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organizations began to challenge both the traditional and the new colonial structures, and finally displaced them. Leaders of nationalist movements took control when the European authorities evacuated; many ruled for decades or until they died. These structures involved political, educational, religious, and other social organizations. In recent decades, many African countries have undergone the triumph and defeat of nationalistic fervour, changing in the process the loci of the centralizing state power and patrimonial state.
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communities, and the plurality and diversity of its many peoples means a historiographical approach that confines itself to the development and activity of a singular people or nation incapable of capturing the comprehensive history of African nations without a vast quantity of historical works. There have also been strides made in the
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men used slavery to grab power to get around broader governing ideas about reciprocity and kinship, but were still bound by those ideas to some degree. In other parts of the continent early political centralization and commercialization led to expanded use of slaves as soldiers, officials, and workers.
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For most Africans between 10000 BCE to 500 CE, the use of slaves was not an optimal political or economic strategy. But in some places, Africans came to see the value of slavery. In the large parts of the continent where Africans lived in relatively decentralized and small-scale communities, some big
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led to a perception by Europeans that Africa and its people had no recorded history and little desire to create it. The historical works of the time were predominantly written by scholars of the various European powers and were confined to individual nations, leading to disparities in style, quality,
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Areas controlled by European powers in 1939. British (red) and Belgian (marroon) colonies fought with the Allies. Italian (light green) with the Axis. French colonies (dark blue) fought alongside the Allies until the Fall of France in June 1940. Vichy was in control until the Free French prevailed in
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pretext to invade and execute an Ethiopian envoy. Seven years later, Amda Seyon's forces overwhelmed Ifat's outposts, defeated Ifat's armies and killed Haqq ad-Din, with lack of unity among the Muslims proving fatal. The Ethiopian emperor raided the Muslim states and made them tributaries. Following
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being one of the earliest south of the Niger river, dating back as early as the 10th to 6th century BCE. The city gradually transitioned into a more urban center around the 4th to 7th centuries CE. By the 8th century, a powerful city-state had formed, laying the foundation for the eventual rise of
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This artistic tradition coincided with Ile-Ife's role as a major commercial hub. The Ife Empire's strategic location facilitated its participation in extensive trade networks that spanned West Africa. Of note is the evidence of a thriving glass bead industry in Ile-Ife. Archaeological excavations
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Acknowledgement and acceptance of African nations and peoples as individuals free of European domination has allowed African history to be approached from new perspectives and with new methods. Africa has lacked a defined means of communication or academic body due to its variety of cultures and
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The period between 1200 and 1400 is often referred to as the "golden age" of Ile-Ife, marked by exceptional artistic production, economic prosperity, and urban development. The city's artisans excelled in crafting exquisite sculptures from bronze, terracotta, and stone. These works, renowned for
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that natives learned during the world wars serving in the British, French, and other armies. It led to organizations that were not controlled by or endorsed by either the colonial powers nor the traditional local power structures that had collaborated with the colonial powers. Nationalistic
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at a time when Africa was drying up and the savanna was encroaching on forested areas. This would have occurred 10 to 5 million years ago, but these claims are controversial because biologists and genetics have humans appearing around the last 70 thousand to 200 thousand years.
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emerging as the strongest. This prosperity led some Arab and Persian merchants to settle and assimilate into the various societies, and from the 8th to the 14th century the region gradually Islamised due to the increased trading opportunities it brought, with some
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oral traditions, although there is considerable academic debate. The eastern Bantu group would eventually meet with the southern migrants from the Great Lakes in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe and both groups continued southward, with eastern groups continuing to
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converting to Islam in 1076. Oral sources hold that, intent on invading Ghana, which was elsewhere stated to have had a 200,000-man force, the Almoravid army found the king respectful of Islam, and he willingly adopted Islam with the exchange of gold for an
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remain contemporary, and as influential as they were during their lifetime, if not more so. In these circumstances causality operates in a forward direction from past to present and from present to future, however direct intervention can operate in any
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grew stronger. In the 1950s and 1960s the colonial holdings became independent states. The process was usually peaceful but there were several long bitter bloody civil wars, as in Algeria, Kenya, and elsewhere. Across Africa the powerful new force of
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raided the Ethiopian frontier against the sultan's wishes, and was defeated by the emperors in 1507 and finally in 1517. For the Ethiopians, the end of the 15th century saw a period of conquest and expansion come to close, and one of defence begin.
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people smelted copper independently of developments in the Nile valley between 3,000 and 2,500 BC. They used a process unique to the region, suggesting that the technology was not brought in from outside; it became more mature by about 1,500 BC.
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in 750 and attempted to reconfigure the caliphate to be multi-ethnic rather than Arab exclusive, however this wasn't enough to prevent gradual disintegration on its peripheries. Various short-lived native dynasties would form states such as the
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In these cases, time's duration is not as it affects the fate of the individual, but the pulse of the social group. It is not a river flowing in one direction from a known source to a known outlet. Generally, traditional African time involves
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Between 1878 and 1898, European states partitioned and conquered most of Africa. For 400 years, European nations had mainly limited their involvement to trading stations on the African coast, with few daring to venture inland. The
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in 1332 seeking to restore prestige and rule a Muslim Ethiopia, garnering widespread support in the early stages from the Muslim states and even from nomads. They were defeated by Amda Seyon, ushering in a golden age for the
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portrays early Ghana as warlike, with horse-mounted warriors key to increasing its territory and population, although details of their expansion are extremely scarce. Wagadu made its profits from maintaining a monopoly on
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declared opposition to the Arab invasion and repelled their armies, securing her position as the uncontested ruler of the Maghreb for five years. The Arabs received reinforcements and in 701 Kahina was killed and the
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designs. Using multiple dating techniques, the site was confirmed to be around 77,000 and 100–75,000 years old. Ostrich egg shell containers engraved with geometric designs dating to 60,000 years ago were found at
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their naturalism and technical mastery, were not only objects of aesthetic appreciation but also likely held religious significance, potentially reflecting the cosmology and belief systems of the Ife people.
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were needed for European factories. Prestige and imperial rivalries were at play. Acquiring African colonies would show rivals that a nation was powerful and significant. These contextual factors forged the
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into their empire, enjoying initial success, until a devastating ambush crippled their military leadership, and throughout the 12th century they gradually lost territory to the Christians. To the east, the
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regained total independence from Egypt, and they would persist as a major regional power until, having been weakened from internal rebellion amid worsening climatic conditions, invasions by both the
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scattered across West Africa dating to this period, it has been stipulated that relative to Wagadu there were further simultaneous and preceding kingdoms which have unfortunately been lost to time.
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defeated. They completed their conquest of the rest of the Maghreb, with large swathes of Berbers embracing Islam, and the combined Arab and Berber armies would use this territory as a springboard
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resurged, reasserting suzerainty over their former vassals throughout the 12th century. This was not to reverse the climatic and economic progression however, and at the turn of the 13th century,
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and their emergence. Abstract imagery, widened subsistence strategies, and other "modern" behaviors have been discovered from that period in Africa, especially South, North, and East Africa.
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and extending their rule from the western Sahara and Iberia to Ifriqiya by the turn of the 13th century. Later, the Christians capitalised on internal conflict within the
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historiography studies the relationship between European colonialism and domination in Africa and the construction of African history and representation. It has roots in
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through continuous time, and its application to Africa, has come under persistent criticism in recent decades. In African societies, the historical process is largely a
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have unearthed numerous glass beads, indicating local production and pointing to the existence of specialized knowledge and technology. These beads, particularly the
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was established in 1390 after "ousting a dynasty of 32 kings". In the late 14th century the sultans began to expand eastwards into the decentralised Somali interior.
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Kingdoms in this era were centred around cities and cores, with variations of influence radiating out from these points, meaning there weren't fixed borders.
