I don't get why there has to be a 'positive' or 'negative' angle on the story. You're trying to compare two different cultures in terms of which is 'better', wh

I don't get why there has to be a 'positive' or 'negative' angle on the story. You're trying to compare two different cultures in terms of which is 'better', which is a completely pointless goal. Nobody is saying native Ethiopians developed abstract mathematics as complicated as those of Greek, Arab, Chinese, etc. cultures.