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170969281Egypt 3150-30 B.C.ENile River Civilization, Predictable Agriculture, Pharaohs, Irrigation, Hieroglyphics, Mummification, Polytheism, Higher Status of Women, Conquered by Assyrians, Persians and Greeks0
170969282Bantu Migrations 1500 B.C.E.-500 C.E.Unified by Language, Sedentary Lifestyle, Spurred by Climate Changes, Urban Settlement (Jenne-Jeno) 400 C.E.1
170969283Axum Civilization 100 C.E.-960 C.E.Ivory/Gold trade, Christianity and Islam, Linked with Mediterranean/Red Sea Trade2
170969284Swahili Coastal Cities 100 C.E-1500 C.E.Merging of Bantu and Arabic beliefs, common language, Indian Ocean Trade Network, traded in gold/slaves/ivory3
170969285Ghana 800-1000 C.E.Timbuktu, Gold, Trans-Saharan Trade, Muslim Kings, Freedom of Religion, Camels as transportation4
170969286Mali 1200-1450 C.E.Gold/Salt Trade, Mansa Musa's hajj to Mecca, Islam5
170969287Songhai 1340-1591 C.E.Largest African Empire in history, protection for Muslims, craft guilds (system of labor), some centralization of government6
171064051Kongo's contact with Portugal 1493 C.E.Conversion to Christianity, captured slaves for Portuguese, traded in guns7
171064052Scramble for Africa 1800's C.E.Belgian "Free State of Congo", Berlin Conference, White Man's Burden, Social Darwinism8

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