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4000 BCE
Settlements in West Africa
Early farming communities, made up of extended families, farm the area south of the Sahara -
500 BCE
The Nok
The Nok iron tools in West Africa, fueling the spread of ironworking and helping to begin trade among West African villages. -
500 BCE
Trans-Saharan Trade
North Africans bring gold from the southern forests of Africa through the Sahara, a journey that would eventually be made easier by the use of camels -
Period: 250 BCE to 900 BCE
Classical Maya period
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337
Roman Emperor Constantine begins to support Christianity
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476
The Fall of Rome
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629
Muhammad receives first revelation; Muslins flee to Medina; Muslims re-take Mecca; Muhhammad dies
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Period: 633 to 750
The First Four Leaders of the Islamic Empire