The Archive
44 entries across the archive
Leaders
21 entries
Dynasties
10 entries
Cultures
8 entries
Timeline
5 entries
North Africa
Egypt, Carthage, the Moors
West Africa
Mali, Songhai, Timbuktu
15 entries
East Africa
Aksum, Kush, Ethiopia
7 entries
Central Africa
Congo, Angola, Ndongo
2 entries
Southern Africa
Zimbabwe, Zulu, Khoisan
Pan-African
Continent-wide traditions
Prehistoric
Before 3000 BCE — Human origins, cave art, early mathematics
Ancient
3000 BCE – 500 CE — Egypt, Kush, Carthage, early empires
Classical
500 BCE – 700 CE — Aksum, Cleopatra, Rome, early Christianity
Medieval
700 – 1500 CE — Mali, Songhai, Timbuktu, Great Zimbabwe
Early Modern
1500 – 1800 CE — Zulu, Nzinga, colonial resistance
Modern
1800 CE – present — Colonialism, independence, the 20th century
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