Preceden

Martha Van Nuis

Events

Greek city of Cyrene in modern Libya

600 BCE

Alexander the Great conquers Egypt

331 BC

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Formation of Tang dynasty

220 BCE

Chinese develop paper making technique

105 BC

Formation of Roman empire

27 CE

Camels introduced for trade in the Sahara

100 - 200

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Roman emperor Trajan crushed Jewish rebellion

100 - 200 CE

Origins of kingdom of Ghana

300 CE

Arrival of the Huns and the collapse of Western Roman empire

476 CE

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Birth of Muhammad

570 CE

Islam spreads across North Africa

600 - 700

Rashidun caliphate defeated Eastern Roman empire and annexed Sassanian empire

600 - 700 CE

Rise of the Tang dynasty

618 CE

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Ghana at height of its power

1000 CE

Battle of Hastings

1066 CE

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Almoravid movement in the Sahara

1100 CE

Rise of empire of Mali

1200 CE

Death of Sundiata; earliest stone buildings at Zimbabwe; Lalibela rules Ethiopia; Yoruba culture flourishes at Ile-Ife

1260 CE

Mali at its height; Kanem empire is rival

1300 CE

Pilgrimage of Mansa Musa

1324 CE

Flourishing of cities of Timbuktu and Jenne; Ethiopian Christian kingdom; Swahili cities flourish on east African coast

1400 CE

Last Chinese trade voyage to east Africa

1431 CE