(4,500 BC – 3,000 BC)
| Period Link | Prehistory | Prehistory | Prehistory | Prehistory | Ancient History | Ancient History | Ancient History | Medieval History | Medieval History | Medieval History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Year | 2,500,000 BC | 10,000 BC | 8,000 BC | 4,500 BC | 3,000 BC | 1,200 BC | 500 BC | 500 AD | 1000 AD | 1300 AD |
| End Year | 10,000 BC | 8,000 BC | 4,500 BC | 3,000 BC | 1,200 BC | 500 BC | 500 AD | 1000 AD | 1300 AD | 1500 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 Age | Africa Beyond the Nile (Sub-Saharan) Iron Age | Africa beyond the Nile in Antiquity | Early Medieval Africa (beyond the Nile) | High Medieval Africa (beyond the Nile) | Late Medieval Africa (beyond the Nile) |
| Period Link | Early Modern History | Early Modern History | Early Modern History | Modern History | Modern History | Modern History | Contemporary History | Contemporary History | Contemporary History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Year | 1500 AD | 1600 AD | 1700 AD | 1800 AD | 1870 AD | 1914 AD | 1945 AD | 1985 AD | 2026 AD |
| End Year | 1600 AD | 1700 AD | 1800 AD | 1870 AD | 1914 AD | 1945 AD | 1985 AD | 2025 AD | 2065 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) |