Part 13/20:
Racial Development and Cultural Divergence
Africa's own stagnation relative to Eurasian civilizations—lacking a coherent commercial revolution, axial age, or expansive empires—accounts for some of the developmental discrepancies that hinder assimilation and societal progress among African-descended populations. African societies, often tribal and decentralized, faced challenges adapting to the demands of a modern, interconnected global economy.