Timeline to the Partition of Africa

  • Period: Jan 1, 700 to Jan 1, 1100

    Ghana rises and falls

    Ghana rises and falls
  • Period: Jan 1, 800 to Jan 1, 1550

    Mali rises and falls

    Mali rises and falls
  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to

    Songhay rises and falls

    Songhay rises and falls
  • Jan 1, 1400

    Exploration of africa

    the strong power of the portagese who controlled the trade routes used africa to help get spices and goods
  • Jan 1, 1487

    Age of exploration

    Explorers such as Magellen, Columbus and other had very little knowledged about the world. It was thought to be scary to go out to sea. The reaon they wanted to go out to sea was to find spices and rishes for wealth when there voyage is done.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Atlantic Slave trade

  • Asante

    The Asante empire was located in what is now ghana. A powerful ruler named Osei Tutu cintrolled the trade routes and untied the empire to defeat Denkyra.
  • Period: to

    Industrial revolution

    The industrial revolution was something that changed peoples lives forever. it created a larger quantity of product, a better socail atmosphere and actually made people healthier with the socail interaction. Also it created a larger amount of money to where england could ship in its own cotton.
  • Arkwright’s water frame

    Richard arkwright had found that he could make a lot of money if he made a machine that could spin things of cotton into yarn. He invented the arkward water frame so he could work faster
  • Origin of Species

    The Origin of species is a book written by Charles Darwin publishes in 1859. It is about natural selection of organisms. The studies were conducted in the galapagos.
  • Social Darwinism / Survival of the fittest.

    socail darwinism is where humans compete in a struggle to stay alive with natural selection which results in survival for the fittest. This was created by charles darwin.
  • Period: to

    Partition of Africa

    The partition of africa or "the Scramble for Africa" was the divison or separation of africa by european powers.