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Non-White Cultures that Contributed to Civilization #FACTS

T1J | September 30, 2025

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  1. @SeasideDetective2

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    I don't like the "color" words for race. I think that terms like "white," "black," "yellow," "red," and "brown" are very reductive, inaccurate, and misleading. The use of the word "white" to mean exclusively European, for example, neglects to take into account the considerable gene flow between Europe, West Asia, and North Africa. If Arabs, Iranians, and Turks are "brown," then so are many Portuguese, Spaniards, Italians, South Slavs, Albanians, Greeks, and certain other peoples; and, by the same token, if all of the latter peoples are "white," wouldn't that make West Asians and North Africans white as well? It is strange to me that relatively dark-skinned natives of Europe and relatively light-skinned natives of the Middle East are put into different racial categories for the most arbitrary of reasons.

    Anyway, I don't think even Steve King would deny that these non-Western cultures made important contributions; what I think he believes is that only the West was able to synthesize all these disparate influences into a modernized whole. And I think he would also prefer that, however much we have assimilated non-European technological and cultural innovations, we should not be assimilating so many of the people themselves. We have made coffee our own, he might say, so we do not need to bring Arabs and Turks over to America to instruct us on how to best brew coffee; and we have made fireworks our own, so we do not need to invite Chinese people over to give us advice on the best fireworks displays. All that said, though, in his book GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL anthropologist Jared Diamond admitted that the great majority of contributions to what we call "civilization" came from the Northern Hemisphere, east of the Prime Meridian, and west of the International Date Line. So this is the question I am always prepared to ask: What are the innovations that sub-Saharan Africans, Adivasi (peoples indigenous to the Deccan peninsula of the Indian subcontinent), Australian Aborigines, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans contributed to Western culture prior to the 16th century, except for the food (corn, peanuts, etc.)?

  2. @GretgorPooper

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    The sad part is that this shouldn't have to be said. The reality is that all of mankind contributed to our current civilization, and that should be largely understood in this day and age, but some people insist on this white supremacy bullshit to which there is no solid evidence.

    From the top of my head, I can cite at least ten Arabic and Indian mathematicians, some African philosophers, tons of Asian engineers (from all parts of Asia), and at least two important Amerindian political leaders. I'm not very knowledgeable about other human populations (like Maoris and Eskimos), but I'm certain they must also have their influence on our current civilization, and even if they don't, they still deserve respect and inclusion.

  3. @user-gt3qc2oy1h

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    Just to make it clear. One, I don't claim superiority for any ehtnic group, race, or religion. For those who don't study any anthropology however. It is important to realize the geographic locations we know today in North Africa and "the Middle East'' do not fit our modern terms today as people have moved and settled. In addition, egyptians, iranians, turks, persians etc. were white, aka caucusoid or indo european. Mediterranean We mold ethnic groups groups today by location for whatever reason instead of ancestry and anthropology. There were nubians in Egypt. Generally as slaves. As were jews. But to paint them as arab or subsaharan African is a misrepresentation. Arabs are still largely in Arabia. And are not a race. Ever wonder why its not a choice on tests or paperwork? Arabs are white as are most middlr eastern people. However due to PREJUDICE they are not granted the same status because of religous and cultural choices. If you do your research you will see how quickly alt-rights and racists are to dismiss them as white. When in fact, they are legally and genetically. You can even see it with a quick search or visit. Today or historically.

  4. @rubenluso5961

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    What about Subsaharian Africans that Contributed to Civilization? Neither one? Damn you are black and even you did said nothing about the (not so useful) African culture and tribalized way of living…

  5. @ElusiveCube

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    the 1 janitor;
    I love negrology; the statement made by that white racist congressman WAS NOT ABOUT THE FIRST, THE OLDEST, THE MOST ANCIENT, THE VERY FIRST, the statement was made the most influential CONTEMPORARY influence of white race that have changed to course of every living being on this earth, AND yes it was not Chinese, Indian, or Negro or Latino *****IT WAS WHITE****one statement also can be made with a absolute certainty, and that is NONE WAS NEGRO, no negro influence of any kind.