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in the 2nd century AD. Further to the south, settlements of Bantu peoples who were iron-using agriculturists and herdsmen were well established south of the
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remain partly in place in many parts of Africa, and their roles, powers, and influence vary greatly between countries, especially regarding governance.
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migration waves from the Middle East, mostly affecting Northern Africa, the Horn of Africa, and wider regions of the Sahel zone and East Africa.
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from South Africa in 1990. Eritrea later split off from Ethiopia in 1993. The nascent countries decided to keep their colonial borders in the
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in the Middle East, with plague and famine eroding Mamlukian authority, until internal conflict was reconciled. The following decades saw the
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attempted to alienate the victorious Mamluks, who revolted, killing him and seizing power in Egypt, with rule given to a military caste of
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to the Romans. At the turn of the millennium they both would face the same fate as Carthage and be conquered by the Romans who established
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Carthage was forced to give up their fleet, and the subsequent collapse of their empire would produce two further polities in the Maghreb;
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in the Sahel created areas for human habitation and exploitation which had not been habitable for the best part of a millennium, with the
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in Europe produced several technological innovations which assisted them in overcoming this 400-year pattern. One was the development of
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coordinated invasions deep into Egypt to reach its greatest extent, looting royal statues and monuments. A rival power base developed in
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against the Romans after he had usurped the Numidian throne from a Roman ally. Together they inflicted heavy casualties that quaked the
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were also collected and domesticated. The people started capturing wild cattle and holding them in circular thorn hedges, resulting in
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By 1100, all regions of Madagascar were inhabited, although the total population remained small. Societies organised at the behest of
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locomotion which freed their hands. This gave them a crucial advantage, enabling them to live in both forested areas and on the open
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arrived and acquired the island of Kilwa from the local inhabitants, before quarrel with the Bantu king led to the severing Kilwa's
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in an attempt to escape Ethiopia's sphere of control. To the south-west according to oral traditions, Amda Seyon expanded into the
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and the suppression of communal autonomy disrupted local customary practices and caused the irreversible transformation of Africa's
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river estuaries created natural harbours whilst the yearly monsoon winds assisted trade, and the Swahili civilisation consisted of
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in the early 6th century AD. The Byzantines and the Berber kingdoms fought minor inconsequential conflicts, such as in the case of
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Sundiata Keita's Invention of Latin Purgatory: The West African Gold Trade's Influence on Western European Society (ca.1050-1350)
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Sundiata Keita's Invention of Latin Purgatory: The West African Gold Trade's Influence on Western European Society (ca.1050-1350)
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was already smelting iron. Archaeological sites containing iron-smelting furnaces and slag have been excavated at sites in the
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in Egypt. The Hellenistic rulers, seeking legitimacy from their Egyptian subjects, gradually Egyptianized and participated in
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emerged around this time to become the dominant force in Nubia, controlling an area as large as Egypt between the 1st and 4th
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She states, "To date, Kerma-culture has been found from the region of the First Cataract to upstream of the Fourth Cataract."
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is no longer widely accepted, and some researchers believe that sub-Saharan Africans invented iron metallurgy independently.
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of the Maghreb proposed payment of annual tribute, which the Muslims, not wishing to annex the territory, accepted. After a
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using iron weapons pushed Nubians out of Egypt in 670 BC, after which the use of iron became widespread in the Nile valley.
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which saw Egypt fractured into many pieces amid widespread turmoil. Egypt's disintegration liberated the more Egyptianized
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between 1,000 and 600 BC, and in West Africa around 2,000 BC, long before the technology reached Egypt. Before 500 BC, the
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provides possible evidence of iron working as early as the 3rd millennium BC. Iron smelting developed in the area between
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and Bida's prior assurance and unleashing a curse causing drought and famine, sometimes causing gold to be discovered in
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drawn to his court. Successive sultans rebelled and struggled to shake off Ethiopian vassalage, moving Ifat’s capital to
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from north to south were crucial in the moulding of their respective societies and meant that prior to the accession of
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of antiquity, causing heavy casualties on both sides, but ending in Carthage's eventual defeat and loss of Sicily. The
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dynasties of Egypt whose efforts presumably consisted of conquest and consolidation, with unification completed by the
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35 (1994) 1–36; Minze Stuiver and N.J. Van Der Merwe, 'Radiocarbon Chronology of the Iron Age in Sub-Saharan Africa'
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flourished for over a millennium beginning in the 6th century BC, in territory that later became part of present-day
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developed rapidly from one-tenth of the continent being under European imperial control to over nine-tenths in the
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Aux origines de la métallurgie du fer en Afrique, Une ancienneté méconnue: Afrique de l'Ouest et Afrique centrale.
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in North Africa. Soninke traditions likely contain content from prehistory, mentioning four previous foundings of
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in Niger, and iron working was practiced there by 1,500 BC. Iron smelting has been dated to 2,000 BC in southeast
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then succumbed to internal division, exacerbated by plague and financial crisis, culminating in the rise of the
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in which numerous nomarchs ruled simultaneously. Throughout this time, power bases were built and destroyed in
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beads known for their iridescent qualities, were highly sought-after trade items, found as far afield as the
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arrived, integrating into the respective societies, and held high status owing to Islamic trading networks.
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4537:, with traditions differing on whether he was an Aksumite general or relative of Gudit, who established the 3767:' authority collapsed due to intense internal struggle in political rivalries and religious divisions, amid 13579: 13380: 6843: 6812: 6804: 5467: 4554: 3815: 3373: 2277:
were eventually defeated in war in the 1st century AD however weren't conquered. In the 5th century AD the
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A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa
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under his rule. The cessation of his reign culminated in a destructive civil war, only reconciled with a
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generally putting up little resistance. The Muslims' attention then turned west to the Maghreb where the
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societies are generally termed oral rather than literate civilisations, owing to their reverence for the
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Haber M, Jones AL, Connel BA, Asan, Arciero E, Huanming Y, Thomas MG, Xue Y, Tyler-Smith C (June 2019).
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Svoboda J, Semal P, Caramelli D, Bocherens H, Harvati K, Conard NJ, Haak W, Powell A, Krause J (2016).
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were already independent. Many countries followed in the 1950s and 1960s, with a peak in 1960 with the
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successful attempt to coerce the empire back into financial shape after the lacklustre premiership of
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al-Fasi, Muhammad; Hrbek, Ivan (1988). "The coming of Islam and the expansion of the Muslim empire".
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fall is caused when a nobleman attempts to save a maiden from sacrifice against her wishes and kills
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class were permitted to practice their religion and exempted from military service in exchange for a
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people who are thought to have descended from the first inhabitants of Southern Africa 100,000 years
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along with locally produced goods, all secured by one of the largest and most powerful navies in the
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Following struggles for independence in many parts of the continent, and a weakened Europe after the
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escaped Malian rule. Previously under Malian suzerainty and under pressure from the expansionist
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reach their greatest extent with efficacious economic reforms, however the threat of the growing
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Map of ancient Egypt, showing major cities and sites of the Dynastic period (c. 3150 BC to 30 BC)
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Posnansky, Merrick (1981). "The societies of Africa south of the Sahara in the Early Iron Age".
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and involved the study of Africa and its history by European academics and historians. Prior to
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in the early 10th century, having been nominally Muslim prior. At the turn of the 11th century,
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slave trades began, many of the pre-existing local slave systems started supplying captives for
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world in a patronizing manner stemming from a sense of Western superiority, first theorized by
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in the interior and famous for its Zimbabwean gold, which was substantial in the usurpation of
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and other fields that closer examine the human element of History rather than constrain it to
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saw their empire start to collapse in 1061, beginning with the loss of the holy cities to the
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Manning, Patrick (2016). "Locating Africans on the World Stage: A Problem in World History".
