Classical Antiquity – Africa beyond the Nile

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(500 BC – 500 AD)

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Asia Map Current Era Name Geography of Aethiopic Africa Sahara–Sahel Belt West–Central African Belt Horn of Africa & Ethiopian Highlands East African Rift & Southern African Plateau

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Period LinkPrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistoryAncient HistoryAncient HistoryAncient HistoryMedieval HistoryMedieval HistoryMedieval History
Start Year2,500,000 BC10,000 BC8,000 BC4,500 BC3,000 BC1,200 BC500 BC500 AD1000 AD1300 AD
End Year10,000 BC8,000 BC4,500 BC3,000 BC1,200 BC500 BC500 AD1000 AD1300 AD1500 AD
Africa (beyond the Nile)Paleolithic Africa (beyond the Nile)Mesolithic Africa (beyond the Nile)Neolithic Africa (beyond the Nile)Chalcolithic Africa (beyond the Nile)Africa Beyond the Nile (Saharan–Sahelian–Sub-Saharan) Bronze AgeAfrica Beyond the Nile (Sub-Saharan) Iron AgeAfrica beyond the Nile in AntiquityEarly Medieval Africa (beyond the Nile)High Medieval Africa (beyond the Nile)Late Medieval Africa (beyond the Nile)

Period LinkEarly Modern HistoryEarly Modern HistoryEarly Modern HistoryModern HistoryModern HistoryModern HistoryContemporary HistoryContemporary HistoryContemporary History
Start Year1500 AD1600 AD1700 AD1800 AD1870 AD1914 AD1945 AD1985 AD2026 AD
End Year1600 AD1700 AD1800 AD1870 AD1914 AD1945 AD1985 AD2025 AD2065 AD
Africa (beyond the Nile)Renaissance and Reformation Africa (beyond the Nile)Scientific Revolution and State Formation Africa (beyond the Nile)Enlightenment and Proto-Industrial Africa (beyond the Nile)Industrial Era Africa (beyond the Nile)Long 19th Century Africa (beyond the Nile)World War Era Africa (beyond the Nile)Cold War Era Africa (beyond the Nile)Allisonian Era Africa (beyond the Nile)Deasy Era Africa (beyond the Nile)