Question

Analyze the timelines below and answer the question that follows.
4 undated timelines. Events listed in order. Timeline 1: Scramble for Africa. European colonies established by Berlin Conference. European trading posts; Slave Trade. Arab traders bring Islam to North Africa. African nations gain independence. Timeline 2: Arab traders bring Islam to North Africa. European trading posts; Slave Trade. Scramble for Africa. European colonies established by Berlin Conference. African nations gain independence. Timeline 3: European trading posts; Slave Trade. Arab traders bring Islam to North Africa. European colonies established by Berlin Conference. Scramble for Africa. African nations gain independence. Timeline 4: European colonies established by Berlin Conference. European trading posts; Slave Trade. Scramble for Africa. African nations gain independence. Arab traders bring Islam to North Africa.

Which of the timelines above correctly shows the order of historical events on the African continent?
A.
One (1)
B.
Two (2)
C.
Three (3)
D.
Four (4)

Answer 1

B. Two (2)

Correct chronological order:
- Arab traders bring Islam to North Africa (7th–8th centuries),
- European trading posts and the transatlantic slave trade (from the 15th century),
- Scramble for Africa (late 19th century),
- European colonies formalized at the Berlin Conference (1884–85, early in the Scramble),
- African nations gain independence (mainly mid‑20th century).