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• 0:00

  Stream Introduction

• 0:30

  Fiveable Resources

• 1:00

  Empires Overview

• 2:02

  About the Presenter

• 3:34

  Trade Routes Significance

• 5:09

  Great Zimbabwe Geography

• 6:13

  Zambezi River Importance

• 8:17

  Walled City Description

• 9:52

  Defense Benefits

• 11:57

  Population and Size

• 12:29

  Trade Involvement

• 14:02

  Fall of Great Zimbabwe

• 14:34

  Ethiopia Geography

• 15:35

  Aksum Introduction

• 17:08

  Christianity in Ethiopia

• 19:17

  Ge'ez Language

• 20:52

  Solomonic Dynasty

• 22:57

  Hausa Kingdoms Intro

• 25:33

  Trans-Saharan Roads

• 28:40

  Cultural Impact and Griots

• 29:43

  Islam Spread

• 30:44

  Caravanserai Role

• 32:19

  Slavery in Africa

• 33:57

  Hausa Conversion to Islam

• 35:01

  Hausa Decline Factors

• 36:31

  Rise of Caliphates

• 42:12

  Review Questions Start

• 42:45

  First Review Question

• 50:42

  Answering First Question

• 54:22

  Second Review Question

• 56:24

  Answering Second Question

• 58:28

  Final Q&A and Wrap-Up

• 59:30

  Stream Conclusion