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Period: Jan 1, 700 to Apr 1, 1100
Ghana
Ghana rises in 700 and falls in 1100. -
Period: Jan 1, 800 to Jan 1, 1550
Mali
Mali rises in 800 and falls in 1550. -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
Songhay
Songhay rises in 1300 and falls in 1600. -
Jan 1, 1400
Exploration of Africa
In the 14th century explorers traveled arounf the world in search of gold and silver, or new land. Henry the navigator made a voyage around the entire world. He also explored the "Americas". -
Jan 1, 1487
Age of Exploration
During the 14th century there was a huge drive to explore the world to find new land and become remembered or to be rich. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Atlantic Slave Trade
The Atlantic Slave Trade starts in 1500 and ends in 1833. -
Asante
The Asante kingdom is where Ghana is today. Their leader Osei Tutu lead them past their strong rivals the Denkyera in the late 1600s. -
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Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution was a time where many machines, such as Arkwright's water frame were invented. Also, new energy sources and new basic materials were started being used. Lastly, factory, transportation, and communication ways were innovated. -
Arkwright’s water frame
Richard Arkwright came up with the invetion of the water frame in 1769. The invention produced a cotton yarn and it was a water powered operation. He invented this machine to make a lot of money by paying unskilled people to work because the machine did not take a skilled person to work it. -
Origin of Species
Charles Darwin was an explorer from the United Kingdom. He published a book called "On the origin of Species", this book was about his theory of survival of the fittest and natural selection. He came up with this theory by seeing all the different species on the Galapogos islands. -
Social Darwinism / Survival of the fittest
Charles Darwin came up with the theory of survival of the fittest. This theory means, if had giraffes have long and short neck millions of years ago, then they have long necks now because the giraffes with the long necks (the fittest giraffes) survived and passed on their traits. -
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Partition of Africa
The partition of Africa was during the period of New Imperialism (1881-1914). Africa was invaded and cononized by European powers during this time.