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Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18
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would expand his power and influence by manoeuvring his daughter into a position of power in
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were historically widespread and commonplace in parts of Africa, as they were in much of the
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Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe
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Traditionally, Gudit's dynasty reigned until 1137 when they were overthrown or conquered by
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became absorbed by the eastern realms of their empire, and in 972, after encouragement from
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assuming control of many of Carthage's African ports. Towards the end of the 2nd century BC
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Ichumbaki, Elgidius; Pollard, Edward (2021). "The Swahili Civilization in Eastern Africa".
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Mahjoubi, Ammar; Salama, Pierre (1981). "The Roman and post-Roman period in North Africa".
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and other medical innovations helped to make conquest and colonization in Africa possible.
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in the Sahara to rebel. Over the next few decades they captured the main trading cities of
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court for the next few decades, possibly supporting Muslim candidates for the throne, with
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diverted its resources away from its other territories, devastating important ports in the
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has a long history in north and east Africa, there were few Christian states preceding the
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around 6500–5500 BC. Around 7000 BC, the settlers of the Ethiopian highlands domesticated
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may have arisen between 350,000 and 260,000 years ago through a merging of populations in
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to record their history, including in cases where they had developed or had access to a
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While the precise timeline is unknown, archaeological evidence points to settlements in
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Masao, Fidelis; Mutoro, Henry (1988). "The East African coast and the Comoro Islands".
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immigration. Bantu migrated to Madagascar and the Comoros from the 9th century, when
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likely drew its economic power from gold production, which was exported to Zeila. The
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in 613, however relations soured after Aksum made incursions along the Arab coast and
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rocked the caliphate and the Berbers took control over the Maghreb, whilst revolts in
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A wet climatic phase in Africa turned the Ethiopian Highlands into a mountain forest.
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Lonsdale, John. "States and social processes in Africa: a historiographical survey."
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Duncan E. Miller and N.J. Van Der Merwe, 'Early Metal Working in Sub Saharan Africa'
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to relieve his people of the tyrannical Sosso king. Sundiata allied and pacified the
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in the 2nd century BC. The Bantu then split westward to the savannahs of present-day
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the rise of settled communities occurred largely as a result of the domestication of
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Political Economy of Colonial Relations and Crisis of Contemporary African Diplomacy
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fame being attributed to its riches in gold, Mali's prosperous economy was based on
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came at the end of the 8th century, mentioning "Ghāna, the land of gold". In 826 a
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was cultivating wheat and barley and raising sheep and cattle from Southwest Asia.
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late 1942. Portuguese (dark green) and Spanish (yellow) colonies remained neutral.
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region, demonstrating the far-reaching commercial connections of the Ife Empire.
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and Syria. To the west, the three dynasties vied for supremacy and control of the
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period, sometimes between 30 and 15,000 years ago, followed by pre-Neolithic and
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THE OROMO OF ETHIOPIA, 1500-1850 : WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE GIBE REGION
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List of kingdoms in Africa throughout history § History periods and sources
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in 1221, internal divisions involving Saladin's descendants appeared within the
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into its golden age. Internal struggles, drought and famine, and invasions by a
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made Africa a very inhospitable place for Europeans. The deadliest disease was
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which later evolved to embody kingship, and competed with one another over the
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through conquering its unfortunately unknown neighbours, gaining a monopoly on
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propagated insecurity on Ethiopia's eastern frontier, however was defeated by
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This gradual bubbling of disintegration of the caliphate boiled over when the
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wrestled the independence of Egypt for four decades before again coming under
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lost its holdings in outside Africa, but expanded its territory by conquering
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launched the colonization of the planet by modern human beings. By 10,000 BC,
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in the 10th, 11th, and 12th centuries, with his bastard descendants founding
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holds that Aksum's expansion brought it into conflict in 960 with the Jewish
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came to be ruled by numerous smaller unknown kingdoms who experienced strong
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Jesse, Friederike (2010). "Early Pottery in Northern Africa – An Overview".
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and linked the societies and kingdoms of the interior, such as those of the
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in the region. Aksum's rise had them rule over much of the regions from the
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central authority. This provided an opportunity for the previously subdued
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and its numerous successor polities in the Maghreb, namely the kingdoms of
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In the 1880s the European powers had carved up almost all of Africa (only
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The wider region underwent a trade expansion from the 7th century, as the
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regional presence shattered, Egypt was quickly conquered by 642, with the
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to Southern and East Africa. One early movement headed south to the upper
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in an attempt to gain a foothold in the region. The Assyrians installed a
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from the 5th or 7th centuries AD who had proceeded through or around the
4959: 4785: 4753: 4541:. In Ethiopia tradition holds that prior to his accession to the throne, 4411: 4407: 4403: 4329: 3699: 3667: 3540: 3257: 3233: 3122: 2998: 2838: 2791: 2712: 2514: 2471: 2375: 1863: 1851: 1796: 1720: 1654: 1606: 1574: 1503: 1483: 1396: 1312: 1308: 1300: 1296: 1292: 1164: 1160: 1013: 889: 863: 793: 778: 517: 426: 338: 267: 263: 259: 219: 197: 153: 14208: 13399: 13235: 12713: 11581: 11565: 10543: 10527: 9999:"We have finally found the land of Punt, where pharaohs got their gifts" 9552: 9520: 9303: 9113: 9081: 8593:; et al. (2004). "Middle Stone Age shell beads from South Africa". 8137: 7630:. Internet Archive. Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press. 7428:
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were independent). The Europeans were captivated by the philosophies of
6062:, who were early adopters of Islam, to the south where the goldfield of 2621: 1518:. The Kushites assimilated further into Egyptian society by reaffirming 1139:
in West Africa has been dated as early as 2,500 BC at Egaro west of the
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found fertile soil among many Berbers dissatisfied with the oppressive
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The turn of the 7th century saw much of North Africa controlled by the
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in 332 BC, marking the beginning of Hellenistic rule by the Macedonian
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and grew in importance due to their geographical positions for trade.
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at times forced to pay tribute to the pagans. In the 13th century the
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posed great challenges to the empire at the turn of the 16th century.
2107:, with Carthage initially experiencing considerable success following 822:
site in South Africa, for example, is famous for rectangular slabs of
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rose circa 2nd century AD, and are most notable for constructing the
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beginning in 980 BC, whose people developed irrigation schemes, used
1601:, who sought to restore Ptolemaic power, Egypt became entangled in a 1586: 1152: 867: 827: 714: 458: 138:
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arrived with the arrival of Europeans from the 16th century and the
6290:, however Musa features comparatively less than his predecessors in 6192:, forming various subordinate kingdoms. Sundiata passed in 1255 and 5001: 3890:
tribal grouping, who was considered by his followers to be the true
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Following the assassination of the previous holder, the position of
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won a series of crucial victories and expanded rapidly, forcing the
2442:. Various civilisations prospered in this period. From 4000 BC, the 953:, and by 4000 BC domesticated donkeys had spread to Southwest Asia. 12799: 11746: 9705: 9590: 7434:
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also converted to Islam circa 700. The Somalis were organised into
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converted to Christianity and Aksum's population, who had followed
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in the process. To the east, the turn of the 15th century saw the
3348:, which was improperly extended to include converts. Followers of 3248:
and in 647 defeated and killed Gregory and his army decisively in
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attempted an invasion into the Ethiopian Highlands, supported by
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splitting from the latter. He also campaigned in the north where
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oversaw advancements in irrigation and economic expansion in the
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4879:. The sultan was repeatedly pursued by the Ethiopian emperor to 4855:, and had the final say on succession, with various sultans and 4422:, leading punitive raids into Aksum, with the Beja establishing 177: 33:
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becoming the dominant power. Throughout the 15th century, the
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before escaping the population's ire on horseback, annulling
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assuming control in the south. Following this, the embattled
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by the Christian powers on the side of the endangered Muslim
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came to dominate the most lucrative trading locations in the
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had been gaining prominence, and reconquered the Tigrayan
3181:, however the province was reconquered three years later. 2221:
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reportedly becoming "full of Abyssinian slaves". In 1445
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6462:, and with them all usurping Mali's dominance over the 6309:, as well as crafts, and they traded commonly with the 5594:'s expansion and reign, including on the vassals under 3932:, before gradually conquering the Almoravid remnant in 3073:
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whilst the Carthaginians were putting down a ferocious
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Pre-Neolithic and Neolithic migration events in Africa.
