History timeline
Africa
155 periods and events, 3150 BCE – today.
Periods and events
| When | Period or event | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1070 BCE – 350 | Kingdom of Kush库施王国 Nubian kingdom on the Nile; its kings ruled Egypt as the 25th Dynasty. | Dynasty or era | Source |
| 1000 BCE – 500 | Bantu expansion班图人大迁徙 Bantu-speaking farmers spread iron and agriculture across central and southern Africa. | Movement | Source |
| 814–146 BCE | Carthage迦太基 Phoenician sea power in Tunisia; destroyed by Rome after the Punic Wars. | Dynasty or era | Source |
| 300 – 1200 | Ghana Empire加纳帝国 Soninke empire of the western Sahel, enriched by the gold trade. | Dynasty or era | Source |
| 647 – 709 | Muslim conquest of the Maghreb穆斯林征服马格里布 Arab armies take North Africa from Byzantium and the Berbers, spreading Islam and Arabic. | War | Source |
| 700 – 1600 | Trans-Saharan trade跨撒哈拉贸易 Camel caravans carry West African gold and enslaved people north, salt and goods south. | Economy | Source |
| 1100 – 1450 | Great Zimbabwe大津巴布韦 Shona stone city at the heart of a gold and ivory trade with the Swahili coast. | Dynasty or era | Source |
| 1235 – 1670 | Mali Empire马里帝国 Founded by Sundiata Keita; Timbuktu became a centre of Islamic learning. | Dynasty or era | Source |
| 1324 | Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca曼萨·穆萨朝觐麦加 The Mali emperor spent so much gold in Cairo that its value fell for years. | Religion | Source |
| 1464 – 1591 | Songhai Empire桑海帝国 Largest West African empire; fell to a Moroccan army at Tondibi in 1591. | Dynasty or era | Source |
| 1500 – 1867 | Atlantic slave trade大西洋奴隶贸易 About 12.5 million Africans shipped in bondage to the Americas. | Economy | Source |
| 1881 – 1914 | Scramble for Africa瓜分非洲 European powers seize nearly the whole continent; only Ethiopia and Liberia stay independent. | Colonial | Source |
| 1884 – 1885 | Berlin Conference柏林会议 European powers set the rules for claiming African territory. | Colonial | Source |
| 1956 – 1975 | Decolonization of Africa非洲去殖民化 Most colonies win independence; 17 in 1960, the "Year of Africa", alone. | Politics | Source |
| 1963 – 2002 | Organisation of African Unity非洲统一组织 Pan-African body of independent states; replaced by the African Union. | Politics | Source |
| 1994 – 1994 | Rwandan genocide卢旺达大屠杀 Hutu extremists kill an estimated 500,000–800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu in about 100 days. | War | Source |