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History of Africa

By lefty907
  • 200

    Aksum Controls Trade

    Aksum Controls Trade
    The kingdom Aksum controlled a trade network that stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to India.
  • Period: 200 to Jan 1, 1400

    African Kingdoms

  • 300

    Aksum Turns To Christianity

    Aksum Turns To Christianity
    Many people in Akskum became Shristian as mews about the religion spread. Aksum soon became a center of the early Ethiopian Christian Church.
  • 476

    Roman Empire Falls

    Roman Empire Falls
    Surrounding empires destroy Roman Empire.
  • Jan 1, 600

    Aksum's Decline

    Aksum's Decline
    Aksum began to decline as Arabs took control of much of the region's trade.
  • Jan 1, 600

    Swahili Devolopes

    Swahili Devolopes
    Trade affected the culture of coastal East Africa. Some of the traders who visited the area or settled were Muslim. They were introduced to this new language.
  • Jan 1, 600

    Arabs Take Control Of Egypt

    Arabs Take Control Of Egypt
    This marks the start of Arab rule in North Africa.
  • Jan 1, 1200

    Mali Arises

    Mali Arises
    The Kingdom of Mali and Mali's Kings controlled the gold mines of South Africa and salt supplies of North Africa
  • Jan 1, 1300

    Great Zimbabwe Reaches the Peak of its Power

    Great Zimbabwe Reaches the Peak of its Power
    Great Zimbabwe was located near the bend of the Limpopo River in Southern Africa. Ruins still remain in present time.
  • Jan 1, 1400

    Portuguese Come To Africa

    Portuguese Come To Africa
    They began sailing along Africa's West Coast in search of gold.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    European Conquest

  • Period: Jan 1, 1498 to

    Portuguese Take Control

    When 3 Portuguese ships rounded the tip of Southern Africa and sailed along Africa's Eant Coast, this began. They controlled the wealth of East Africa's Coast until way into the 1600's.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Kilwa & other East African City-States are Conquered

    Kilwa & other East African City-States are Conquered
    They were conquered by Portugal, and were used for Portugual's idea for their own trading empire.
  • Jan 1, 1518

    First Slave Ship Leaves Port

    First Slave Ship Leaves Port
    This marks the start of the "Slave Trade."
  • Period: to

    Independence

  • Europeans Colonize Africa

    Europeans Colonize Africa
    The "Slave Trade" ends, and Europe begins colonizing Africa.

  • World War II Ends

    World War II Ends
    This inspires Africans to fight for freedom.
  • Period: to

    Present-Day Africa

  • Arab Spring Begins

    Arab Spring Begins
    The uprise for freedom in Arab countries, after Mohammed Boazizi lights himself on fire, begins.