A History of World Societies:
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A History of World Societies Value
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Chapter Chronology

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Chronology

Table : CHRONOLOGY
ca. 1000 B.C.E.–1500 C.E. Bantu-speakers expand across central and southern Africa
ca. 600 C.E. Christian missionaries convert Nubian rulers
639–642 C.E. Islam introduced to Africa
642 C.E. Muslim conquest of Egypt
650–1500 C.E. Slave trade from sub-Saharan Africa to the Mediterranean
700–900 C.E. Berbers develop caravan routes
ca. 900–1100 C.E. Kingdom of Ghana; bananas and plantains arrive in Africa from Asia
ca. 1100–1400 C.E. Great Zimbabwe is built, flourishes
ca. 1200–1450 C.E. Kingdom of Mali
ca. 1312–1337 C.E. Reign of Mansa Musa in Mali
1314–1344 C.E. Reign of Amda Siyon in Ethiopia
1324–1325 C.E. Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca