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Name<br />

A time line organizes information chronologically, or in time order.<br />

Time lines are divided into spans of years. The time moves from<br />

the earliest on the left to the latest on the right. Events are listed<br />

on the time line in the year they occurred.<br />

Use the time line below to answer the questions.<br />

Ghana expands<br />

in West Africa<br />

450<br />

1. Which is the earliest entry on the time line?<br />

2. About what year did Ghana begin to decline?<br />

3. About how long did Mali exist?<br />

4. Which is the longest-lived kingdom on the time line?<br />

5. When were the Songhay defeated?<br />

6. When did the Asante Empire begin?<br />

26<br />

The Magic Gourd • Grade 6/Unit 1<br />

Ghana<br />

declines<br />

1100<br />

Kingdom of<br />

Benin founded<br />

Kingdom of Mali<br />

rises under<br />

King Sundiata Songhay<br />

expands<br />

1230s<br />

1493<br />

1464<br />

Mali defeated<br />

by Songhay<br />

Songhay defeated<br />

by Moroccans.<br />

Begins decline.<br />

Asante<br />

Empire<br />

begins<br />

1670s<br />

<strong>Practice</strong><br />

Text Feature:<br />

Time Line<br />

1591 1897<br />

End of<br />

Kingdom<br />

of Benin<br />

At Home: Together, make a time line of the student’s life.<br />

Divide the time line into year segments, and list major events<br />

for each year.<br />

© <strong>Macmillan</strong>/<strong>McGraw</strong>-<strong>Hill</strong>

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