Image showing the obverse and reverse of a silver coin, minted in Carthage, modern day Tunisia. On one side the ruler and the other a lion with a tree in the background and faint inscription on the edge.

Student and teacher resource

African kingdoms timeline

Student and teacher resource

Ages 7–16 (KS2, KS3 and KS4)

For teachers to use with their students.
For children to use with an adult's help.

Download the timeline

This African history timeline focuses on a range of African kingdoms and provides an overview of their development as they grow, flourish, and interact, using the natural resources of their regions to innovate, create, build, and trade.

Common to all the African kingdoms and empires included in this timeline are themes around power, wealth, influence, identity, creativity, innovation, and collaboration.

We hope you will be inspired by this resource to continue learning about African kingdoms and exploring the contributions they have made to African and global history.  

Watch the video

In this video Gaverne Bennet, welcomes two teachers to the British Museum to talk about how they have used the timeline in the classroom.

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