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Nov 2, 1450
15th century Africa
Kindom of Konglo flourished and prospured. Provinces under manikongo. -
Nov 2, 1500
Benin
Benin is at the hight of its power with Ife-Ife and Oyo in power. Benin city was created and many political ties were begining to form. -
Nov 2, 1550
Portuguise Slave Trade
Portuguise slave trade increasingly attracts rival European traders who create competing trading grounds. Most trade is moved from the Sahara to the seacoast causing for many disputes over land ownership. -
Nov 2, 1562
Britan
Britan begins major slave trade in Africa. Brintan begins to colonize Americas and needs more human recources. -
Period: Nov 2, 1567 to
The Spread
The spread of Sufi Islam through western Sudan. Spread slowly westward from Sudan and becasme more of a personal religion among individual Africans as apose to a state wide inforced religion. -
Nov 2, 1570
Colony
The portuguise establish a colony in Angola. -
Nov 2, 1580
Civil War
A huge civil war strecheed through many tribes in Africa and everone was greatly effected by a drout and famine. -
Period: Nov 2, 1580 to
Bornu
Well known Bornu ruler, Mai idris Alooma introduces firearms taken from the Ottoman Turks . Controlled eastern Saharan routs to Egypt. -
sieze
The sultan of Moraco sents soldures to seice the Trans Siberian trade routs and steel gold and take control. -
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Trade
Trans saharan trade routs shifted eastward new trading sities were formed and the Islam religion was introduced Hausa state. -
Songhai
Fall of Songhai empire armies of al-Mansur of Moracco were atraccted to its wealth and planned to over throw the govenment. Following the colaps many small kingdoms strove to be the main power. Causing for much political and economical unrest. -
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More Trade
Dutch launch raids against the Portuguise and sent around 200 ships to the coast of Africa and had a leg up on the trade industry. -
The Dutch continue
The Dutch seize Brelize from the Portuguise -
The Dutch
The Dutch establish a colonie on the cape of good hope, began centeralizing the Boar farmers and creating large farms. -
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Asante
Asante people are unified under Osei Tutu on the Gold Coast. Dominating the gold producing areas of Africa. Supported slaves in exchange for firearms. -
Rise of Dahomey
On the "slave coast "who mainly made money of of selling people into slavery for exchange of weapons. Slavery grows larger. -
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Slave Trade
Hight of the Slave Trade an estimated 28 milllion slaves were forcibly removed from there homeland and sold into slavery. Muslim traders shipped and estameted 17 million slaves to the coast of the Indian ocean. 12 million were shipped trans atlantic to the colonies of the Americas. 99% of whome died in service, 10-20% died on the transport ships. At least 4 million died in slave wars and Trans Saharan forced marches. -
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The Resistance
The Resitance many slaves jumed off the side of the ships or fled from officials and ran into the hills. A breaking of the spirit was to occur but many resistaed and managed to escape. Many tribes waged gurilla warfare against the slave hunters. -
The Diaspora
The diaspora was the forced and brutal dispersal of Africans into forighn lands. Thsi sbrought African cultue and traditions to many places around the world. They enriched many civilizations cutlrualy with their art and textiles. They brought many folk tales and myths with them.
