Africa History

  • Period: Jan 1, 700 to

    Africa History

  • Period: Jan 1, 700 to Jan 1, 1100

    Gahna

    Gahna as a country during its existence.
  • Period: Jan 1, 800 to Jan 1, 1550

    Mali

    Mali during its existence as a country.
  • Period: Apr 5, 1300 to

    Songhay

    Songhay during its existence as a country.
  • Jan 1, 1487

    Age of exploration

    The age of exploration was a movement to explore new land. This eventually led to Christopher Colombus discovering the western hemisphere of the world.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Alantic Slave trade

    The time of the Alantic Slave trade existence
  • Asante empire

    The Asante empire is founded. The Asante empire was a major part in slave trade as it supplied other countries with many slaves.
  • Arkwright invents spinning machine

    Arkwright invents the spinning machine in 1750. The invention of this machine had a direct cause in the Industrial revolution, since items could now be mass produced, just as long as you had the raw material.
  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution.

    The industrial revolution was a major movement in technology. This started in 1750, when Sir Richard Aawkright invented the spinning machine. Before this machine was invented, people spent hours each day spinning cotton by hand, but Awkright decided to invent a way to do this easier.
  • Origin of species

    Origin of species is a book Charles Darwin published in 1859. This book revolved around the Survival of the Fittest theory and was an important part of history.
  • Social Darwinism / Survival of the fittest.

    Charles Dawrin invents his Survival of the Fittest theory. Survival of the fittest is a theory on how some organisms survive over others. Factors that cause this are addaptations, such as strong wings to block falling rocks, or heat resistant skin.
  • Period: to

    Partition of Africa

    The Partition of Africa was the start of the imperialism movement. In the Partition of Africa many european countries, such as the British empire, were taking over land in Africa and occupying its land.