Student Handout 1.2A
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Directions: Cut out the information along the dotted lines. Then, carefully examine the map on each card andmatch it with its corresponding period title and description. Finally, attach the cards to your timeline.
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Student Handout 1.2B
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QI3.1gE"S;'~.g(1). Bantu
Migrations(c. 500 B.C.-A.D. 1500)
Gradual migrations of
Bantu-speaking peoples
spread ironworking
technology throughoutsub-Saharan Africa.
WestAfricanTrading Empires(c. BO0-1600)
Great empires grew by
controlling the trans-Saharan
trade of gold, salt, and other
goods. Ghana maintained its
traditional religion while Mali and
Songhai were influenced by Islam.
Turkish
Empire(c. 1500-1918)
Ottoman Turks conquer
African states of Algiers,
Tunis, Tripoli, and Egypt,
consolidating theinfluence of Islam in
North Africa.
EuropeanColonialism(1880s-1960s)
Eight western Europeannations divide Africa
into colonies whereby
Europeans control
Africans politically and
exploit them economically.
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RiseofIslam(c. 650-1000)
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The Muslim faith
spreads from the Middle
East to North, West, and
East Africa, mixing withArabic and African
cultures.
East African Swahili-
speaking states grew
from trading with China
(silk, porcelain), India
(spices, rice, cotton, cloth),
and the Middle East (glass,
pearls, fabric).
AfricanIndependence(1957-present)
African nations win
independence from
European nations after many
years of resistance. The new
nations struggle with the
political and economic legacyof colonialism.
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