Timeline to the Partition of Africa

  • Period: Jan 1, 700 to Jan 1, 1100

    Ghana

  • Period: Jan 1, 800 to Jan 1, 1550

    Mali

  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to

    Songhay

  • Jan 1, 1400

    Exploration of africa

  • Apr 5, 1487

    Age of exploration

    They wanted to fing new trade routes and explore. Evenually they found goods like spices from Asia.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Atlantic slave trade

  • Period: to

    Asante

    Asante empire was involed in the slave trade in the 18th century.
    Osei Tutu became the king in 1670. In 1807 Osei Bonsu occupied southern Fante territory. The Asante then defeated Britain in 1824.
  • Period: to

    Industrial revolution

    At this time period many technological innovations and people became more eductaed in things like teachnology. At this time more jobs were going to people to work in factories.
  • orgin of species

    New theory came out about human species. They beleived there was phases and staes that a humans goes through.
  • Social Darwinism / Survival of the fittest

    This is when it was important to be adabted to the land.
  • Period: to

    Partition of Africa

    This was the cause of most of Africas boarders. A c onference took place to see what countriee s would take what land of Africa.