Africa Timeline By nygia12 Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1200 Ghana's Trading Empire Period: 527 to 565 Justintinian 570 Muhammmad was born Jan 1, 600 Muhammad accompanied his uncle on a trading journey,where he met a woman,named Khadijah and planned marriage Jan 1, 600 Persia vs. Byzantine Empire Period: Jan 1, 600 to Mar 2, 2022 Spread of Islam in Africa Period: Jan 1, 610 to Jan 1, 620 Muhammad soon got married to Khadijah Period: Jan 1, 632 to Jan 1, 760 Timespan Jan 1, 634 Conquer Syria Jan 1, 642 Egypt Jan 1, 644 North West Africa Jan 1, 650 Their daughter Fatimah had children of her own, and carried on her father's generation Jan 1, 670 Muhammad made his living as a merchant Jan 1, 670 Persia/Iraq (middle east) Jan 1, 674 Lose attack on Constantinople Jan 1, 700 Muhammad dies Period: Jan 1, 700 to Mar 2, 2022 Trans Saharan Trade Jan 1, 711 Muslims conquer Spain Jan 1, 716 Lose Constantinople Seige Jan 1, 732 Lose Battle of Poiters France Jan 1, 760 Ummayyad Dynasty at Cordoba,Spain Jan 1, 1076 Almoravids conquer Kumbi Jan 1, 1150 Ghana Dominates Trade Routes Period: Jan 1, 1250 to Jan 1, 1550 Mali & Songhai Jan 1, 1312 Mansa Musa Jan 1, 1350 Timbuktu Jan 1, 1352 Ibn Batate Trader & Historian Jan 1, 1450 Sunni Ali military leader Jan 1, 1453 Ottoman Tarks Take Constantinople (end of Byzantine Empire) Jan 1, 1490 Askia Mohammad Toure Mar 2, 2022 Conquer Jerusalem Mar 2, 2022 Muhammad's mother sent him to live with a nomad family to learn about Arab traditions Mar 2, 2022 Khadijah became the first convert to Islam Mar 2, 2022 She preached to other Makkans Mar 2, 2022 Final Persian War Mar 2, 2022 Dome of the Rock (built in Jerusalem) Mar 2, 2022 Abbassids conquer Ummayads(Baghdad) Mar 2, 2022 Muslims Settle in Kumbi Mar 2, 2022 Muhammad returned to his home city,where his mother soon died Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022 Muslims conquer North Africa Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jan 1, 1120 Ghana's Golden Age Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jan 1, 1035 Byzantine Empire at it's Peak