History of Senegal

Beautiful "History of Senegal" for all citizens of Senegal! – ancient Senegal history with Graphics - Popular Top "Senegal history" Free Download! This is a whole app is very easy to use. The app cover whole Senegal history from Ghana Empire to President of Senegal.

The first human beings in Senegal were hunters but by about 3,000 BC they had learned to farm. About 500 BC knowledge of how to make iron tools reached west Africa. By 500 AD a sophisticated society arose in Senegal capable of building stone circles. Towns and trade flourished. In the 13th century the Empire of Mali included much of western Africa including Senegal. However the power of Mali declined in the 15th century and Senegal broke up into small kingdoms.

Meanwhile Europeans were exploring the coast of west Africa. The Portuguese landed on Cap Vert in 1544. The Portuguese began to trade with the Africans and their influence gradually grew. However in the early 16th century the Portuguese settled in Brazil and they needed slaves to work sugar plantations there. So they began to import slaves from west Africa. Slavery was not new in Senegal but the Portuguese took huge numbers of slaves from the area. In the later 16th century the English joined the slave trade. In the early 17th century so did the Dutch and the French. The Dutch established a trading station on Ile de Goree in 1617. The French established a trading station in 1639 and in 1677 they took Ile de Goree from the Dutch.

During the 18th century the slave trade flourished. Europeans persuaded Africans from the coast to attack neighboring tribes and take captives. The captives were exchanged for goods like guns and cloth. They were then shipped across the Atlantic in appalling conditions. However the British banned the slave trade in 1807.

In the 19th century the British became the ruling power along the River Gambia but the French advanced inland along the River Senegal. In 1884-85 the European powers divided up Africa. France was confirmed as the colonial power in Senegal.

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- Very user responsive and easy to navigate.

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- Bookmark any page.

- Zoom in & out controls.

- Optimized for all devices.

- Supports all screen resolutions and devices (including tablets).

- Change the background color to reduce eye constrain.

- Share your part of history or pictures to your friends and family to Instagram, Picasa, Photos, and Facebook.

All these features are available for free.

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