Great Civilizations of Africa

Can you name these great African civilizations that aren't Egypt?

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Existence	Founder	Hint	Answer
c. 100 AD - c. 940 AD	Zoskales	Known for its Stone Stelae and biblical connections to a famous Queen.	Kingdom of Aksum
814 BC - 146 BC	Dido	Mortal Enemy of Rome	Carthage
1390 AD - 1914 AD	Lukeni lua Nimi	Lived on as a vassal state of Portugal from 1857-1914.	Kingdom of Kongo
1235 AD - 1670 AD	Sundiata Keita	Began as a small city-state that rose to control a large swath of West Africa.	Mali Empire
1220 AD - 1450 AD	Group of Shona Migrants	Known for its impressive stone constructions in its capital city of the same name.	Kingdom of Zimbabwe
1816 AD - 1897 AD	Shaka Zulu	Known as a warrior people who fought against the Boers and British.	Kingdom of Zulu

Existence	Founder	Hint	Answer
c. 785 BC - c. 350 AD	Alara	Shared tradition of building pyramids with its northern neighbor.	Kingdom of Kush
c. 900 BC - c. 200 AD	Unknown	Mysterious civilization known for its terracotta figures.	Nok Civilization
c. 700 AD - c. 1240 AD	Contested	The civilization's name was actually the title of its ruler and is the current name of a modern nation	Ghana Empire
c. 1464 AD - 1591 AD	Sonni Ali	One of the largest Empires in the history of Africa that flourished from trade.	Songhai Empire
c. 2500 BC? - c. 712 BC?	Unknown	A mysterious civilization known as a trading partner of gold, ebony, etc with Egypt. Its precise geographic location is still unknown.	Land of Punt

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