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500
The Nok
The Nok start to use iron tools and iron farming utensils -
Period: 500 to Sep 6, 1200
Ghana's Trading Empire
Golden age for Ghana with many riches -
Period: 527 to 565
Justinian's reign
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570
Muhammad the prophet is born
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Jan 1, 610
Muhammad enlightened
Muhammad recieves a call to became a prophet. He is now the fore-runner of of the Islamic religion -
Jan 1, 613
Muhammad begins preaching
Muhammad preaches to people about allah but comes under heavy resistance from anti-arab people -
Jan 1, 632
Muhammad's death
Muhammad dies on a final pilgrmage to Makka, his home city -
Jan 1, 642
Egypt Conquered by Muslims
Muslims conquer Egypt, and gain a strategic entry way into West Africa -
Apr 10, 644
Northwest Africa conquered easily by Muslims
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Jan 1, 1054
Schism between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic chirches
The shiscm was due to iconalsim and other disputes over the 2 churches that led to exocommunication, thus splitting them apart -
Jan 1, 1076
Muslims raiders conquer Kumbi
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Jan 1, 1240
Mande the great from Mali conquers Kumbi
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Jan 1, 1250
Muslims split into 2 groups
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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1400
Mali kingdoms
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Jan 1, 1312
Muslims conquer Mansa Musa
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Jan 1, 1490
Askia Muhammad Toure
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Muslim Invasion of Jerusalem
Muslims capture Jerusalem, an important city which holds the religions of Christianity and Judaism -
Muslims settle in Kumbi
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Muslims conquer Syria
Muslim tribes seek to expand their territory in the Middle East -
Period: to Jan 1, 1150
Ghana's golden age
Ghana prospers from trading and taxes as it is in the middle of many trade routes
