Ethiopia I had no idea

[Marthe48]

I'm watching a video about this country. I had no idea that Ethiopia has so much human history, so much architecture. Utterly amazing!

[Norrrm]

1. Great civilizations/cultures that could rise up and then fade away into the dustbin of history.

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[Diamond_Dog]

2. They sure do grow some delicious coffee beans 🙂

[BumRushDaShow]

3. They won't teach African history

and nowadays, it's considered "DEI".

The "Lucy" skeleton was found there - A Groundbreaking Discovery Turns 50: Celebrating the Story of Lucy

And then there was this guy -

[Marthe48]

4. I knew about Lucy

and a little about Haile Selassie.

I've been interested in paleontology since I was a teen. Wasn't into politics and world leaders until my later years.

We visited a former exchange student in Brazil and I was stunned that my courses in art history were so euro-centric and missed so many artists from other parts of the world. It makes sense that other subjects are likewise ignored.

[Zorro]

5. 50 years ago I was fortunate to live in Ethiopia (now Eritrea) for a year

Being exposed to the environmental, economic, and cultural elements of that society was a tremendous educational experience.