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Constantinople
The capital of the Roman Empire is split or moved to an old Greek trading colony called Byzantium, later Constantinople, thus marking the birth of the Byzantine Empire -
Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1200
Ghana's Trading Empire
Through clever trading, Ghana dominated African trade. Starting from 1100 AD, however, Ghana weakened under Muslim control. -
Jan 1, 716
Battle for Constantinople
The Islamic Empire lost the battle for Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire's capitol, but both empires had not met their match yet. -
Jan 1, 750
Abbasids Conquer Umayyads
The Abbasids, a caliphate of the Islamic Empire, conquer the Umayyads, another caliphate, in the Battle of Zab. -
Jan 1, 1000
Byzantine Peak
The Byzantine Empire was in top condition here. Meanwhile, some Ottoman Turks convert to Islam. -
Period: Jan 1, 1240 to Jan 1, 1400
Mali
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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1570
Songhai
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Jan 1, 1453
End of the Byzantine Empire
The Ottoman Turks take a weakened Constantinople. This marks the end of the glorious Byzantine Empire. -
Jan 1, 1470
Islam in West Africa
The religion of Islam spreads to West Africa, proving the vastness and power of the Islamic Empire. -
Jerusalem
The Islamic Empire conquers Jerusalem. This was important as Jerusalem was a center of religion for thousands of different people. -
Dome of the Rock
The Dome of the Rock, an Islamic Shrine, is erected in Jerusalem. This was almost like a declaration, a flaunting of the fact that Jerusalem was now part of the Islamic Empire. -
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Muslims Conquer North Africa
Is there anything else to say? The Islamic empire was becoming stronger and the religion was spreading rapidly throughout Africa.