Presentation Timeline

  • Period: Jan 1, 600 to Dec 31, 1450

    Unit 2

  • Nov 30, 610

    Muhammad receives first vision,

  • Nov 30, 610

    Muhammad preaches in Mecca

  • Nov 30, 630

    Muslims capture Mecca

  • Nov 30, 630

    Muslims have pilgrimage rights in Mecca.

  • Arabs conquer Egypt.
    Nov 18, 642

    Arabs conquer Egypt.

  • Arabs invade and destroy the ancient kingdom of Axum.
    Nov 18, 710

    Arabs invade and destroy the ancient kingdom of Axum.

  • Pippin donates to Pope Stephen II
    Jan 1, 754

    Pippin donates to Pope Stephen II

    helps to establish Papal states and alliance between pope and Frankish Carolingian dynasty.
  • City of Timbuktu founded in Mali.
    Nov 18, 1000

    City of Timbuktu founded in Mali.

  • Bulgaria surrenders and is annexed into the Byzantine Empire.
    Nov 30, 1018

    Bulgaria surrenders and is annexed into the Byzantine Empire.

  • Great Schism
    Jan 1, 1054

    Great Schism

    division between Orthodox (east) and Catholic (west) church.
  • William the Conqueror defeats British king Harold II.
    Nov 30, 1066

    William the Conqueror defeats British king Harold II.

    William the Conqueror defeats British king Harold II.
  • The Seljuks expanded their rule over virtually the entire Anatolian plateau, which was not that far from Constantinople.
    Nov 30, 1081

    The Seljuks expanded their rule over virtually the entire Anatolian plateau, which was not that far from Constantinople.

  • First Crusade is launched
    Jan 1, 1096

    First Crusade is launched

    First Crusade, going to cause desire for foreign spices to Europeans.
  • Constantinople is conquered in the Fourth Crusade, the Empire begins fragmentation among it's lands.
    Nov 30, 1204

    Constantinople is conquered in the Fourth Crusade, the Empire begins fragmentation among it's lands.

  • Nov 30, 1215

    King John signs the Magna Carta

    base of future national cnstitutions
  • Mansa Musa, ruler of Mali, makes a pilgrimage to Mecca and shows off his great wealth.
    Nov 18, 1324

    Mansa Musa, ruler of Mali, makes a pilgrimage to Mecca and shows off his great wealth.

  • Black Plague devastates Europeans.
    Nov 30, 1347

    Black Plague devastates Europeans.

    decrease of population, cause of social uprisings
  • Dmitri Sonskoi (1350-1389) was the Grand Duke of Moscow, he claimed visctory over the Lithuanian invasions and to successfully repel the Tartar (Mongols), for a short time.
    Nov 30, 1359

    Dmitri Sonskoi (1350-1389) was the Grand Duke of Moscow, he claimed visctory over the Lithuanian invasions and to successfully repel the Tartar (Mongols), for a short time.

  • The Viking warrior Rurik founded the Rurik dyanasty, as well as the Keivan Rus state and it's capital of Novgorod.

    The Viking warrior Rurik founded the Rurik dyanasty, as well as the Keivan Rus state and it's capital of Novgorod.

  • Vladimir I of Kiev converted his followers to follow Orthodox Christianity.

    Vladimir I of Kiev converted his followers to follow Orthodox Christianity.