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6018:, outlined. The desert should extend further south to 3332:
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following the shifting of gold source southeast from
5654:, which was used as their currency, and controlled a 4510:
to their south, who's dynasty hailed from the Meccan
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who became some of the first non-Arabs to convert to
3902:, they descended from the mountains in 1130 but were 3543:. The nascent caliphate quickly conquered the ailing 2087:, leading to what has been described as the greatest 1557:. Persian rule in Egypt ended with the defeat of the 1186: 988:
of the Sahara and Sahel in Northern West Africa, the
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by the 4th century AD, displacing and absorbing the
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for tools and weapons. Extensive east-west belts of
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in the 5th century AD, whilst the Romans managed to
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4906:'s reign saw a sharp rise in the slave trade, with 4898:returned to the region from exile to establish the 4851:. The Ethiopian emperor ruled the Muslim states by 4613:were forced into a conditional alliance to counter 4352:. Meanwhile during the 7th, 8th, and 9th centuries 3706:, which were produced from the fall of the remnant 3571:after decades of attempts, moving their capital to 3449:sphere of influence would degrade further with the 2994:, making them one of the oldest cultures on Earth. 2190:, and assisted the Romans in the Second Punic War; 838:Around 65–50,000 years ago, the species' expansion 12646: 11654: 11652: 11650: 11648: 11221:. Indiana University Press; 1st Paperback Edition. 10235: 10233: 10231: 10229: 10227: 9931:"Tomb Reveals Ancient Egypt's Humiliating Secrets" 9200: 8301: 8240:; Asfawrossen, Asrat; et al. (January 2022). 8097: 7915:"African Christianity in the History of Religions" 7097:. 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Utilising the military technology the 1299:-worshipping nomes in the south coalesced to form 266:way of life while others did not centralise their 12044: 10250: 9769: 9022: 8781: 7819: 7105:Congo Wars, often termed the African World Wars. 6837:History of Southern Africa § Colonial period 6622: 6254:his predecessor had set out on an Atlantic voyage 5755:By the 10th century, the wet period that birthed 5036:and later developed local industries, with their 5002:Swahili coast, Madagascar, and the Comoro Islands 3818:(commonly referred to as Saladin). After a joint 2095:broke out when the Romans opportunistically took 1842:, and they further conquered parts of the ailing 1215:History of Southern Africa § Ancient history 854:evidence. Eurasian back-migrations, specifically 803:Evidence of a variety of behaviors indicative of 14884: 13354:Race, Evolution and the Science of Human Origins 12556:Nationalism in colonial and post-colonial Africa 12012: 11889:: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( 11823: 11679: 10647:"Mbuti, Twa, and Mbenga". In Stokes (ed.) 2009. 10422: 10420: 10384:Nok: African Sculpture in Archaeological Context 10324: 10208:Aksum: An African Civilisation of Late Antiquity 9852: 9850: 9848: 9846: 9844: 9842: 9785:Nok: African Sculpture in Archaeological Context 9763:Nok: African Sculpture in Archaeological Context 9496:Key Events in African History: A Reference Guide 8387: 6829:History of Central Africa § Colonial period 6286:, with Timbuktu becoming a centre for trade and 6066:was located. In accordance with the traditional 4708:and suffering internal strife, was conquered by 4171:Portuguese trading practices in the Indian Ocean 3638:. In the late 10th and early 11th centuries the 2877:, which would later evolve into the kingdoms of 2506:from the 3rd century BC. There is also detailed 2035:. Phoenician settlements subsequently grew into 1900:"entirely...hewn out of a single block of stone" 1886:, slowly followed. In the early 6th century AD, 1207:History of Central Africa § Ancient history 996:started to collect and domesticate wild millet, 12820: 12679: 12677: 12155:"The early states of the Western Sudan to 1500" 11645: 11314:Tamrat, Taddesse (1977). Oliver, Roland (ed.). 11258:Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History 11161: 11159: 10296: 10294: 10292: 10290: 10224: 10095:The Commerce Between the Roman Empire and India 9018: 9016: 8546: 8494:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 7822:"Colonialism in Africa: An Introductory Review" 6776:History of West Africa § Sahelian kingdoms 6422:sacked and raided the southern trading city of 5842:, with the last two being especially powerful. 5759:was faltering. With the gradual advance of the 4557:outside the capital in Roha, which was renamed 4285:and their preferential relations with India. 3944:in 1225 and conquered Iberia by 1228, with the 3069:History of West Africa § Sahelian kingdoms 3065:History of North Africa § Arrival of Islam 2043:in the 6th century BC, and they would build an 1549:In 525 BC Egypt was conquered by the expansive 1199:History of North Africa § Classical period 1089:in Egypt dates back to the predynastic period. 12302: 12300: 12298: 12296: 11107: 11105: 11103: 11045: 11043: 10430:Oxford Research Encyclopedias: African history 10259: 9674:, pp. 22–23. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 9584: 9582: 7881: 7799:. Harvard University Press. pp. 122–161. 7788: 7675:"Introduction: African Philosophy in Our Time" 7589:. Princeton University Press. pp. 40–65. 7213: 7166: 6944:ruled until after World War II when forces of 6792: 5846:thrived at this time, controlling the gold of 5575: 4498:, with the latter centred on the port city of 4073:, and over the next few decades conquered the 3759:, but then lost it again to the Christians in 3519:tribal confederation and in 909 conquered the 1542:which later gained independence and once more 14802: 13899: 13475: 13013: 12353:"The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage" 11819: 11817: 11815: 10965: 10417: 10358: 10084:", January 17, 2003 (archive.org mirror copy) 9839: 9498:. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press. p. 46. 9416: 9379: 9367: 9029:Current Opinion in Genetics & Development 7982: 7719:The Early History of the Akan States of Ghana 7314:List of kingdoms in Africa throughout history 6850:, which were easier and quicker to load than 6833:History of East Africa § Colonial period 6825:History of West Africa § Colonial period 6817:History of Southern Africa § Slave trade 6738: 6042:to accept their suzerainty, and he conquered 5606:kingdom acceded in the 6th century along the 5373:rise remain scarce. In the late 12th century 4585:. The history continues to be murky, however 3583:. From there they conquered up to modern-day 2822:. In the 7th century AD, Bantu spread to the 1954:. In the late 6th century the Aksumites were 1906:in southwestern Arabia, as part of the wider 1211:History of East Africa § Ancient history 892:region of southern Dongola Reach in northern 12924: 12825:(First ed.). New York: Pantheon Books. 12674: 12437: 12435: 12422:Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria 12260: 12221: 11537: 11230: 11228: 11156: 11128: 11029: 11007: 10909:Anton, Donald K.; Shelton, Dinah L. (2011). 10908: 10461: 10300: 10287: 9806: 9804: 9574:Iron in Africa: Revising the History, UNESCO 9194: 9136: 9013: 8635: 8328: 8290: 7892:(1st ed.). Princeton University Press. 