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Jan 1, 1300
Craftsmanship Skyrockets (Technology and Culture)
At the start of the 1300s, an outbreak in craftsmanship and technology flourished. Jewelery was used, and clay and pottery was now used to cook meals and store food for longer periods of time, which had not been done before. It was also evidence of artistry in Central Africa. The technology that had been developed started a new revolution of solving their practical needs with new tools and ideas. -
Jan 1, 1450
1st Non African Contact For Islam Introduction (Religion)
The 1st non-African contact Central Africans had was with the Islamic party in late 1400s, by accessing the Mediterranean Sea. This allowed the Islamic party to influence the Africans’ religious choices, for the first time. Even with the first contact being Islamic, the Africans in the area had many more Christians during these early years. This opened up the slave trade and trade of resources, such as salt and copper. -
Jan 1, 1491
Congo Christianity Develops (Religion)
In 1491, King Nzinga turned into the religion of Christianity. For the next two hundred years, the kingdom would stay Christian. People of the pope were in constant contact with the Congo church. At first, the Congo government got advantages from being in the middle between the slaves and influencing the coast, but trouble with Portuguese soon developed and led to greater development in the Slave trade. -
Jan 1, 1500
Slave Trade and Conquistadors (Economics)
The Congo region was a major port for the Slave Trade in the 16th century. This port was included in the evil triangle trade, which was the trade of materials for humans. All along the coast, the African tribes were being sold. In the Americas, the triangle trade was abolished around the year 1808, due to that they did not need more slaves for plantations. The significance of this trade is that it influenced the fights between whites and blacks in America, causing segregation and racial hatred. -
Jan 1, 1550
International Copper Market and Raffia Squares (Marketing)
The International Copper and Salt Market was developed in the 1600’s, as well as the Raffia Squares. Raffia Squares became the 1st official colonial currency of central Africa, thus being important for social organizations and government. The creation of the copper industry caused many people of Central Africa to look to their own resources to make the produce that can be sold in order to buy the important new metal and other foreign goods. -
The Kuba Kingdom Begins (Government)
The Kuba kingdom reigned in the Central African region from the 1600s-1800s. This kingdom was the only kingdom in central Africa to thrive for hundreds of years, thus causing major significance, because no other tribes had enough power to form a kingdom. As the modern world was developing, the Kuba kingdom fell into civil war. As it fell as a monarchy, it helped to further lay down a basis for the new countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo to form in the years to come. -
Outbreaks of Malaria (Disease)
Since there had not been much European contact until hundreds of years before, the Central African people had not been immune to many diseases. During the colonial period, the African tribes had small outbreaks of smallpox and malaria. When the European ships invaded the central African coast, the tribes were now exposed to these diseases, which ended up contributing an extreme amount to de-population. The African tribes population were being severely depleted and never recovered. -
Churches and Albert Schweitzer (Social Organizations)
Albert Schweitzer, a missionary, set up a hospital in the heart French Equatorial Africa was the Alsatian musician and theologian. British Baptists would provide the lower Congo area with minimal welfare services and basic education. The mass refuges were brought by the Baptist services, after the turmoil again hit the region at the end of the colonial. This was significant because it was the 1st time the government was become strongly involved in creating support systems for the tribes. -
Demand For Ivory in Trade (Economics and Culture)
In the late 1900s, popular demand for ivory arose in the Americas and Europe, as part of trading and for the making of materials, such as pianos, ornaments, and other delicate decorations. Due to this, different societies from Egypt and the Ottoman Empire went on a rampage throughout Central Africa, specifically the Congo Basin, to hunt elephants. Through their travels, they enslaved the different tribes they came across, forcing them into slavery and in their home cities. This affected the cult -
End of Colonialism (Government)
The colonial period in central Africa ended in the year 1960, after World War II. The reason for this is that after World War 2 many countries could not hold their grip on the colonies they had in Central africa. After leaving the population, Africans created new countries with their own government. This layed the foundation for the Democratic Republic of Congo.
