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Africa and the Middle East

Africa and the Middle East covers 12 topics in the History syllabus.

12 subtopics12 HL only

1.1

Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East (750–1291)

Rise of the Abbasid Caliphate

1.2

Pre-colonial sub-Saharan African states (circa 800–1945)

Emergence and consolidation of the state

1.3

The African slave trade (1500–1900)

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1.4

The Ottoman Empire and the creation of Türkiye (circa 1790–1938)

Decline of Ottoman power (from circa 1790)

1.5

European imperialism and the partition of Africa (circa 1840–1920)

Growth of European activity in Africa (from circa 1840)

1.6

Developments in South Africa (1867–2020)

Impact of the Mineral Revolution (from 1867)

1.7

Colonialism and crisis in Rwanda and the Congo (circa 1875–2003)

Impact of colonialism in the Congo

1.8

Colonialism in Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda

Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal countries are taught to ensure

1.9

Conflict and instability in the Middle East (1896–2020)

Origins of the Arab–Israeli conflict

1.10

Independence movements in Algeria, Angola, Ghana, Guinea, Namibia and

Tanganyika (circa 1900–2000) movements—Algeria, Angola, Ghana, of the prescribed countries are

1.11

Revolution, reform and foreign relations in the Middle East (circa 1945–2020)

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1.12

Modern developments in Ethiopia, Niger, Somalia, Tunisia, Zambia and

Zimbabwe (circa 1945–2020)

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