World Civilizations Chapter 9

By GabrielNas
  • Period: 100 to 200

    Camels introduced for trade in the Sahara

    Camels are good for desert conditions and are used to trade in the Sahara desert
  • Origins of the kingdom of Ghana
    300

    Origins of the kingdom of Ghana

    Tribes of Soninke people joined to create the kingdom of Ghana
  • Period: 600 to 700

    Islam spreads across North Africa

    Islam is spread across North Africa
  • 1000

    Ghana at the height of its power

    Ghana has reached the height of its power
  • Almoravid movement in the Sahara
    1100

    Almoravid movement in the Sahara

    The Almoravids aimed to spread Islam through North Africa
  • Rise of the empire of Mali
    1200

    Rise of the empire of Mali

    Mali rose along side other empires like Ghana
  • 1260

    Death of Sundiata; earliest stone buildings at Zimbabwe; Lalibela rules in Ethiopia; Yoruba culture flourishes at Ile-Ife

    Sundiata is the founder of the Mali Empire
  • 1300

    Mali at its height; Kenem empire is a rival

    The Mali empire is at its peak
  • 1324

    Pilgrimage of Mansa Musa

    Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca
  • 1400

    Flourishing of cities of Timbuktu and Jenne; Ethiopian Christian kingdom; Swahili cities flourish on East African coast

    Kingdoms are flourishing
  • Period: 1417 to 1431

    Last Chinese trade voyages to east Africa

    China made its last trade voyages to east Africa
  • 1500

    Songhay empire flourishes; Benin at height of power

    Songhay empire is flourishing