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NorthEast Africa timeline

By Lauryn Rojas
  • 2500 BCE

    Nubian state with its capital at Kerma emerges as a revival to Egypt.

    Nubian state with capital at Kerma emerges as a revival to Egypt. The people of Kerma also made their location on the Nile and proximity as they imported jewelry and other goods. One of the only reasons that they built their ancient capital at Kerma was to oversee river trade. The Kerma were very close to the Ancient Egyptians they would trade gold, stones, ivory, animals, and cattle which would be make the Kerima very wealthy. Kush kingdom was known to the Egyptians the land of Gold.
  • Period: 2500 BCE to

    NorthEast Africa

  • 1087 BCE

    Period of the Old kingdom, Middle kingdom, and New kingdom, of Ancient Egypt and Northeastern Africa.

    Period of the Old kingdom, Middle kingdom, and New kingdom, of Ancient Egypt and Northeastern Africa. After the end of the Old kingdom in Egypt, Egypt entered a period of weak power. The New Kingdom was followed by a period called The Late New Kingdom. After the collapse of the Old Kingdom, Egypt entered a period of weak pharaonic power and decentralization called the First Intermediate Period.
  • 1250

    The Mamluk Rulers Ruled throughout

    The Mamluk rulers ruled from 1250 - 1500 AD. During the Mamluk period, the Mamluks created one of the greatest Islamic empires of the later Middle Ages. The Mamluks had total control of the holy cities Medina and Mecca. The Mamluk empire also removed the remaining crusaders from the Levant and their route through Palestine and Syria. The Mamluk empire ended during the Ottoman-Mamluk war of 1516 - 1517.
  • 1505

    Portuguese establish military forts from which they attack and destroy many large cities

    In 1505 with some help from the Portuguese royalty and under the Christian brigade going against Islam. They establish military forts which they use to attack and destroy so many very large cities, in efforts to take over the INdian Ocean. Revolts take place on the local people in Mozambique and Kenya meeting with varying levels of success. They establish an alliance with the Islam trade network.

  • The Portuguese build Fort Jesus at the entrance to Mombasa harbor

    The Portuguese built Fort Jesus down at the entrance of Mombasa harbor, which gave them access allowing them to steal, plunder and rob the city in many ways, destroying the land and architecture. Many people were injured from this and the harbor was never the same.

  • Zimbabwe, emerges as an important regional power controlling trade routes from the interior of southern central Africa to the coast.

    In the 17th century Zimbabwe emerged as an important regional power controlling trade routes from the interior of southern central Africa to the coast. Some of the stuff they would trade is gold, silver, and ivory, along with locally produced things like cloth, and are exchanged down by the coast for silks, ceramics, and other goods of non local origin.

  • Italian Colonization in Libia occurred

    In 1941, Italian colonization in Libya happened. It became occupied by Italy after the Italo-Turkish war. It is because Italy saw Libya as a part of the Old-Roman empire. 83,000 libyans died from this action. It was divided into four provinces. The coastal provinces became a part of metropolitan Italy. The territory was sometimes referred to “Italian Libya.” Libya was administered by the United Kingdom and France until its independence in 1951.

  • Egypts life expectancy saw little change

    In 1950, Egypts life expectancy saw little change. They were only expected to live about 41 years on average. The monarchy in Egypt was also removed, and human life expectancy was lowered. Then growth in the country slowed and the expectancy of years went up to 68, as the economy grew. Health conditions were going down because people were not able to adapt to life in egypt yet. Those who survived childhood had a life expectancy of 30 years for women* and 34 years for men in Egypt.

  • Civil War in Sudan gets tragic

    In 1972, the Civil War in Sudan was tragic. It was because of historical, social, and economic factors. It was a power struggle between the Sudanese leaders. Sudan's post-independence history has been dominated by political and civil strife. The war was divided into 4 parts, initial guerrilla warfare, the creation of the Anyanya insurgency, political strife within the government and establishment of the South Sudan Liberation Movement.