600-1450

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  • 468 BCE

    Grand Canal

    The Grand Canal was built to be the transport of grain.
  • 350 BCE

    Mayan city-states

    They were thought to serve as mediators between the gods and people on earth, and performed the elaborate religious ceremonies and rituals so important to the maya culture.
  • Period: 330 to 1453

    Byzantine Empire

    This Empire accomplished building the Hagia Sophia. It also preserved the Roman and Greek culture and Christianity. It Spread ideas to other parts of the world. Greek language and learning were preserved for prosperity.
  • Period: 476 to 1453

    Middle Ages

    The middle ages began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance discovery.
  • Period: 476 to 800

    Dark Ages

    It’s called “the dark ages” because historians don’t know as much of this time; this period of time has been lost to history.
  • 610

    Muhammad's 1st revelation

    This event marks the beginning of Muhammad's prophethood. During this event and angel assigns him to read.
  • Period: 618 to 907

    Tang Dynasty

    The Tang Dynasty became the most powerful and prosperous country in the world. Both poetry and painting reached their creative peaks in China.
  • 622

    The Hijra

    This event is about Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina in order to escape persecution. This event represents the starting point of the Muslim era.
  • 632

    Death of Muhammad

    Muhammad died as a result of being poisoned. His death caused the splitting of Sunni and Shiite
  • Period: 661 to 750

    Umayyad Caliphate

    This was the first Muslim Dynasty. The accomplishments included the architecture of the Umayyad Mosque and the Dome of the Rock.
  • 711

    Muslim's control Spain

    The invasion of Spain was the result both of a Muslim readiness to invade and of a call of assistance by one of the Visigothic fractions.
  • 732

    Battle of the Tours

    Charles Martel defeats a large army of Spanish moors, halting the Muslim advance into Western Europe. The Muslim governor of Cordoba was killed in the fighting
  • Period: 750 to 1258

    Abbasid Caliphate

    Oversaw the Golden Age of the Islamic culture. This was one of the longest and most influential Islamic Dynasties.
  • 762

    Abbasid’s take Baghdad

    The Abbasids moved the empire’s capital from Damascus to Baghdad. They had depended heavily on the support of Persians in their overthrow of the Umayyad’s.
  • Period: 793 to 1066

    Viking invasions in Europe

    The Vikings first invaded in AD 793 and last invaded in 1066
  • Period: 800 to

    The Holy Roman Empire

    developments were advanced in the fields of medicine, law, religion, government, and warfare. This empire ended the Dark Ages and initiated a period of cultural enhacement.
  • Period: 960 to 1127

    Song Dynasty

    The Song Dynasty is considered another period of the Golden Age. Commerce developed and paper currency came into increasing use.
  • Period: 1000 to 1300

    High Middle Ages

    The high middle ages are also known as the medieval time period. This time period is separated into 3 time periods.
  • 1054

    Great Schism between Catholics and Eastern Orthodox

    The break of communion between the Catholic Church and eastern orthodox churches.
  • 1066

    William the Conqueror takes England

    Was the first Norman King of England
  • Period: 1096 to 1291

    Crusades

    This was a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims.
  • Period: 1206 to 1368

    Mongol Empire

    The largest empire in history. Represents the unified conquests of Genghis Khan and his descendants. Conquered Song China. Mongols were the first to ever conquer all of China.
  • 1215

    Magna Carta

    One of the most important documents in history. It established the principle that everyone is subject to the law(even the king). It guarantees the rights of individuals, the right to justice and the right to a fair trial.
  • 1215

    Parliament Established

    Established that the King may not collect any taxes
  • Period: 1271 to 1368

    Yuan Dynasty

    Many developments in economy, science, engineering, mathematica, printing, astronomy, medicine, painting, poetry, calligraphy, and other forms of art. The first empire to use paper money.
  • 1300

    Pax Mongolia

    Lasted about 100 years. Period of peace, international trade adn economic/ cultural prosperity.
  • Period: 1325 to 1521

    Tenochtitlan built

    Built on an island. It had a system of canals and causeways that supplied the hundreds of thousands of people who lived there.
  • Period: 1337 to 1453

    100 Years War

    A series of separate conflicts between the English and the French abt the french throne. England made no further attempt to conquer France.
  • Period: 1347 to 1350

    Black Death

    This disease killed an estimated amount of 225 million people and lingered on for centuries.
  • Period: 1368 to

    Ming Dynasty

    Remembered for its drama, literature, and world-renowned porcelain. Built majority of the existing great Wall of China/saw development in printing.
  • Period: 1405 to 1433

    Voyages of Zhen He

    He led China to become the superpower of the Indian Ocean. He went on 7 major expeditions to explore the world for the Chinese emperor and to establish Chinese trade in new areas.
  • Period: 1438 to 1532

    Inca Empire

    Built the citadel of Machu Picchu. Invented a flute, a drum, the famous Inca panpipe, terrace farming, freeze dried foods, aqueducts, strange and scary art, unified language etc.
  • Period: 1519 to 1521

    Aztec Empire

    Magnificent temples, palaces, plazas, and statues that represented many gods they worshipped.