  6. @sweye121

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    ahahahahah… i love reading the comments on this… look at all the major cities in africa… they suck! no inventions… no automobile companies… not one semiconductor company… nothing!!!!! you all live in the past and fool yourselves… meanwhile… over 70% of black kids in california can't pass basic math in high school… so so so sad… but keep up with your excuses… really convincing stuff…

  7. @sweye121

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    …as a asian chemist that works with a lot of white & asian people… I believe black people did some good work with peanut butter… that's about it… sorry but the truth hurt's… just look at the test scores from california in 2017 in regard to black teenage boys… OVER 70% of them failed basic math and reading comp in high school!!!!!!!! WTF!!!!! stop with your bullshit excuses!!!! A day without white, jewish and asian inventions… is a day in darkness! Grow the fuck up you imbeciles! I love reading the comments below… all social studies losers.. enjoy your life's using asian, jewish, and european inventions! last time i checked… black people in africa can't even manage to put asphalt on the streets!!!! Pathetic!!!!

  8. @chiguksu553

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    Sorry, but what he said is still correct on it's face. When you consider the volume of contribution it may not please you to hear but it is absolutely true that Europeans contributed more to humanity than any other subgroup of people. Facts are facts. That doesn't mean other civilizations or cultures have no value, it just means you're absolutely wrong. If you put European contributions to human civilization on a list and compared it to East Asian or any other region of peoples, Europeans are hands down the winners. Sorry, but it is what it is.

  9. @orbit639

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    it appears as if the posters on this thread seem to think that the boom in western contributions over the past few hundred years doesnt compare to mud huts and bronze tools. we took basic building blocks and turned them into awe inspiring inventions and contributions.

  10. @magical571

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    if he is talking about usa when saying "western civilization"….his country is just a 200 year baby. civilizations have existed for way longer than that and everyone owes in some degree to some other country. when they formed, every esencial thing already existed; writing, mathematics, medicine, etc.

  11. @Anointed012

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    The white, and white – like, rulers and ruling elite in the former lands of black civilizations, are not who they claim to be.

    Specifically those of egypt are NOT egyptians, those of north africa are NOT berbers, those of arabia are NOT arabs, those of palestine are NOT hebrews, those of lebanon are NOT phoenicians, those of iraq are NOT mesopotamian's, those of iran are NOT persians or elamites, those of turkey are NOT anatolians – THEY ARE ALL CENTRAL ASIAN TURKS !

    That said with the understanding that in earlier times, Greeks and Romans settled in these areas: and in North Africa, they were followed by Alan's, Vandals, and Goths.

    And also in the 19th, century, french and I
    Italians invaded, and settled in north africa. And with the understanding that when the turks of the ottoman empire, relinquished hegemony over those lands after WW I, they and the european powers, merely handed control over to local turk elites.

  12. @allisoncarroll1284

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    How the hell did that guy at least not know about China or hell Japan!!!! Is this a generational thing? One of the few things I can remember about world history was that China invented gun powder and paper and the names of their dynasties. (The class admittedly wasn't very in depth, most world history was Rome and England with a dash of France)

  13. @Nathan-tz5fr

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    The Islamic Golden age wouldn't have been possible without generations of imperialism and bloodshed by the Islamic Caliphates, beginning with Muhammad. So how come the legacy of western society is stained because of it's history of abuse, while other societies get less criticism?

  14. @jhonjacson798

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    other huge examples are ancient egypt, who provided great ammounts of trade and became a powerfull part of other empires.

    and Carthage, who by proxi taught the romans how to make ships.

