The YouTube clip "When Black Men Ruled the World: THE MOORS" (3:05 minutes) sheds light on a little known fact -- on historically, who really was intellectually superior and developed.
“Moors were commonly viewed as being mostly black or very swarthy, and hence the word is often used for negro,” The Oxford English Dictionary
The Moors established an Empire spanning parts of northern
Africa to southern Europe, ruling in Europe for nearly 800 years (711-1492 AD),
which is longer than Europeans have been out of the Dark Ages,
In fact, the Moorish advances in mathematics, astronomy, art
and agriculture brought Europe out of the Dark Ages and into the
Renaissance.
1 - UNIVERSAL EDUCATION — While Christian Europe had a 99% illiteracy rate, 2
universities and 0 libraries, the Moors had 17 universities in 7 cities along
with over 70 libraries. The Moors introduced their education system to Europe,
bringing it out of 1,000 years of intellectual gloom.
2 - FASHION AND HYGIENE — The Moor Ziryab pioneered the concept of changing clothes
based on seasons. He also created deodorant, daily bathing, and invented
toothpaste. He made popular the concepts of shaving, haircuts, and hair washing
among men.
3 - CUISINE — Ziryab introduced the concept of the three-course meal,
which included the soup, main course and desert. The Moors introduced a number of crops that remain prominent
in Spain today.
4 - URBAN UTILITIES — Moorish cities had street lights, hospitals, and running
water. Paved and lighted streets did not appear in London or Paris for hundreds
of years later. Moors built an aqueduct that brought water from the
mountains to the city.
5 - MEDICINE — The “father of modern surgery” was the Moor Al Zahrawi, who
developed innovative and precise surgical instruments, as well as the premier
textbook of Western medical training.
6 - HUMAN FLIGHT — The Moor Ibn Firnas made the first scientific attempt to
fly. Although his flight worked, his landing was unsuccessful.
7 - ADVANCED AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES — The Moors introduced Spain to rice, hard wheat, cotton, and
more. Along with this came knowledge of crop irrigation and cultivation, building
underground grain silos that stored grain for up to 100 years.
8 - PAPER MAKING — Moors introduced paper making to Spain, allowing for
accurate preservation and dispersal of knowledge.
