The document provides a timeline of major events and developments in African history from 3000 BCE to 1700 CE. Some key highlights include the rise of ancient Egyptian civilization and pyramid building starting in the 3rd millennium BCE. The Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom eras in Egypt spanned from 2050 BCE to 1069 BCE. African empires like Ghana, Mali, and Songhai emerged in West Africa between the 10th-15th centuries CE as Trans-Saharan trade expanded. Islam also spread across North Africa between the 7th-15th centuries.