7655: 6809:History of Central Africa § Slave trade 6514:capitalised on Mali's decline and conquered 6414:in 1387, vicious conflict ensued within the 5811:prior to their conquest of the Maghreb, the 5381:in the south, a key trading city linking to 4573:of the Wolaita-Mala dynasty established the 4398:. To the west from the 7th to 15th century, 4344:. Aksum gradually lost their control of the 4292:in the early 7th century, the north-central 3917:, swept through the Maghreb, conquering the 3735:, who saw themselves as the guardian of the 3300:in 690, and, after a set-back, expelled the 2782:constituted a major series of migrations of 286:, the conventional 'universal' narrative of 13053: 12428:(4). Historical Society of Nigeria: 69–149. 12330:. Princeton University Press. p. 106. 12293: 11827:Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Anthropology 11801: 11100: 11040: 10915:. Cambridge University Press. p. 640. 10120: 10110:(New York University Press, 2013), pp. 44. 10056:. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 131. 9857:Abu Bakr, Abdel (1981). "Pharoanic Egypt". 9658: 9579: 9487: 9462: 9201:Osypińska, Marta; Osypiński, Piotr (2021). 9163:"Animals in the history of the Middle Nile" 8936: 8589: 8393: 8334: 7976: 7820:Chukwu, Lawson; Akpowoghaha, G. N. (2023). 7673:Wiredu, Kwasi (2005). Wiredu, Kwasi (ed.). 7284:History of science and technology in Africa 6542:Within the Niger bend and the forest region 6538:, in a struggle over the crumbling empire. 6156:, however the Wolof king arrested Mandinka 5935:. After regaining full independence as the 5923:. Circa 1170, internal conflict within the 5807:. In 1054, after having united the Saharan 5602:continue their dominance. To the west, the 5494:had grown by the 15th century to encompass 5090:being revered and featuring prominently in 4985:leading a militant faction seized power in 4085:, before consolidating their rule over the 3125:faced persecution due to their 'heretical' 3052: 2912:polity, extending southwards to modern-day 1589:from its respective tribes, and subjugated 1259:. This is particularly true of the various 14809: 14795: 13906: 13892: 13482: 13468: 13128:. New York: Liveright Publishing Company. 12025: 12000:(3). Cambridge University Press: 375–391. 11872:. Archived from the original on 2019-11-07 11812: 11688: 11638:The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Archaeology 11595:Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji (25 February 2003). 11443: 11003: 11001: 10874: 10701: 10427:Gestrich, Nikolas (2019). "Ghana Empire". 10239: 9754: 8881: 8027:"The origin and evolution of Homo sapiens" 7943: 7925:(2). Edinburgh University Press: 183–203. 7715: 7125: 7029:Dates of independence of African countries 6706:Southern Great Lakes and the Zambezi Basin 6486:soon following. In the early 15th century 5358:were first brought. From the 10th century 5028:, whose economies were primarily based on 4796:which involved threats to tamper with the 4704:, which was exhausted following wars with 4577:in the 13th century, locally known as the 4101:were briefly recognised as caliphs by the 3611:changed their allegiance to recognise the 2873:in the 5th century AD, the predecessor to 2806:, which would lay the foundations for the 2556:to the western Sahel, revolutionising the 314:and social, and truth generally viewed as 236:. Between around 1000 BC and 1000 AD, the 13016:Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology 12432: 12181: 11797: 11795: 11793: 11791: 11658: 11347: 11345: 11225: 10934: 10932: 10912:Environmental Protection and Human Rights 10796: 10756:The South African Archaeological Bulletin 10556: 10205: 10159: 9801: 9250: 9160: 9154: 9142: 9073: 9040: 8996: 8913: 8864: 8807: 8758: 8748: 8678: 8523: 8513: 8370: 8273: 8212: 8050: 7651: 7649: 7647: 7093:, with the OAU later developing into the 6813:History of East Africa § Slave trade 6805:History of West Africa § Slave trade 5590:There remains ample room for research on 5428:, and was at one time led by the popular 5369:located to its north, however details of 4764:came to the throne in 1314 and conquered 4454:. Accordingly, Gudit defeated and killed 4418:'s northern territories and occupied the 4281:continued to thrive off of the lucrative 2536:Towards the end of the 3rd century AD, a 2333:, a broad grouping of three groupings of 1890:later described his visit to the city of 589:significant impacts on Africa's societies 44:, (excluding East African states such as 14816: 13410:Civilization of Africa by Richard Hooker 12992: 12517:A savage war of peace: Algeria 1954–1962 12441: 12392: 12261:Conrad, David; Fisher, Humphrey (1983). 12222:Conrad, David; Fisher, Humphrey (1983). 12152: 12127: 12092: 11984: 11903: 11234: 11145: 11094: 10684: 10525: 10462:Conrad, David; Fisher, Humphrey (1983). 10426: 9873: 9856: 9726: 9597:. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria 9453:Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1995. 8067: 8024: 7988: 7856: 7742: 7580: 7541: 7178:, the construction of cultures from the 7024: 6960: 6270:, garnering widespread attention in the 5981: 5724: 5658:via cavalry. An early written record of 5099: 4002: 3838:in its place, choosing to recognise the 3789: 3498: 3487: 3183: 2637: 2523: 2370: 2133: 1979: 1670: 1490:'s collapse in 1069 BC, ushering in the 1238: 1220:North-East Africa and the Horn of Africa 1049: 872: 697: 35: 13303: 13267: 13032: 12946: 12734: 12683: 12644: 12632: 12375: 11641:. Oxford University Press. p. 427. 11594: 11563: 11512: 11417: 10998: 10836: 10732: 10714:. Cambridge University Press: 105–131. 10043: 9878:. 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In 1885, 6176:continuing to campaign in the west in 5474:to grassland for cultivation and zebu 5350:also engaged in the trade, attracting 4752:among others. In the 13th century the 4462:and other groups formed states in the 4324:expanded and flourished following the 4318:Muslims settled the Dahlak archipelago 3913:and, after gaining the support of the 3417:would come to rule most of modern-day 1275:. From around 3500 BC, a coalition of 1251:is inextricably linked to that of the 1203:History of West Africa § Iron Age 926:, which domesticated its wild grains, 14790: 13887: 13489: 13463: 13426:African Kingdoms, by Khaleel Muhammad 13190:Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500–1800 12970: 12856:The Journal of Modern African Studies 12541:Gabriel Almond and James S. Coleman, 12469: 12323: 12306: 12204: 12075: 12028:"Transforming the island (1100-1599)" 11771:Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia 11767: 11728: 11689:Trimingham, J. 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At the turn of the 9th century the 3321:to expand the Muslim empire further. 3192:at its greatest extent, under Caliph 2628:Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa 2265:as provinces of their empire, whilst 2031:, initially searching for sources of 1862:to consider Aksum as one of the four 1520:Ancient Egyptian religious traditions 333:in their respective regions, such as 13232:The Penguin Atlas of African History 13176:Africa: A Biography of the Continent 12558:(University Press of America, 1977). 12543:The Politics of the Developing Areas 11399:from the original on 23 January 2023 11316:"Ethiopia, the Red Sea and the Horn" 11216: 10802: 10503:"The Origins of the Empire of Ghana" 10333: 9980: 9947: 9810: 7681:(1 ed.). Wiley. pp. 1–27. 