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3000 BCE
Ancient Egyptian civilization grows up on the banks of the Nile River.
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3000 BCE
Pyramids built
Pyramids were built stone by stone. It took 400 men to pull one stone into place. -
Period: 2997 BCE to 2200 BCE
Old kingdom
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Period: 2050 BCE to 1800 BCE
Middle kingdom
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2000 BCE
Embalming
embalming for mummies -
Period: 1800 BCE to 1164 BCE
New kingdom
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Period: 1504 BCE to 1483 BCE
Queen Hatshepsut
She was fifth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. She was the only female pharaoh. -
1400
Chinese and European explorers begin to visit Africa.
(To get slaves馃憥馃徎) -
Africa slave trade is at its peak
The worst part of the slave trade was the people who sold the slaves. The people who sold the south Africans WERE Africans! -
A French soldier finds the rosetta stone
Busarrd found the stone. It helped people to translate hieroglyphs. -
Period: to
King Leopold II
Leo II got the Belgian Congo in Africa. He was king of Belgium. -
David Livingstone discovers Victoria Falls
Victoria falls is next to the Zambezi river in south Central Africa. It is the second largest lake in the world. Only lake Superior is larger. -
Period: to
Boer war
England vs South Africa. The latter won. "Boer" means farmer in Dutch. After the war the Boer war, most of the Boers were still mad, so they supported Germany in World War 1, and some even supported Germany in World War 2! -
Period: to
Most African colonies win their independence from European powers.