Igolide lase-Afrika - umlando, imvelaphi, amaqiniso athakazelisayo

Izinto zegolide ezindala kakhulu zatholakala e-Afrika, zaqala ngenkulungwane yesi-XNUMX BC. Ingxenye yeGibhithe Lasendulo yayibizwa ngokuthi iNubia, okungukuthi, izwe legolide (igama lisho igolide). Ayembiwa esihlabathini nakumatshe ezindaweni eziphakeme zeNayile.

Ubucwebe bafinyelela ezingeni eliphezulu cishe ngo-3000 BC. hhayi eGibhithe kuphela, kodwa naseMesopotamiya. Nakuba iGibhithe lalinothile walo wegolide, iMesophothamiya kwadingeka ithenge igolide kwamanye amazwe.

Esikhathini esidlule, kwakucatshangwa ukuthi izwe lase-Ofiri elidumile, elidume ngezinqolobane zalo ezinkulu zegolide, lapho abaseFenike neNkosi yamaJuda uSolomoni (1866 BC) beletha khona igolide, lalitholakala eNdiya. Ukutholwa, nokho, ezimayini ezindala eziyi-XNUMX eningizimu yeZimbabwe kuphakamisa ukuthi i-Ophir yayiseCentral Africa phela.

UMansa Musa uyindoda ecebe kunabo bonke?

UMansa Musa, umbusi wombuso waseMali, akanakuzitshwa. Ingcebo yoMbuso yayisekelwe ezimayini zegolide nosawoti, futhi uMansa Musa namuhla uthathwa njengomuntu ocebe kunabo bonke - ingcebo yakhe namuhla izodlula izigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-400. Amadola aseMelika, kodwa mhlawumbe amanje. Kuthiwa yinkosi uSalamoni kuphela eyayicebe kakhulu, kodwa lokhu kunzima ukukufakazela.

Ngemuva kokuwa koMbuso WaseMali, kusukela ngekhulu lesi-XNUMX kuya kwele-XNUMX, izimayini nokuhweba ngegolide kwakungokwesizwe sama-Akan. Ama-Akan ayehlanganisa izizwe zaseNtshonalanga Afrika ezihlanganisa iGhana kanye ne-Ivory Coast. Eziningi zalezi zizwe, njengama-Ashanti, nazo zazenza ubucwebe, obusezingeni elihle lobuchwepheshe nobuhle. Indlela eyintandokazi yase-Afrika kwakuwukutshala izimali futhi kuseyiyo, okubonakala kuwubuchwepheshe obulula uma uthi nhlá nje.