African Timeline

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African Timeline
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Important dates

• 5000-4000 B.C- Farmers established permanent
  settlements along the Nile River. These grew into
  regional states.
• 3500 B.C. - Some of these states/kingdoms had
  been united into Upper and Lower Egypt.
• 3100 B.C. - The first dynasty of Egypt was
  established by King Menes. This was the longest
  lasting dynasty in history (3000 years)
• 2600 B.C. Pharaoh Khufu built the Great
  Pyramid.

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• 1570-1085 B.C. Egypt grew further. It expanded
  toward Palestine and Syria. This was known as the
  New Kingdom in Egypt.
• 1000 B.C. Iron age began.
• 751 B.C. Kush (Egyptianized African kingdom)
  conquered southern Egypt.
• 323 B.C. All good things must come to an end.
  Alexander the Great conquered the lower Nile and
  thus ended the last Egyptian dynasty.
• 55 B.C. Iron Age ended.
• 300 A.D. Kush has disappeared (self destructed).
• 400 A.D. Axum becomes Christian.
• 500 A.D. Bantu speaking people reached southern
  Africa
• 8th century A.D. The fall of Axum due to the
  expansion of Islam.
• 1978- Mr. Crowe was born, what a wonderful day
  for humanity.

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Part 3. Chapter One. (All will be A.D. from now
on)

• 622 The year of the Hijra, the flight of the
  prophet Mohammed.
• 632 Mohammeds death. Almost all Arabs were
  united under Islam.
• BY 1000 Trade between China and East Africa was
  flourishing.
• 1300s Great Zimbabwe housed 18,000.
• 1400-1500 Great Zimbabwe declined.