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Period: 570 to Jun 8, 632
Muhammad
Prophet of Islam
was a leader from Mecca who unified Arabia into a single religious polity under Islam -
Period: Nov 2, 661 to Nov 2, 750
Umayyad Dynasty
established after death of Muhammad
overthrown by Abbasid -
Period: Oct 25, 710 to
Nara Period
period within Japan
Japan's capital is moved from Fujiwara-kyō to Heijō-kyō
The Great Buddha(Daibutsu) at Tōdai-ji was completed
permanent establishment of Buddhism
Emperor Shōmu -
Period: Oct 25, 750 to Oct 25, 1258
Abbasid Dynasty
800= Golden Age of Islam
New trade route- Indian Ocean
80% Shia -
Period: Nov 2, 750 to Nov 2, 1076
Kingdom of Ghana
first sub- Saharan West Africa
Gold Coast -
Nov 2, 1054
Schism between eastern & western Christian Church
formal split between the Latin Church & the Orthodox Church -
Nov 2, 1055
Seljuks control over Abbasid Dynasty
Turkic dynasty of control Asian nomadic origins took over Baghdad and established themselves as new protectors of the Abbasid caliphate -
Oct 14, 1066
Norman Invasion of England
Duke William II of Normandy (william the conqueror)
invasion & occupaton of England by an army of Normans and Franch who were led by Duke William II -
Period: Nov 2, 1095 to Nov 2, 1099
First Crusade
preceded over Byzantine empire -
Period: Nov 2, 1200 to Nov 2, 1500
Mali Empire
created by indugenious Muslims in Western Sudan of West Africa and famous for its role in the trans- Saharan gold trade -
Period: Nov 2, 1202 to Nov 2, 1204
Fourth Crusade
was to win back the holy city of Jerusalem -
Period: Nov 2, 1206 to Nov 2, 1283
Mongol conquest of all of China
under Genghis Khan and his descendants established an enormous empire -
Period: Nov 2, 1206 to Nov 2, 1227
Reign of Chinggis Khan
(same as Genhis title of Temujin when he ruled the Mongols, Khan)
founder of the Mongol empire, most famous for conqueror in history -
Period: Nov 2, 1206 to Nov 2, 1526
Sultanate of Delhi- Delhi Sultanate
centralized Indian empire of varying extent; created by Muslim invaders -
Period: Nov 1, 1220 to Nov 1, 1450
Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe
one of Africa’s greatest civilizations
highly developed architecture
trade center: -
Period: Nov 2, 1250 to Nov 2, 1450
Kingdom of Great Zumbabwe
city where many stone structures were
built when it was a trading center and capital of a large state in Africa -
Period: Nov 2, 1260 to Nov 2, 1271
Reign of Kublai Khan
conquerored China & established the Chinese Yuan Dynasty -
Period: Nov 2, 1271 to Nov 2, 1368
Yuan Dynasty
the grandson of Tiemuzhen, Kublai Khan, ascended the throne he formally established the Yuan Dynasty
Yuandadu was the capital
Kublai Khan led his army, capturing the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127 - 1279) and thus he unified the entire China -
Period: Nov 2, 1275 to Nov 2, 1292
Marco Polo's trip to China
served under Kublai Khan -
Period: Oct 30, 1304 to Oct 30, 1377
Ibn Battuta
was a Muslim Moroccan explorer, known for his extensive travels, accounts of which were published in the Rihla
Over a period of thirty years, he visited most of the known Islamic World -
Period: Nov 2, 1312 to Nov 2, 1337
Reign of Mansa Musa
Ruler of Mali, his pilgrimage through Egypt
to mecca established the empires reputaion for wealth -
Period: Nov 2, 1336 to Nov 2, 1405
Tamerlane (known as Timur)
through conquest gained control over much of Central Asia and Iran: member of prominent family of the Mongols Jagadai Khanate -
Period: Oct 25, 1337 to Oct 25, 1453
Hundred Years War
England and France
King Philip VI of France attempted to confiscate the English territories in the duchy of Aquitaine
series of (plundering raids) battles interspersed with truces and uneasy peace -
Nov 2, 1346
First Bubonic Plague Pandemic
bacterial disease spread by flea bites to rodents and humans
high montality rae and difficult to stop its spread -
Period: Nov 2, 1368 to
Ming Dynasty
Empire based in China that Zhu Yuanzhang established after the overthrow of the Yuan Empire -
Period: Nov 2, 1405 to Nov 2, 1433
Zheng He's experiditions
He was entrusted by Chinese emperor Yongle with series of state voyages through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia & Africa -
Period: Oct 30, 1438 to Oct 30, 1533
Inca Empire
Stretching 2,500 miles
only lasted about a hundred years
the Spanish conquered the Inca in 1532
The Inca left no written history
largest empire in pre-Columbian America -
Oct 30, 1453
The Fall of Constantinople
Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire
Sultan Mehmed II, ruler of the Ottoman Turks, led the assault
siege lasted for fifty days -
Period: to
Silla Dynasty
one of the three kingdoms of Korea
The Park clan held power for three generations before being faced with a coup by the Seok clan.
according to the Koreans Silla was founded by King Park Hyeokgeose -
Period: to
Reign of Charlemangne
King of the Fanks and emperor; established the Carolington Empire; first in western Europe to bear the title emperor in over 300 years -
Period: to Nov 2, 1276
Song Dynasty
Chinese economy had grown spectacularly
technology advanced- in fields as diverse as agriculture, iron-wroking, and printing
populatoin grew -
Period: to
Sui Dynasty
imperial Chnese Dynasty
founded by Emperor Wen of Sui, the Sui Dynasty capital was at Chang'an -
Period: to
Tang Dynasty
imperial dynasty of China
founded by Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire
capital was Chang'an -
Period: to Oct 30, 1185
Heian Period
in Japanese history
gradually changed as the growth of private estates, exempt from taxation
A new centre of authority emerged in 1086 when Emperor Shirakawa retired early and established a cloistered regime to rule behind the throne, a system continued sporadically by later emperors
flourishing culture of the court aristocracy -
Period: to Nov 2, 1400
Kingdom of Angkor
capital of present day Cambodia
largest pre- industrial urban center in the world