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Early African Kingdoms & Empires. 2012. Pre-Historic Africa. North & North East African Kingdoms. Kingdom of Axum [300-700] Oldest Kingdom in Africa- Ethiopia traces its origins to this ancient city!. Christian Church, Lalibela [Ethiopia] Christian Empire in Africa.
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Early African Kingdoms & Empires 2012
North & North East African Kingdoms
Kingdom of Axum [300-700]Oldest Kingdom in Africa- Ethiopia traces its origins to this ancient city!
Christian Church, Lalibela[Ethiopia]Christian Empire in Africa
Christian Church, Lalibela[Ethiopia] & Debra Damo Monastery Coptic Christian Priest
AXUM’SACHIEVEMENTS Built Stelae Controlled NE African Trade Written Language Terrace Farming Spread Christianity in No. & E. Africa
Eastern City-States
Swahili-Speaking Areas of E. Africa SWAHILI [“the coast’] = Bantu + some Arabic
West African Empires & Civilizations
Gold-Salt Trade Berbers SALT GOLD
Ghana Empire [4c-11c] Gold “Money”, Ghana/Ivory Coast
Mali Empire [13c-15c] SALT GOLD
Sundiata [1210-1260] “Lion Prince”
Songhai Empire [15c-16c] SALT GOLD
Migrations Into & Within Africa
Bantu Migrations: 1000 BCE To 500 CE
Islamic Invasions
Southern African Kingdoms
Great Zimbabwe [1200-1450] “Zimbabwe” = “stone enclosure”
Africa during the Age of European Exploration