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3300 B.C.
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The ancient Egyptian writing system that used picture symbols.
2700 B.C.E - 1100 B.C.E
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2700 BC - 2200 BC
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2551 B.C.E - 2528 B.C.E
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His greatest achievement was to build the Great Pyramid.
2300 B.C. - 350 A.D.
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2050 B.C. - 1750 B.C.
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Was a period of stable government between periods of disorder.
1550 B.C. - 1050 B.C.
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Was the peak of Egyptian trade and military power, but t's greatness did not last.
1473 B.C.E - 1456 B.C.E
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One of her greatest achievements was that she was the first female pharaoh.
751 B.C.
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A Kushite king, Kashta, took advantage of Egypt's weakness.
830 - 1235
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The word Ghana means "Warrior King"
1060 - 1200
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A country in West Africa between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
1230 - 1600
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1312 - 1337
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Ruler of Mali, he was Mali's greatest and most famous ruler. Mansa Musa was a devoted Muslim who made a pilgrimage to Mecca that helped spread Mali's fame.
1324
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1375 - 1591
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Songhai participated in the same trade that had made Ghana and Mali so rich.
1431
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Nomads, from the Sahara, seized Timbuktu. By 1500 nearly all of the lands the empire had once ruled were lost. Only a small area of Mali remained.
1591
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The swords, spears, and bows used by Songhai's warriors were no match for the Moroccans' guns and cannons.
1799
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A huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek, and a later form of Egyptian that allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing.