Africa

Around the world in 180 days Part 1:Africa

By Sonic-The-Speedy
  • 3000 BCE

    Ancient Egyptian civilization grows up on the banks of the Nile River.

  • Pyramids built
    3000 BCE

    Pyramids built

    Pyramids were built stone by stone. It took 400 men to pull one stone into place.
  • Period: 2997 BCE to 2200 BCE

    Old kingdom

  • Period: 2050 BCE to 1800 BCE

    Middle kingdom

  • Embalming
    2000 BCE

    Embalming

    embalming for mummies
  • Period: 1800 BCE to 1164 BCE

    New kingdom

  • Period: 1504 BCE to 1483 BCE

    Queen Hatshepsut

    She was fifth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. She was the only female pharaoh.
  • 1400

    Chinese and European explorers begin to visit Africa.

    (To get slaves👎🏻)

  • Africa slave trade is at its peak

    The worst part of the slave trade was the people who sold the slaves. The people who sold the south Africans WERE Africans!
  • A French soldier finds the rosetta stone

    A French soldier finds the rosetta stone

    Busarrd found the stone. It helped people to translate hieroglyphs.
  • Period: to

    King Leopold II

    Leo II got the Belgian Congo in Africa. He was king of Belgium.

  • David Livingstone discovers Victoria Falls

    Victoria falls is next to the Zambezi river in south Central Africa. It is the second largest lake in the world. Only lake Superior is larger.
  • Period: to

    Boer war

    England vs South Africa. The latter won. "Boer" means farmer in Dutch. After the war the Boer war, most of the Boers were still mad, so they supported Germany in World War 1, and some even supported Germany in World War 2!
  • Period: to

    Most African colonies win their independence from European powers.