It’s confusing as well because there’s a double layer to the lore; humans rose up against from the ashes of the Rakatan Infinite Empire, who had enslaved them and other worlds using the infinity gate technology. The rakatans had themselves rebelled against the Kwa, who enslaved them and other worlds using the infinity gate technology.

The Kwa received the technology straight from “the celestials,” a small family of force wielding deities who help to keep the balance in the force and also keep on leaving random super-tech spacestationa lying around in space.

Then the kwa, after being defeated by Rakatans, turned into dinosaurs for some reason that i don’t understand. Completely un-evolved.