  15. @hazzen1985

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    I'm sorry to disagree with you but the Chinese did not invent gunpowder. The Chinese invented something that they used for what we call today 'gun powder tea'. The Chinese 'gunpowder' was not of the good quality as the whites (real) gunpowder and according to many it wast really 'gunpowder' at all because the Chinese 'gunpowder' did not even have the quality to actually fire..a gun…

    I'm not saying todays whites are better then todays non-whites but 95% of all inventions ever created came from white people and 99% of the inventions that allow us to live the way we do came from white people. so peanut butter, drums, coffee and all these kinds of 'inventions' don't have any influence on how we live today…the entire west would be exactly in the same situation without these 'inventions'

    no hate but you seem to be one of those people who be like : WAH WAH pharaohs where black, moors brought civilization to the world, white people stole everything WAH WAH even though there are no indications that any of this is true.

    so if white people had nothing but everybody else did, how come 7% of the world population can colonize and kill the rest of the world while the vast 93% majority ALSO happened to be 'technologically superior'? and how do all of these technological advancement magically disappear somehow?

    europe was COMPLETELY destroyed in ww1 and ww2 there was not 1 brick standing after ww2 but they where on top AGAIN in only 25 years while china has been around for 50k years and africa for 150k years who's stuff did they steal this time? and europe's technological advancements didn't magically disappear after europe had been destroyed…

    so again, no hate here, but I'm white and getting sick and tired that non-whites keep bashing whites for everything we did. while non-whites did the same!

    every race did slavery and colonization, whites where just better at it!!!

    GO TRUMP!!!

  16. @TheTruth-du4xt

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    When will the Chinese give their own citizens human rights?

    When will the Arabs stop cutting off the clitorises of their 12 year old girls?

    If you look at the world from the year 1500 and beyond, it's been the West and the rest.

    The coldest, smallest, least populated continent of Europe gave more to the world than they could ever take back in return.

  17. @TheTruth-du4xt

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    What was Europe's contribution to Egyptian and Chinese civilization?

    Here's a tiny list:

    ELECTRICITY

    SPACE SHUTTLES

    ROCKETRY

    MACH SPEED AIRCRAFT

    JUMBO JET

    HELICOPTER

    SPACE SATELLITES

    GPS

    SUPERCOMPUTER

    INTERNET

    (CELL) PHONE

    LOCOMOTIVE

    AUTOMOBILE

    CALCULUS

    DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

    PHARMACEUTICALS

    RADIO

    DEMOCRACY

    SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

    INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

    RENAISSANCE

    CAPITALISM

    MASS PRODUCTION

    SHALL I GO ON???

    As you can see, white western civilization has contributed quite a bit to Egyptian and Chinese civilization.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    Who discovered a way to harness electricity, and spread this magic throughout the earth, to every country, even into outer space?

    ANSWER:
    White men.

    Who invented cell phones, and put them in the hands of Ethiopians?

    ANSWER:
    White men.

    White men have given more to the world, than they could ever take back in return.

    Regarding slavery, whites were not big players in global slavery, especially in comparison to the Arabs and Sub Saharan Africans. The Trans Atlantic slave trade pales in comparison to the Trans Saharan slave trade, which lasted for 1400 years.

    In comparison, U.S. slavery only lasted 89 years (1776 -1865) even though blacks were slaves to black, natives and mostly whites for a total of 245 years.

    Also, during slavery, 99% of whites did not own a single slave.

    Whites did not start slavery, but they were the first to stop it.

  18. @BETAmosquito

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    Something is different about your channel lately. Maybe it' the scope of the topics, or your general tone… I'm not necessarily saying it is a bad thing. It is good to see a YouTuber experiment with their channel. The new feel, though, reminds me a lot of the MTV youtube vids. So are you trying to appeal to their audience?

  19. @BETAmosquito

    September 30, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    Haha, as soon as I saw the Vid title I immediately thought of China, agriculture and gunpowder alone skyrocketed civilisation.
    Most of the greatest advancements in humanity have come from interactions between different cultures. I would not have it any other way

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