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Durring units one and two the nok culture is on rise. The Nok culture appeared in Nigeria around 1000 BC and vanished under unknown circumstances around 300 AD. Its social system is thought to have been highly advanced
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In 1700 B.C.E the central african agricultural revolution begins. People stay in places for longer periods of time farming and herding.
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100-200 BCE show the first signs of nok culture
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850BCE marks the start of the rise of the Kushite state and the start of bronze and iron working.
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In 30BCE the roman empire takes over large parts of africa
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the Bantu migrations started around 1700BCE. the Bantu migrations was one of the first major events in central African history. The Bantu people brought ideas on agriculture and iron working from north africa down to south africa.
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should be 600BC- 600AD
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should end on 600 BCE
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The Tran Saharan trade routes from north africa to central africa started to develope around 300B.C.E.
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Hellinism is the time between alex the great and the roman empire( alex was greek).
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In 500CE or the 6th century cristianity comes to central africa through early traderoutes.
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In 631 AD the muslims conquered north africa.
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The Swahili trade cities were coastal trade cities that started with the Bantus. These port cities would eventually be tajen over by the portuguese.
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gold begins to be mined outside of the Ghana empire.
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The ancient empire of Ghanga declines and the empire of mali comes into power.
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Manca Musa made his significant pilgrimage to mecca in 1324 giveing away gold in the streets eventually leading to the invasion of timbuktu
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Portugal made several colonies in central africa to export slaves to latin america.
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The songhay empire took power with their use of cavalry and fleets of canoes while the Mali empire was in decline songhay took power.
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Osei Tutu defeats Denkyira and establishes the Asante empire.
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The Songhay empire falls to the Moroccan armies
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The Kongo empire began taking prisoners of war from nearby countries and using them as slaves
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The Portuguese established trading ports along the Atlantic Ocean, which were used 1mainly for slave trade. The slave raids slowed because of Queen Nzinga when she brought her strong military into power. But even with her in power the Portuguese exported slavres through surrounding states.
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In the 17th and 18th centuries Kasanje was a major exporter of slaves and traded slaves with portugal until the poruguese took them and their ports over.
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In exchange for slaves america gave central african states ideas on agriculture including maize because of their rich soil and manyu rivers and streams that run through central africa.
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Leopold gained control in central Africa by returning to britain and asking for support. He guaranteed them many slaves and merchant trade in Africa for their support and allowed other countries to trade ing the congo too.
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At the start of unit 6 central africa is under french rule throughout time they gain their independence and have major gov. struggles to keep power and ethnic cleansing
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Dacko is ousted by the army commander, Jean-Bedel Bokassa, as the country faces bankruptcy
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Bokassa sentenced to death for murder and embezzlement, but has his sentence commuted to life imprisonment.
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political parties in central african republc are allowed to form after Bokassa is thrown out of power.
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Rebel leader Francois Bozize seizes Bangui, declares himself president and dissolves parliament and transitional government is set up.
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Muslims are fleeing the central african republic in a christain ethinc cleansing
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Fishing communities for the center of early songhay helping to lead to the modernization of africa.
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this time marks the start of the African Ghana and mali empires.
