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Jan 1, 800
Ghana
1st written dates go back to the 8th century from Arobic geographers and historians -
Jan 1, 800
Mali
Mali empire developed -
Jan 1, 1100
Ghana
Ghana's capital was moved 200 miles from Kumbi to Barnako,Mali -
Jan 1, 1230
Mali
Suniata won a decisive victory against the susu chief. Mali absorbed name Kangaba -
Jan 1, 1300
Mali
The trading empire thrived in West Africa between the 13th and 16th century -
Jan 1, 1324
Mali scholars
Egyptian scholars established in both Timbuktu and Gao -
Jan 1, 1325
Mali
Mali Empire took over Gao -
Jan 1, 1400
Mali
Gao rebelled -
Jan 1, 1400
Songhay
Songhai empire controlled trade in West Africa -
Jan 1, 1400
Exploration of Africa
Portguese people wanted to travel by sea to Asia and also wanted to get the goods directly from the people who were sellingg or trading them, they didn't want to deal with the middlemen anymore. -
Jan 1, 1464
Songhay
Sonni 'Ali took power and built the Songhay empire -
Jan 1, 1468
Songhay
Conquered Timbuktu -
Jan 1, 1473
Songhay
conquered Djenne -
Jan 1, 1480
Atlantic Slave Trade
Portuguese ships transporting Africans use as slaves on the sugar plantations. -
Jan 1, 1487
Age of Exploration
There have been many pioneers that have explore the oceans to discovered many different worlds. Christopher Columbus discovered the West Indes in 1492.
The spanish captains are not happy with Captain Maagelen, they think he is higing something from them to becoming wealthy. -
Jan 1, 1492
Songhay Empire
Sonni 'Ali died -
Jan 1, 1502
Atlantic Slave Trade
Spanish conquistadors took slaves to the Caribbean -
Jan 1, 1550
Mali
Mali lost most power -
Jan 1, 1582
Songhay Empire
Moroccan's seized salt mines -
Songhay Empire
Moroccans captured the cities because of better weapons. -
Atlantic Slave Trade
Dutch became slave traders -
Asante
Osei Tutu was the founder and the first ruler of Asante. He was the king that supplied British and Dutch slaves. He became very wealthy from trading slaves. -
Atlantic Slave Trade
High demand for slaves on sugar plantations. -
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Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution is about how Richard Arkwright inventor the spinngng machine and they were able to make clothing out of the cotton that was collect. Factories were being built and jobs were available to people. -
Arkwright's water frame
Water frame is a spinnging machine powered by water and it was made by Richard Arkwright, it also showed improvement. -
Atlantic Slave Trade
A large number of slaves taken to America. -
Atlantic Slave Trade
Congress made importation of slaves illegal -
Atlantic Slave Trade
Great Britan outlawed slavery -
Origin of Species
Charles Darwin wrote this book Origin of Species, which he believes that all forms of human beings have evovled over millions of years. -
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism is about people having the same laws as the natural selection. -
Survival of the Fittest
The meaning of survival of the fittet is about there are more animals being born then there is food out there in the wild to feed them, so there parents has to teach them how to survive by hunting. -
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Partition of Africa
European countries came together to make sure anyone taking over land in Africa had to make sure there land was bring civilzation, and trade.