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300
Camels Arrive in West Africa
Camels come to the Sahara area. It spread the growth of trans-Saharan Trade. -
500
Muhammad's birth
Muhammad is born in Makkah, an ancient place of worship on the Arabian Peninsula. -
500
Trans Saharan Trade
North Africans bring gold from South Africa through the Sahara. -
Jun 3, 1096
Christians Launch Crusades
Christians launch a series of crusades to get back the Muslims holy land. -
May 1, 1215
Magna Carta
The king John of England accepts the Magna Carta under witch he agrees to protecet the rights and privileges of the noble. -
Jun 3, 1240
Rise of Mali
The mande conquer Kumbi and begin building the empire of Mali. -
May 2, 1337
Hundreds Years' war
The Hundreds Years war a seris of wars between England and France shifts power from feudal lords to monarchs and common people. -
May 31, 1460
Rise Of Songhia
The songhai people break away from Mali and eventually conquer it. -
Jun 3, 1460
Rise of Sonhai
The Songhai people get away from Mali, and later conquer Mali. -
Ming Dynasty
Mongol rule of china ends in 1368. The chinese establish their own government under the Ming dynasty. The Ming build the Forbiodden city -
The Nok
the Nok makes iron tools in west africa fueling the spread of iron working and helping to begin trade among west africa villages -
Renaissance in Europe
The birth of Classical art, learning, culture and the new philosophy of Humanism. -
KIngdom of Ghana
Ghana is a rich and poweerful kingdom with an econmy based on control of trade and particulary in Gold.