7430:"African Ajami: The Case of Senegal" 7427: 6763: 6098:in 1235, and conquered Kante's ally 5931:to the north, which later conquered 5020:The turn of the 7th century saw the 4867:. According to oral traditions, the 4561:in his honour, and quickly became a 4514:. On the Horn's southeast coast the 4320:. Despite having ancient roots, the 3960:and gradually lost territory to the 3469:control. Late in the 9th century, a 2916:. The Bantu populations crowded out 2289:would regain self-governance in the 2049:Greek influence in the Mediterranean 1969: 1767:, until the growth and expansion of 1657:for the rest of the ancient period. 1526:. After a century of rule they were 1224: 1175:: dating to 2,000 BC at the site of 1077:Egyptians smelted copper during the 670:Sub-Saharan Africa § Prehistory 496:assisted by Muslim dominance of the 94:, and Southern African ones such as 13913: 13241: 13202:Ajayi, A.J.F. and Michael Crowder. 13111:Journal of African Military History 13039:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 12788:Canadian Journal of African Studies 12379:General History of Africa: Volume 4 12310:General History of Africa: Volume 4 12211:(Thesis). 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Throughout the 14th century, the 3954:invasions from an Almoravid remnant 2869:in the 1st century AD, forming the 2458:in West Africa, with a four tiered 1934:on the Himyarite throne, however a 1506:, paving the way for his successor 1383:conquered all of Egypt to form the 1355:power began to decentralise to the 1031:and built stone settlements (e.g., 24: 13270:"African and World Historiography" 13076: 12932:. NY: Cambridge University Press. 12350: 11634: 11444:Tedla, Solomon; Reddy, B. (2018). 10739:(Thesis). University of Cape Town. 10538:(2). Taylor and Francis: 347–373. 10310:. NY: Cambridge University Press. 9463:Zangato, É.; Holl, A.F.C. (2010). 9257:Bradley, Simon (18 January 2007). 6700: 6655: 6297:than in modern histories. Despite 4139:Spanish colonised the Canary Isles 4117:several times, and devastated the 4018:In 1248, the Christians began the 3553:Umayyad dynasty centred in Cordoba 3268:in 661 and the capital moved from 3129:churches, paying a heavy tax. The 3100: 2810:, later producing the kingdoms of 1828:trade route between Rome and India 1617:freed the Levantine city state of 1484:confederation of seafaring peoples 1187:4th millennium BC – 6th century AD 788:). Scientists have suggested that 306:, reminiscences, and occasionally 25: 14909: 14552:Confederation of African Football 13346: 13155:The Making of Contemporary Africa 10708:The African Archaeological Review 10190: 9874:Anderson, J. R. (2012). "Kerma". 8177:Trends in Ecology & Evolution 7948:(2nd ed.). London: Longman. 7679:A Companion to African Philosophy 7108: 6970: 6617: 6430:. The internal conflict weakened 5907:, with her children founding the 5887:. Meanwhile in the 11th century, 3830:, Saladin eventually deposed the 1660: 1641:caused their disintegration into 1004:between 8000 and 6000 BC. Later, 13790:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 13560:Democratic Republic of the Congo 13218:The New Atlas of African History 12847: 12814: 12779: 12728: 12638: 12587: 12574: 12561: 12548: 12535: 12522: 12509: 12413: 12386: 12369: 12344: 12317: 12254: 12215: 12198: 12188:Comparative Civilisations Review 12175: 12146: 12121: 12086: 12069: 12038: 11978: 11952: 11924: 11897: 11860: 11834: 11761: 11722: 11709: 11628: 11615: 11588: 11557: 11506: 11489: 11463: 11437: 11411: 11372: 11245: 11210: 11193: 11176: 11139: 11122: 11060: 10974: 10959: 10868: 10850: 10830: 10782: 10743: 10726: 10695: 10678: 10654: 10641: 10615: 10594: 10570: 10550: 10494: 10023:Njoku, Raphael Chijioke (2013). 9884:10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah15224 9269:from the original on 2012-03-06. 7863:The Journal for Economic History 7263: 7249: 6770:Medieval and early modern Africa 5799:expanded north to encompass the 5570: 5024:continue to be inhabited by the 4569:. According to oral traditions, 4093:. Following the collapse of the 4000:, crippling the empire's unity. 3727:and exacerbated by rebellion in 3565:Fatimids finally conquered Egypt 3304:from North Africa. To the west, 3208:intent on converting peoples to 3059:Medieval and early modern Africa 2039:after gaining independence from 2015:and not coping well in the open 1884:syncretic mixes of local beliefs 1779:and transported their cargo via 717:evolved in Africa. According to 686:Horn of Africa § Prehistory 642:in 1963 (the predecessor to the 522:Systems of servitude and slavery 520:in the 18th and 19th centuries. 222:and the oral recordation of the 13162:A History of the African People 12930:A History of Sub-Saharan Africa 12498:from the original on 2022-08-27 12051:. St. Martin's press. pp.  11934:Molecular Biology and Evolution 11717:The Ethiopian Royal Chronicles. 11553:(Thesis). 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In Ethiopia 4394:, traditionally descendants of 4378:, and relations with Arabs led 4141:in the first example of modern 3862:, Palestine from the Christian 3631:, to be later displaced by the 3621:invasion by nomadic Arab tribes 3085: 2944:from 350 BC-550 AD, termed the 2747:; together they are grouped as 2560:which linked their capital and 1926:king. Following the capture of 1914:against the persecution of the 1858:. This led the Persian prophet 1695:, likely located in modern-day 1249:ancient history of North Africa 1171:region of southeast Nigeria in 302:one, with eyewitness accounts, 13366:Worldtimelines.org.uk – Africa 13277:The Journal of African History 13018:. Cambridge University Press. 12956:. W. W. Norton & Company. 12920:. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale. 12686:The Journal of African History 12569:Nationalism in Colonial Africa 12476:. Cambridge University Press. 12132:. London: Methuen. p. 3. 12105:10.1002/9781118455074.wbeoe312 12034:. 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Fifteen years later, in the 4664:rebelled with assistance from 4314:giving refuge to early Muslims 4241:ruled over much of modern-day 4213: 4145:, causing the genocide of the 4079:civil war in the Mongol Empire 4056:Mongol invasions of the Levant 3642:would lose the Maghreb to the 3591:, securing the holy cities of 3200:The early 7th century saw the 3096:Muslim conquest of the Maghreb 2940:was possibly first settled by 2604:heading south, relying on the 2356: 2279:Vandals conquered north Africa 1942:back to power who again began 1605:, which ultimately led to its 1303:. Egypt was first united when 934:. Between 10,000 and 8000 BC, 846:had spread to most corners of 492:, and later southwards to the 320:distinct languages and customs 278:, and are rarely discussed in 13: 1: 13223:Kwamena-Poh, Michael, et al. 12910:Al-Mas'udi, Ali ibn al-Husain 12399:. Columbia University Press. 12161:. Columbia University Press. 10970:(3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 10875:Voarintsoa, Ny Riavo (2019). 10864:. 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Over the following decades 3876:other Seljuk successor states 3471:revolt by East African slaves 2837:, which would later bear the 2775:) in the continent's south. 2711:At the 4th millennium BC the 2653: 2367:History of the Soninke people 2205:; and various tribes such as 2182:tribal federations until the 1999:were mostly cut off from the 1866:of the 3rd century alongside 1478:into the empire, sending the 1414:, a militaristic people from 911:loci some 50,000 years old". 