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10th century BCE

  1. c. 1st millennium BCE★★★★★

    Bantu expansion

    Bantu-speaking peoples from west-central Africa gradually spread across eastern and southern Africa over millennia, bringing agriculture and ironworking.

    CultureEconomy· Cameroon, DR Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa

15th century

  1. July 8, 1497 – May 20, 1498★★★★★

    Vasco da Gama sails from Europe to India

    Vasco da Gama's fleet left Lisbon, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, sailed up the East African coast and reached Calicut, opening a direct sea route between Europe and Asia.

    ExplorationEconomy· Portugal, South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, India
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