7th Grade World History

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  • 4000 BCE

    Settlements in West Africa

    Early farming communities, made up of extended families, farm the area south of the Sahara
  • 500 BCE

    The Nok

    The Nok iron tools in West Africa, fueling the spread of ironworking and helping to begin trade among West African villages.
  • 500 BCE

    Trans-Saharan Trade

    North Africans bring gold from the southern forests of Africa through the Sahara, a journey that would eventually be made easier by the use of camels
  • Period: 250 BCE to 900 BCE

    Classical Maya period

  • 337

    Roman Emperor Constantine begins to support Christianity

  • 476

    The Fall of Rome

  • 629

    Muhammad receives first revelation; Muslins flee to Medina; Muslims re-take Mecca; Muhhammad dies

  • Period: 633 to 750

    The First Four Leaders of the Islamic Empire