Partitions of Africa

By Braeden Legenstein
  • 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

    Prince Henry of portugal sent ships to explore the west coast of africa. These voyages initiated the age of discovery a time where eurapeans sailed around the world. He got his name henry the navigator because he spondered so many voyages.
  • Jan 1, 1487

    Age of exploration

    The motivation for explorationn began with people wanting to become wealthy so they wanted to find a route to india so they could get gold and trade spices. Some famous explorers included christopher columbus and vespucci.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Atlantic slave trade

  • Asante

    The Asante emerged ehich is now present day Ghana. In the late 1600s Osei Tutu won control of the trading city Kumasi. From that he conquered the Asanti kingdom. He believe that the people in this kingdom were linked by spiritual bonds . This stredegy paid off in the end when they defeated there neighboring enemy Denkyera.
  • Period: to

    Industrial revolution

    During the industrial revolution technology was improved and people became more technologically educated.The time span created many jobs for people since there were now factories. It also allowed goods to be produced faster and more efficient.

  • Arkwright’s water frame

    This was created by sir richard Arkwright a textile industrialist and an inventor. His first creation was Arkwrights water frame which operated by water power. This machine produced a cotton yarn suitable for warp. With this him and several partners opened factories at Nottingham and Cromford.

  • Origin of species

    A book that was created by charles Darwin that influened modern western society and thought.

  • Social darwinism/ survival of the fittest

    The theory of the survival of the fittest is that the new generations will be stronger because the weak will die off and the strong will reproduce.
  • Period: to

    Partition of Africa

    This partition occured when the europeans were fighting about how to drw the boundary line in Africa.