So we are heading up to North Africa and a tour of Africa under Ancient Roman Rule. As I continue to go through this series, I am discovering that I am doing this out of order. However, you my readers have been forgiving of that in previous blogs. This episode is 45:18 and is called North Africa.
Zeinab Badawi heads up to North Africa in this episode. She is learning about the Berbers otherwise known as the Amazigh people. She visits Carthage and looks into the history of Carthage and its place in African History. Then she talks about the Berber and the Great Berber Kings and how they kept control during Roman Rule. The tour continues to other ancient sites that were built by the Romans. Zeinab kicks off her visit to North Africa with a market in Marrakesh in Morocco. This market was an important trading place in history. It was where the trade routes throughout Africa met. The culture in Marrakesh is mixed, reflecting time and history. She nervously takes in a snake charmer. After this detour, she heads out of the city. Here she encountered the Atlas Mountains and talked about how this area of Africa has been inhabited for years. The terrain is tough going and I would love to see a blooper reel from this section. Northern Africa was not always a desert. The climate would have been vastly different. She talks with an archeologist and the discoveries that were made. This archeologist talks about the discoveries that were made showing ancient history. The first peoples that settled in this region were the Ibero-Maurusians and they would be eclipsed by the Capsians people. These people settled on hilltops in the Tunisian region where they farmed and raised cattle. Eventually, the Berbers otherwise known as the Amazigh people. The Berbers prefer to be called the Amazigh. Zeinab tours a Berber settlement. The Berbers could be a mix of the Maurusians and the Capsians, however, no one really knows. They slowly became established in North Africa. She encounters a man selling iguanas for food. She continues to look in the market area and spots the blue mouth veil that is used to keep cool in the desert. The salesman wraps it around her head. Her journey continues through the Atlas Mountains. Zeinab visits another settlement where she meets up with local residents. She is treated to tea. After touring the village, Zeinab goes back to Marrakesh to learn more about Berber Culture. She meets up with a fortune teller. After meeting up with a fortune teller, she meets up with a local tour guide. Here she meets up with a local water seller. They are distinguished by their red clothes. Eventually, the Berbers would be cut off from the rest of Africa due to desertification. Zeinab then discusses the Phoenicians, and they would establish the Punic Civilizations. The Phoenicians would have come from Lebanon and were looking for mineral goods. She visits a site of the Phoenicians people, it was a harbor site. Archeologists uncovered family homes that were spacious. The Phoenicians would spread through North Africa and would establish the city of Hippo. The Phoenicians would mix with the Berbers and give rise to the Punic Civilization. Carthage would eventually rise and it would be a trading center. The Carthaginians would take land from the Berbers and their civilization would spread. They controlled the North African Coast. Dido was the legendary founder of Carthage. She was an extortionary woman who founded an empire. One historian talks about how she was the only woman who established an empire before Rome was established. Today, the ports of Carthage are now sleepy fishing villages. Zeinab then moves on to the Punic War. To learn more about the Roman impact on Carthage and the Punic civilization tune into the rest of this episode to find out more. The History of Africa with Zeinab Badawi continues to be a delightful watch. The section on Queen Dido would be good for an English class section on mythology because of the discussion on Virgil. This was better than Gus' episode on the Berbers. The downside of this series is that it was not divided up into chapters. This episode has some good clips for an English class. Still, I would put this series on my list of documentaries to show to a classroom.
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