African Empires and wit f European Colonies 590 B.C. to 1914 A.D. ‘Mus 500 B.C. 350 Bantu migration begins. Christianity is adopted by king of Axum, 590 B. Meroe is the cultura center of Kush arly Civilizations of Africa Many different cultures developed in Africa. ‘Two early black African cultures developed around 3000 B.c. A civilization known as Kush developed in northeastern Africa. Bantu cultures developed in West Africa. ‘The kingdom of Kush was located along the Nile River in the region of Nubia, Kush ts often called Nubia. = The Kushite civilization became a center for African learning, culture, and trade. jantu people gradually spread farming and ironworking into central and southern Africa. Kush was a major trading center linking These tiles, which show a Kushite in ‘Central Africa, the Mediterranean region, the center, were found in Egypt Arabia, and India. Goods and ideas were Kush and Egypt influenced each exchanged between cultures through Kush. other for 2,500 years. fon ancient Egypt ARAGIAN DESERT Deas is the fst highty eveloped black civilization ‘The Kingdom of Kush ©5908 Meroe ithe yer 590 n.c-350.A0. center of ronworking, trade, and learning Ww [I Kingdom of Kush weg) [Kingdom of Axum ETHIOPIAN Flow of trade HIGHLANDS Capital | INDIAN Cataract (waterfall) OE GCEAN Desert 80 an639 1240 Muslim Arabs invade Mali Empire is North Africa, established, 1444 Atlantic slave trade begins. 1500 Swahili city-states thrive on trade, 1780 Slave trade reaches its height, "700 1335| | 1400 1914 Ghana becomes the Songhai Empire is| | Timbuktu is the center Europeans first empire in West ‘established, of Mali culture. [control most Arica of Africa Who is descended from the Bantu? Descendants of the Bantu live in central and southern Africa. They speak related languages but belong to more than 300 distinct culture ‘groups including the Swahil and Kikuyu people. This farmer in southern Africa is a descendant of Bantu farmers who migrated to the region at least a thousand years ago. For about 1,500 years, the Bantu migrated south, mixing with original culture groups across the region. The Bantu brought a new way of life to southern Africa Bantu people seek more land {0 farm as their population gros rors inmap B INDIAN seis tes carying a deadly sleeping sickness ocean Jum 8 hinder settlement in rainforest. Bantu Migrations 500 .-1000 ao. 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