The Great River
Africa's history as the main channel · 13 African eras · 33 periods
Ancient Egypt & Nubia3100 BCE–332 BCE
Nok Culture1500 BCE–500
Kingdom of Aksum100–940
Ife Golden Age1000–1500
Mali & Songhai Empires1235–1591
Great Zimbabwe1100–1450
Kingdom of Benin1180–1897
Kingdom of Kongo1390–1914
Swahili Coast800–1500
Ethiopian Christian Art1270–1900
Colonization & Resistance1880–1960
Independence Era1957–1994
African Modern & Contemporary1920–now
Medieval & Gothic1100–1400
Early Renaissance1400–1490
High Renaissance1490–1527
Northern Renaissance1420–1580
Mannerism1520–1600
Baroque1600–1730
Dutch Golden Age1620–1680
Rococo1700–1780
Neoclassicism1760–1830
Romanticism1800–1850
Realism1840–1880
Impressionism1860–1895
Post-Impressionism1885–1910
Symbolism & Art Nouveau1886–1914
Expressionism1905–1930
Cubism1907–1925
Surrealism1924–1955
Abstract Expressionism1943–1965
Pop Art1955–1975
Contemporary1970–now
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