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Timeline of Ancient Africa

Timeline of Ancient Africa. Created by First Period Social Studies Class of 2014. 600,000 to 200,000 B.C. Appearance of homo sapiens Use of fire begins Hunters and gatherers traveled in groups Crop cultivation begins- cotton, coffee, and kola-nuts. 25,000 to 10,000 B.C.

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Timeline of Ancient Africa

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  1. Timeline of Ancient Africa Created by First Period Social Studies Class of 2014

  2. 600,000 to 200,000 B.C. • Appearance of homo sapiens • Use of fire begins • Hunters and gatherers traveled in groups • Crop cultivation begins- cotton, coffee, and kola-nuts

  3. 25,000 to 10,000 B.C. • Paintings on rocks are made in North and South Africa

  4. 6,000 to 4,000 B.C. • People settle on the Nile, Congo, and Niger rivers • Farming and herding start to spread through South Africa • Ancient people in Zaire begin to use the abacus

  5. 5,000 to 4,000 B.C. • Ancient Egyptians begin burying their dead • Nile Valley people develop skills like weaving, glass making, and metal crafts

  6. 4,000 – 1,000 B.C. • Ancient African kingdoms grow: • Nubia (Kush) • Ethiopia • Egypt

  7. 1,000 to 800 B.C. • Mass migration of Bantu people • Spread language throughout Africa

  8. 750 – 600 B.C. • Kush rules Egypt from its capital called Meroe

  9. 500 B.C. – 200 A.D. • Nok people begin thriving in Central Nigerian forests • Skilled in ceramics

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