12/31/2023 0 Comments Map of a feudal kingdoms![]() ![]() In this area, some powerful chiefdoms are now emerging which will, over the next few centuries, come under one ruler to form the kingdom of Egypt. ![]() Farming peoples are slowly spreading along the north African coast, and the fertile strip of land along the river Nile is already home to a dense population of farmers. The area now covered by the Sahara desert was cooler and wetter than it is now, although at this date it is getting dryer. What is happening in Africa in 3500BCE North Africa The maps in this series show what is happening in a portion of North Africa. At around the same time, groups of Bantu make the crossing from East Africa to northern Madagascar.ĭarkness and Light – Europe at 813 CE. In Madagascar, one of the most remarkable migrations in world history has been completed with the arrival of boat-borne Malay colonists from South East Asia. The herding of cattle is better suited to the extensive plains and grasslands of the region. In central and southern Africa the economy shows a shift away from the mixed farming, which the Bantu brought with them, towards an increasingly herding way of life. Arab Merchants and sailors visit coastal settlements in search of gold, ivory and slaves, and have set up a string of trading posts there. In West Africa, the powerful and wealthy kingdom of Ghana has appeared, built on the proceeds of the lucrative trans-Saharan trade in salt, gold and slaves.īy this date, a flourishing Indian Ocean trade has been established between the east coast of Africa, India and the Middle East. Meanwhile the Nubian kingdoms in the upper Nile valley have become home to a vibrant Christian culture. North Africa, including Egypt, has been conquered from the Eastern Roman Empire (or Byzantine Empire) by Arab armies and is now part of the vast Islamic caliphate. What is happening in Africa in 750CE North Africa ![]()
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