Created by First Period Social Studies Class of 2014

 Appearance of homo sapiens  Use of fire begins  Hunters and gatherers traveled in groups  Crop cultivation begins- cotton, coffee, and kola-nuts

 Paintings on rocks are made in North and South Africa

 People settle on the Nile, Congo, and Niger rivers  Farming and herding start to spread through South Africa  Ancient people in Zaire begin to use the abacus

 Ancient Egyptians begin burying their dead  Nile Valley people develop skills like weaving, glass making, and metal crafts

 Ancient African kingdoms grow:  Nubia (Kush)  Ethiopia  Egypt

 Mass migration of Bantu people  Spread language throughout Africa

 Kush rules Egypt from its capital called Meroe

 Nok people begin thriving in Central Nigerian forests  Skilled in ceramics