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1997 BCE
Discovery of Australopithecus in Sterkfontein, South Africa
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1976 BCE
Australopithecus footprints found in Laetoli, Tanzania.
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1974 BCE
Semi-complete skeleton of "Lucy" found in Omo Valley, Ethiopia
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1925 BCE
Discovery of Australopithecus near Taung, South Africa.
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1591 BCE
In 1591 the Moroccan army invaded songhay. The Songhay were caught unawares and were defeated by the superior fire power of the Moroccan army. Morocco won
The Songhay were caught unawares and were defeated by the superior fire power of the Moroccan army. Morocco won -
1500 BCE
Archer figure
Standing male figure of an archer with a quiver slung diagonally across his right shoulder in back. The figure's lower right arm and hand are missing as is his right foot. -
Period: 1464 BCE to 1591 BCE
Songhai, the last of these three great empires
It started under the control of the Mali Empire -
1400 BCE
Mali was the source of half the Old World’s gold
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Period: 1200 BCE to 1500 BCE
Mali empire came next
The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Musa -
1148 BCE
coin
Gold coin in square cardstock envelope, thin, circular with double square (or lozenge according to the orientation established by the hole at either side) and Arabic script, pearled border. Almohad Dynasty -
1076 BCE
Ghana fell when it was sacked by the Almoravid movement
it was sacked by the Almoravid movement -
1067 BCE
Ghana was surrounded by independent kingdoms
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1001 BCE
Songhai was one of the largest Islamic empires in history..
This empire bore the same name as its leading ethnic group, the Songhai -
1000 BCE
Iron technology spreads to the rest of Africa
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800 BCE
Islam begins to spread through Africa
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800 BCE
The first written mention of the kingdom(Ghana) comes from Arabic-language sources some time after the conquest of North Africa by Muslims, when geographers began compiling comprehensive accounts of the world known to Islam around 800
comes from sources some time after the conquest of North Africa by Muslims, when geographers began compiling comprehensive accounts of the world known to Islam -
500 BCE
Evidence of iron smelting in Nigeria and central Niger.
Spreads to rest of West Africa -
Period: 300 BCE to 1200 BCE
Ghana was the first of the three early African empires
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100 BCE
Head of the Buddha
Red sandstone -
Period: 3 BCE to 5 BCE
First hominids walk East and Southern Africa, known as Australopithecines or "Ape-Men"
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Period: 1 BCE to 40,000 BCE
Middle Stone Age
Evolution of early form of Homo sapiens - modern man. Shaped stone points used for spearheads. -
1200
Celestial drummer
Marble
H x W x D: 86 x 25.5 x 17.4 cm (33 7/8 x 10 1/16 x 6 7/8 in) -
1210
Equestrian figure
Equestrian figure with a quiver slung across the back diagonally from the right shoulder down.