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200
Aksum
The Aksums controlled a trade network that went from the Mediterranean Sea to India -
300
Aksum
Many people of Aksum became Christian because it started spreading. They were the center of the Ethiopian Christian Church -
476
Roman and Islamic Influences
After the Roman Empire fell invading forces competed for control over parts in North Africa -
Jan 1, 600
Aksum
Aksum began to decline as arabs took control of most of the region'strade. -
Jan 1, 1332
Songhai
Mansa Musa's death made the Songhai Empire west Africa's most powerful kngdom -
Jan 1, 1400
Portuguese Explorations
The Portuguese began sailing along the west african coast in search of gold. -
Jan 1, 1498
A Change In Trade Relations
Three Portuguese ships rounded the tip of southern africa and sailed north along Africa's east coast. -
Jan 1, 1500
Kilwa
Kilwa and the other city-states were conquered and destroyed by Portugal -
The Horrors Of Slavery
Equiano had been captured and sold at a slave auction at about age 11. -
The Slave Trade Begins
About 80,000 african slaves were being shipped across the Atlantic Ocean each year -
The Scramble For Africa
Leaders of several European met in Berlin,Germany. There they set rules for which European countries could claim which African land. -
War In Algeria
Frech people settled in Algeria and thought of it as more than a colony. The thought of it as part of France. The Algerian people disagreed. And were willing to fight to govern themselves. The a bloody war started. -
Independance And Its Challenges
The people of Rhodesia took the streets waiting excitedly throughout the evening until they took the British flag down for the last time and became the country of Zimbabwe. -
Greek Trader
A greek trader made a list of goods for sale in the market of Adulis. Adulis is a trade center along the Red Sea
