Involving Swahili traders and the Arrival of Arabs
Involving Swahili traders who controlled the coast and opened up Africa to the outside world, the Arabs' arrival in Africa sparked trade to eastern Africa and other regions of Zimbabwe, and the Islamic religion, which unites the traders, fostered trust in their trade and civilization. The stone slab is essential because it is the only piece of proof illuminating Swahili and Arab history. The video has enough proof to back up its claims that there are foreigners in Africa because there are ruins of towns and mosques where Arabs and Africans interacted during the time of trade and also the Swahili culture and religion after their interactions with the Arabs.
The Influence of White Settlers and Arabs
Africans' forgetfulness of the past is blamed on the presence of the white settlers and Arabs moving into Africa and influencing their day to day activities making their ways to be forgotten over time. The question brought to the forefront is whether there was a lost white tribe in Africa and if so the evidence to support that the white tribe lived along the Africans. Cultural or historical vandalism is the action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to a given peoples history or cultural making it be forgotten to the upcoming generations as in the given case of the Swahili people.
Importance of Historic Preservation and Evidence of White Settlements
Archeology and social sciences can be relied upon since it depends on the evidence presented to make decisions on history. The video implies that history is important and should be preserved in all ways possible to avoid cases of historical vandalism. The trade between Arabs and the Swahili shows how trade brings people together. The importance of historic preservation to a given population and if the evidence will ever be found of white settlements from the ruins left behind in Africa.