782: 771: 760: 653: 640:Organisation of African Unity 638:and the establishment of the 78:Central African ones such as 42:pre–colonial states in Africa 13400:Wonders of the African World 12999:. Leiden and Boston: Brill. 12993:McKinney, Robert C. (2004). 12449:. Indiana University Press. 10939:Fanso, Verkijika G. (1989). 10733:Dlamini, Nonhlanhla (2014). 10623:"5.2 Historischer Überblick" 10501:Abbou, Tahar (August 2020). 10352:10.1016/0278-4165(85)90005-4 10029:. 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In 1854, the discovery of 6753:Tswana people § History 6749:Mpondo people § History 6633:Bilala people § History 6436:Tuareg tribal confederations 6398:, and the Serer kingdoms of 4847:as one vassal headed by the 4430:, moving their capital from 4113:intermittently occupied the 3834:in 1171 and established the 3828:revolt from the Fatimid army 3816:Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub 3769:Christian invasions of Egypt 3755:opportunistically took back 3708:Umayyad Caliphate in Cordoba 3666:, spurred on by puritanical 3551:against the remnants of the 3523:to gain control over all of 3165:in the Sahara in modern-day 2225:established the province of 1930:, the Aksumites implanted a 1908:Byzantine-Sassanian conflict 1846:, led campaigns against the 1528:forcibly driven out of Egypt 1395:, as well as expansion into 648:Traditional power structures 569:Second Industrial Revolution 7: 14280:International organisations 13422:Metropolitan Museum of Art. 13414:Washington State University 12976:The Civilizations of Africa 12554:Festus Ugboaja Ohaegbulam, 12357:www.africanhistoryextra.com 12032:Madagascar: A short history 12026:Randrianja, Solofo (2009). 11659:Pankhurst, Richard (1997). 11385:. James Currey Publishers. 11379:Lewis, I. M. (1999-01-01). 10896:10.1016/j.sciaf.2019.e00091 9813:Journal of World Prehistory 9519:Alpern, Stanley B. (2005). 9417:Nicholson & Shaw (2000) 9380:Nicholson & Shaw (2000) 9368:Nicholson & Shaw (2000) 8906:10.1534/genetics.119.302368 8591:Henshilwood, Christopher S. 8074:Sample, Ian (7 June 2017). 7834:10.1007/978-981-99-0245-3_1 7544:"State Formation in Africa" 7381:"Recordkeeping and History" 7342:in both directions, unlike 7242: 7214:Contemporary historiography 7167:Postcolonial historiography 7150:, meaning there was little 7130:The academic discipline of 6793:Colonial period (1870–1951) 6757:Xhosa people § History 6645:Tikar people § History 6466:. In the 15th century, the 5576:The western Sahel and Sudan 5116:engaged in the flourishing 4958:, placing the land under a 3854:to conquer Arabia from the 3350:traditional Berber religion 3284:and allied with the Berber 3171:traditional Berber religion 3147:traditional Berber religion 2759:-speaking peoples, and the 2474:from 1500 BC in modern-day 2466:from 2500 BC in modern-day 2456:complexly organised society 2237:fought alongside Numidia's 2138:Romanised-Berber kingdoms: 2063:, distributing an array of 2055:network reaching as far as 1611:Crisis of the Third Century 1524:revival in pyramid-building 968:During the 11th millennium 914:Around 16,000 BC, from the 690:Prehistoric Southern Africa 10: 14914: 14532:Africa Cricket Association 14338:Countries by GDP (nominal) 13337:Journal of African History 13216:Freeman-Grenville, G.S.P. 13204:Historical Atlas of Africa 13196: 12928:; Burns, James M. (2007). 12902: 12600:International Organization 12324:Gomez, Michael A. 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(2012). 7687:10.1002/9780470997154.ch1 7627:Oral tradition as history 7294:Genetic history of Africa 7206:(1981–2024) published by 7203:General History of Africa 6662:History of Central Africa 6458:forming the northeastern 6240:which sought to tolerate 5862:in the west resisted the 5614:. In the 7th century the 5544:Luo peoples § Uganda 5038:iconic stone architecture 4637:, coming to dominate the 4555:eleven rock-hewn churches 4304:, intermingling with the 3779:, nominally under Seljuk 3461:rule and in 868 when the 3204:and the beginning of the 3175:Sassanids conquered Egypt 3157:of Sanhaja in modern-day 3141:, surrounded by numerous 2504:Senegambian stone circles 2345:, along with the nomadic 2127:and then defeated him in 1775:which thrived off of the 1492:Third Intermediate Period 1438:eventually expelling the 1361:First Intermediate Period 1347:who constructed numerous 1104:By the 1st millennium BC 1027:They also started making 617:syncretising Christianity 556:outside Africa, creating 468:From the 7th century CE, 252:Many kingdoms and empires 240:swept from north-western 230:adapted the Arabic script 13545:Central African Republic 13306:Journal of World History 13261:24.2–3 (1981): 139–226. 13211:Atlas of African History 13169:African Military History 13119:10.1163/24680966-0020100 13099:. 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They neighboured the 4402:, during which time the 4176: 4153:oppose the expansionist 4147:native Berber population 4034:generals in the face of 3682:to control the affluent 3421:with the support of the 3244:. The Muslims conquered 3224:to evacuate Syria. With 3053:7th century–15th century 2904:was home to the elusive 2701:= 500–1 BC Congo nucleus 2685:nucleus of Eastern Bantu 2670:     2662:     2544:, the local name of the 2201:, home of the legendary 1991:Further north-west, the 1896:"excellent white marble" 1878:. In the 4th century AD 1629:. In the midst of this, 1442:from Egypt, forming the 1114:Central African Republic 811:, associated with early 786: 233,000 years ago 775: 259,000 years ago 764: 315,000 years ago 745:The fossil record shows 666:Prehistoric North Africa 256:regions of the continent 14594:Countries by population 14307:United States of Africa 13320:Writing African History 13225:African history in Maps 13206:(1985); 300 color maps. 13124:French, Howard (2021). 12594:Touval, Saadia (1967). 12470:blier, suzanne (2014). 12099:. Wiley. pp. 1–3. 11774:. Hurst & Company. 11768:Henze, Paul B. (2000). 11531:10.3406/ethio.2014.1572 11358:. Hurst & Company. 11352:Henze, Paul B. (2000). 10857:Blench, Robert (2021). 9954:Elayi, Josette (2018). 9908:Buzon, Michele (2011). 9783:. In Breunig, P (ed.). 9481:10.3213/1612-1651-10153 9395:, p. 98. 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To their west in the 2341:grouping in modern-day 1976:History of North Africa 1952:minor internal conflict 1765:south Arabian influence 1571:Egyptian religious life 1231:History of North Africa 1131:via the Nubian city of 858:, started in the early 708:Naturmuseum Senckenberg 682:Prehistoric East Africa 674:Prehistoric West Africa 437:in Central Africa; and 14343:Countries by GDP (PPP) 14285:Pan-African Parliament 14076:Science and technology 13436:University of Pretoria 13339:54.3 (2013): 331–340. 13329:34.4 (2005): 441–454. 13259:African studies review 12653:. Barnes & Noble. 12582:African decolonization 12396:History of West Africa 12205:Abney, Graham (2021). 12159:History of West Africa 12130:Ancient Ghana and Mali 12076:Abney, Graham (2021). 11513:Bouanga, Ayda (2014). 11470:Hailu, Tensay (2019). 11217:Akou, Heather (2011). 10846:. UNESCO. p. 555. 10750:Vogel, Joseph (1978). 10566:. 