Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL that Baba Yetu, the grammy-winning theme song to the video game Civilization IV, is The Lord's Prayer in Swahili.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1270arrow-down13
arrow-up1267arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Baba Yetu, the grammy-winning theme song to the video game Civilization IV, is The Lord's Prayer in Swahili.en.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square35linkfedilink
minus-squareAnchoriteMagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-25 days agoWhen the Rus founded Kyiv, did they do so because they were racist against the Slavs or because they wanted a trade route on the Dnipr? When the Phoenicians settled in Carthage, was it racism or did they want to control trade access to the Mediterranean? When Hrolfr settled in Normandy, was he racist against the Franks? Why then, did he immediately marry a Frank and join their kingdom under their laws?
When the Rus founded Kyiv, did they do so because they were racist against the Slavs or because they wanted a trade route on the Dnipr?
When the Phoenicians settled in Carthage, was it racism or did they want to control trade access to the Mediterranean?
When Hrolfr settled in Normandy, was he racist against the Franks? Why then, did he immediately marry a Frank and join their kingdom under their laws?