Africa By ladybug_girl07 400 BCE Introduction of bananas to Africa Period: 1000 to 1300 Kingdom of Ghana Period: 1000 to 1500 Swahili cities Period: 1200 to 1500 Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe Period: 1200 to 1600 Christian kingdom of Axum Period: 1230 to 1255 Reign of Sundiata Period: 1300 to 1500 Mali Empire Period: 1312 to 1337 Reign of Mansa Musa Period: 1324 to 1325 Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca Period: 1400 to 1700 Kingdom of Kongo