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In 1053 the Saharan 3559:, who hailed from the 3508: 3496: 3197: 3179:Byzantine-Sasanian War 2798:, and eastward to the 2708: 2707:= AD 1–1000 last phase 2533: 2532:at its greatest extent 2379: 2363:History of West Africa 2337:, one of which is the 2171: 2051:, as well as a strict 2025:Phoenician settlements 2011:being tailored to the 2001:cradle of civilisation 1988: 1944:persecuting Christians 1745:iron tools and weapons 1680: 1679:in the 6th century AD. 1667:History of East Africa 1244: 1085:. The use of gold and 1059: 878: 856:West-Eurasian backflow 759:remains from Morocco ( 710: 702:Side view of cast of " 573:colonisation of Africa 329:Many empires achieved 322:, with most following 292:technological progress 208:has historically been 127: 29:This article contains 14898:Archaeology in Africa 13996:European colonisation 13959:Pre-colonial kingdoms 13705:São Tomé and Príncipe 13565:Republic of the Congo 13356:" by Allison Hopper, 13174:Reader, John (1997). 13160:July, Robert (1998). 11946:10.1093/molbev/msp120 11729:Orent, Amnon (1970). 11665:. The Red Sea Press. 11254:"Red Sea Slave Trade" 10691:. Indiana University. 10397:Peavy, Daryl (2010). 9589:Eze–Uzomaka, Pamela. 9537:10.1353/hia.2005.0003 9355:"Mande | people" 8800:10.1101/gr.186684.114 8342:Nature Communications 8300:(10 September 2019). 8025:Stringer, C. 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On the later-named 2715:was inhabited by the 2646:= 2000–1500 BC origin 2641: 2527: 2454:was the oldest known 2374: 2351:North African history 2335:tribal confederations 2137: 2125:Carthaginian homeland 2073:ancient Mediterranean 1983: 1888:Cosmas Indicopleustes 1838:to the valley of the 1674: 1486:, contributed to the 1420:15th dynasty of Egypt 1337:cataracts of the Nile 1315:, giving rise to the 1242: 1197:Further information: 1053: 990:Nilo-Saharan speakers 876: 701: 664:Further information: 593:socioeconomic systems 581:major European powers 465:in Southern Africa. 324:traditional religions 254:came and went in all 39: 14817:History by continent 14567:Stadiums by capacity 14514:World Heritage Sites 13991:European exploration 13327:History of Education 13167:Lamphear, John, ed. 12382:. UNESCO Publishing. 12313:. UNESCO Publishing. 11502:. UNESCO Publishing. 11206:. UNESCO Publishing. 11189:. UNESCO Publishing. 11172:. 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UNESCO Publishing. 7200:(1975–1986) and the 6230:Al-Hajj Salim Suwari 6148:in the highlands of 6136:former vassals, the 5818:sacked and captured 5530:Northern Great Lakes 5524:Portuguese explorers 5377:wrestled control of 5088:interior's highlands 5066:Austronesian peoples 5026:Swahili civilisation 4974:with the support of 4647:Warsangali Sultanate 4583:traditional religion 4408:adopted Arab customs 3923:Hilalian Arab tribes 3864:Kingdom of Jerusalem 3700:reconquest of Iberia 3507:in the 12th century. 3340:”) constituting the 3310:Kingdom of the Aurès 3161:, and the other two 2934:Swahili civilisation 2548:, rising out of the 2398:by 1200 BC, in both 2315:Byzantine reconquest 2313:for a century until 2113:crossing of the alps 1962:with the aid of the 1912:Aksum invaded Himyar 1731:bore the Kingdom of 1353:6th dynasty of Egypt 1351:, however under the 1329:Old Kingdom of Egypt 1043:, using bone-tipped 807:date to the African 805:Behavioral modernity 755:fossils include the 587:. European rule had 210:adapted or developed 14251:Freedom of religion 14236:Heads of government 14028:Scramble for Africa 13780:States with limited 13394:The Story of Africa 13359:Scientific American 13178:. Hamish Hamilton. 13113:2#1 (2018): 63–78. 13089:. Thames and Hudson 12443:akinwumi, ogundiran 12393:Ajayi; Ade (1976). 11601:. 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To the east, the 6288:Islamic scholarship 6226:trans-Saharan trade 6220:subdued, cementing 6126:subordinate to the 5925:Ouagadougou dynasty 5729:Map of the western 5632:trans-Saharan trade 5195:in the middle, and 4676:, establishing the 4581:, which followed a 4535:Mara Takla Haymanot 4522:, and the clans of 4450:and located in the 4428:Ethiopian Highlands 4322:Red Sea slave trade 4253:to its east, while 4229:History of Ethiopia 4207:Kingdom of al-Abwab 4195:Kingdom of Fazughli 4143:settler colonialism 4091:trans-Saharan trade 4069:re-established the 4024:decisively defeated 3567:against a weakened 3457:under only nominal 3334:Abrahamic religions 3280:had reinforced the 3238:Exarchate of Africa 3131:Exarchate of Africa 3113:of the empire, and 3045:and developing the 2932:, constituting the 2926:various city states 2695:= southward advance 2558:trans-Saharan trade 2323:Exarchate of Africa 2291:Mauro-Roman Kingdom 1985:Carthaginian Empire 1956:driven out of Yemen 1916:Christian community 1777:wider Red Sea trade 1691:, a kingdom on the 1563:Alexander the Great 1157:African Great Lakes 1110:Northwestern Africa 920:Ethiopian Highlands 886:archaeological site 770:from South Africa ( 694:African archaeology 577:Scramble for Africa 516:, catalysed by the 18:Pre-colonial Africa 13976:Indian Ocean trade 13446:2021-10-18 at the 13396:BBC World Service. 13386:2007-12-13 at the 13369:The British Museum 13192:(Routledge, 1999). 13188:Thornton, John K. 13171:(Routledge, 2007). 13055:Shillington, Kevin 12972:Ehret, Christopher 12926:Collins, Robert O. 12584:(E. 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Via 5118:Indian Ocean trade 5110: 5058:Indian Ocean trade 5034:Indian Ocean trade 4702:Sultanate of Shewa 4686:last king of Aksum 4639:Indian Ocean trade 4599:Sultanate of Shewa 4579:Kingdom of Wolaita 4508:Sultanate of Shewa 4420:Eritrean Highlands 4396:Muhammad's cousins 4283:Indian Ocean trade 4233:History of Somalia 4133:in 1472, with the 4030:who had relied on 4016: 3946:Emirate of Granada 3936:, proclaiming the 3808: 3787:in the caliphate. 3725:Sharifate of Mecca 3694:before conquering 3625:Khurasanid dynasty 3509: 3497: 3433:culminated in the 3338:People of the Book 3218:Rashidun Caliphate 3202:inception of Islam 3198: 2930:Indian Ocean trade 2857:and eastward into 2800:Great Lakes region 2745:Great Lakes region 2709: 2618:confederated state 2600:heading north and 2534: 2496:Serer civilisation 2380: 2287:indigenous peoples 2281:precipitating the 2172: 2067:from all over the 1989: 1832:Indian Ocean trade 1681: 1399:at the expense of 1245: 1129:Sub-Saharan Africa 1079:predynastic period 1060: 879: 711: 660:Prehistoric Africa 534:early modern world 498:Indian Ocean trade 234:scholarly pursuits 212:; for example the 128: 14893:History of Africa 14880: 14879: 14784: 14783: 14651: 14650: 14580: 14579: 14396: 14395: 14373:Natural resources 14315: 14314: 14261:Linguistic rights 14203: 14202: 14120: 14119: 13881: 13880: 13807:other territories 13580:Equatorial Guinea 13491:History of Africa 13432:Mapungubwe Museum 13375:The Historyscoper 13251:1 (1981): 25–42. 13083:Clark, J. 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The islands of 5424:, and prosperous 5307:having rulers of 5288:Chinese porcelain 5134: 4887:fully occupied. 4885:Sultanate of Ifat 4758:Dankali Sultanate 4718:Sultanate of Ifat 4678:Solomonic dynasty 4668:and defeated the 4587:regional hegemony 4077:and, assisted by 4026:by the embattled 4013:Al-Nasir Muhammad 3938:Almohad Caliphate 3930:Kingdom of Africa 3904:crushed in battle 3872:Upper Mesopotamia 3852:prolific campaign 3842:. 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Index

Pre-colonial Africa
oral traditions

pre–colonial states in Africa
Ajuran
Adal
Buganda
Rwanda
Nkore
Kilwa
Imerina
Iboina
Kuba
Kasanje
Mbunda
Utetera
Mapungubwe
Rozvi
Maravi
Mutapa
Uukwanyama
Mthethwa
Mthwakazi
Zulu
emerged
Africa
emergence
modern humans
Homo sapiens
East Africa

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