in their societies. That factor made them appear primitive and disorderly.

6. Africans didn't have knowledge on how to read and write before the coming of the Europeans.