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The History of West Africa has been divided into its prehistory, the Iron Age in Africa, the period of major polities flourishing, the colonial period, and finally the post-independence era, in which the current nations were formed.
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Beginning of the trans-Saharan salt and gold trade in West Africa. West African Civilizations: Mali: 1492-1600: 500 BCE: Axum emerges in Northeastern Africa. Axum eventually becomes the nation of Ethiopia. Ancient Axum: Ethiopia: 1492-1600: 500 BCE: Ancient Nok culture emerges in what is now Nigeria. West African Civilizations: Nigeria: 1492 ...
YearEventsSubjectCountry5-2.5 million BCESkeletal remains uncovered suggest the ...Early Human AncestorsEthiopia4-2.7 million BCEHominid species Australopithicus ...Early Human AncestorsEthiopia600,000 to 200,000 BCEPeriod of migration across the African ...African Migrationn.a.6000-4000 BCESpread of agriculture across Africa.African Migrationn.a.Sep 27, 2019 · published on 27 September 2019. The ancient and medieval Mediterranean might have been a bustling stage of ever-changing empires but, across the inhospitable barrier of the Sahara Desert, West Africans were equally busy building up and toppling down their own kingdoms and empires.
- Mark Cartwright
- Publishing Director
Search the journal. The Journal of West African History ( JWAH) is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed research journal that publishes the highest quality articles on West African history. Located at the cutting edge of new scholarship on the social, cultural, economic, and political history of West Africa, JWAH fills a representational gap by ...
Based on the evidence in this article, what was unique about the states of West Africa in this period, and what features did they share with states in other regions? How does this article support, extend, or challenge your understanding of the “state” when viewed through the filter of the governance theme?
Mar 1, 2019 · by Mark Cartwright. published on 01 March 2019. Available in other languages: French, Portuguese, Spanish. Great Mosque, Djenne, Mali. Carsten ten Brink (CC BY-NC-ND) The Mali Empire (1240-1645) of West Africa was founded by Sundiata Keita (r. 1230-1255) following his victory over the kingdom of Sosso (c. 1180-1235).
