Partition of Africa

  • Period: Jan 1, 700 to Jan 1, 1100

    Ghana

  • Period: Jan 1, 800 to Jan 1, 1550

    Mali

  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to

    Songhay

  • Jan 1, 1400

    Exploration of africa 1400

  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Atlantic Slave Trade

  • Asante 1670

    Asante was a West African state that occupied what is now southern Ghana in the 18th and 19th centuries. Asante was active during the slave trade.
  • Industrial revolution 1750 - 1900

    Development of the spinning machine. Caused the Industrial Revolution to rise.
  • Arkwright’s water frame 1769

    Operated on water power. Produced a cotton yarn.
  • Origin of Species 1859

    Darwin argued that all forms of life, incliding humans, have evolved.
  • Social Darwinism / Survival of the fittest. 1864

    Also known as Natural Selection. All living things evolve over time.
  • Period: to

    Partition of Africa 1881 - 1914