From humble check here beginnings to positions of immense power, feudal lords once controlled the landscape. Their strength stemmed from landownership, upon which they built their clutches. They withdrew taxes and provided protection to tenants, forging a system of obligation. Yet, the very foundations upon which their power stood proved fragile. … Read More

The tropical forests of central Africa are occupied mainly from the Pygmies (with a median height of about four'9', or less than one.5m). But the Africans who will at some point dominate almost all of sub-Saharan Africa are tribes from your north speaking Bantu languages. Africa’s linguists continue on to work to fill the various remaining gaps … Read More