Ghana Ashanti chiefdoms were established in the area in the 1670s, and in 1701 were unified into the most powerful political and military state in the West African coastal region. After wars with Britain in the 19th century, Ashanti was incorporated into the Gold Coast colony (Ghana) as a British protectorate in 1900.
In which modern country was the Aksumite, or Axumite, Empire, which flourished from about the late first millennium BCE until the 9th century CE, centred?
Towards the end of which century CE did the Roman Empire start to disintegrate prior to separating into Western and Eastern Empires?
The "Byzantine Empire" is the term used since the 19th century to describe the Roman Empire of the Middle Ages, centred on its capital, where?
