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Event trade Africa

Ife

500 CE

Sacred Yoruba city and cultural hub of West African gold and glass bead trade, famed for its naturalistic bronze heads.

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Standing in 500 CE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Hindu kingdoms Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 1715 CE Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Simhala Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 700 CE Great Wall of China Landmark · East Asia 700 BCE – still standing Petra Landmark · Middle East 300 BCE – still standing Maya City-State Wars Conflict · Americas 400 BCE – 900 CE

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