| Time Period |
Historical Event |
| 40,000 BC |
Grimaldi, an early homo sapiens, ventures
from Africa |
| 4241 BC |
Invention of a fixed calendar in Egypt |
| 3200 BC |
The reign of King Narmer (Menes) in Egypt |
| 3000 BC |
Imhotep was considered the god of medicine. |
| 1370-1352 BC |
Amenhotep (Akenaton) and Nefertiti introduce
Ra, the Sun God |
| ? - 1349 BC |
Tutankhamen (King Tut) rules Egypt |
| 1050 BC |
Queen Sheba travels from Kush to visit King
Solomon. |
| 712 BC |
Piankhi, an Ethiopian, becomes pharah of
Egypt |
| 332-283 BC |
Conquest of Egypt by Alexander. Ptolemy, an
Upper Egyptian, installed as pharaoh |
| 247-183 BC |
Hannibal rules Carthage and invades Italy |
| 47-30 BC |
Cleopatra VIII, Queen of the Nile, rules
Egypt |
| 1-33 AD |
Life and times of Jesus Christ |
| 189-199 AD |
Pope Victor I, an African, unifies Catholic
Church |
| 622 AD |
Prophet Muhammed journeys from Mecca to
Medina |
| 700-1,076 AD |
Ancient empire of Ghana rises under the
leadership of Tenkhamenin |
| 1100 AD |
Great Zimbabwe flourishes under Monomotapa |
| 1230-1255 AD |
Sundiata comes to power in Mali |
| 1324 AD |
Mansa Musa of Mali makes pilgrimage to Mecca |
| 1490 AD |
Askia Muhammad founds University of Sankore
at Timbuktu |
| 1506 AD |
King Alfonso of the Kongo ascends to the
throne |
| 1590 AD |
Songhay empire destroyed by Moroccans |
| 1630 AD |
Queen Nzinga organizes the state of Matamba |
| 1650 AD |
Kingdom of Oya reaches its peak in West
Africa |
| 1695 AD |
Osie Tutu founds the Ashanti Nation |