1. 800 - Soninke people founded Ghana
2. 325 - King Ezana of Axum takes control of Kush
3. 350 BC - West Africans make iron tools
4. 1440 - Songhai Era comes to an end
5. 1150 - Anasazi building connected stone houses
6. 1312 - Sundiata ruled new empire Mali
7. 1324 - Mansa Musa emperor of Mali
8. 1493 - Aztecs came to the Valley of Mexico
9. 1464 - Ali Ber became king of Songhai
10. 1500 - Mansa Musa's hajj
11. 1591 - Aztecs ruled an empire that extended beyond the Valley of Mexico
12. 300 - Mayan cities began to fall into ruin
13. 250 - Beginning of Classic Maya period
14. 1235 - Iroquois League formed
15. 1100 - Sapa Inca Pachacuti took power
16. 1525 - Sapa Inca Huayna took power