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101 Africa Continued. Berbers Bantu Pygmies Bushmen 800 BC – AD 200 Nok Nigeria. Trade and Contact. Hatshepsut 1470 BC Greeks 1400 BC Solomon 1100 BC Phoenicians 800 BC Romans 500 BC Arab Traders 300 BC. Kush 1500 BC 1000 BC Meroe
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Berbers • Bantu • Pygmies • Bushmen • 800 BC – AD 200 • Nok • Nigeria
Trade and Contact Hatshepsut 1470 BC Greeks 1400 BC Solomon 1100 BC Phoenicians 800 BC Romans 500 BC Arab Traders 300 BC
Kush • 1500 BC • 1000 BC • Meroe • Mixture of Western,Eastern, and African
Axum (Ethiopia) 1st to 7th Centuries AD • Contact with Egypt- Trade • 4th Century AD • Ezana of Axum AD 330 -356
Ezana Stone – inscribed in Greek, Sabaen, and Ge’ez
Sudan • Ghana – • – gold, slaves, salt; The camel revolution • Islamic Arabs • Women were respected • Arabic – official Language • AD 1200
Mali • Sundiata – c. AD 1230 • Women – personal freedom • Trading – key to success • Mansa Musa and his camels • AD 1324
East Coast – Muslim influence • Mombassa • Zanzibar • Mogadishu • Zimbabwe
Bantu • AD 1000 • Common heritage - kinship ties • Women – high status • - held positions of power