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600 BCE
Beginning of Hindu/Muslim Rivalry
The beginning of the Hindu and Muslim rivalry in South Asia. -
500 BCE
Southeast Asia Contacts India
Southeast Asia comes into contact with what is now India. -
Period: 221 BCE to 207 BCE
The Qin Dynasty
The Qin Dynasty rules China. -
Period: 250 to 900
Mayan Culture Height
The Mayan City-States in Modern-Day Southern Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and Guatemala reach their height. -
Period: 400 to 600
Decline of the Roman Empire
Due to increasing issues, the Roman Empire begins to decline. -
550
Gupta Empire Collapse
The Gupta Empire in India, collapses, leaving the region in chaos. -
Period: 574 to 622
Prince Shaotoku Taishi
Prince Shaotoku Taishi promotes Bhuddism and Confucianism in Japan. -
632
Muhammad's Death
Muhammad, the creator of Islam and believed to be the last great prophet, dies. -
Period: 670 to 1025
Srivijaya Empire
Rule of the Srivijaya Empire in South-East Asia. -
Period: 700 to 900
Mississippian Culture Emerges
The Mississippian Culture emerges in Modern-Day Eastern U.S. -
Period: 711 to 732
Islamic Invasion of Spain
Dar al-Islam expands into Southern Spain, until they are pushed back at the Battle of Turs. -
Period: 750 to 1258
Islamic Golden Age
Dar al-Islam (House of Islam) reaches its golden age under the Abbasid Sultanate. -
762
Islamic Capital Moved to Baghdad
The Abbasid Sultanate moves the Islamic Capital to Baghdad, a prominent trading center. -
Period: 770 to 840
Formation of Neo-Confucianism
The formation of Neo-Confucianism, an abstract syncretism of Daoism and Buddhism that spread throughout East Asia. -
Period: 794 to 1185
Heian Period
A period where Japan mimicked Chinese culture closely. -
Period: 802 to 1431
Khmer Empire
Rule of the Khmer Empire, or Angkor Kingdom in South-East Asia -
Period: 850 to 1267
Chala Dynasty
Kingdom/Governing body in South Asia. -
Period: 869 to 883
Zanj Rebellions
A series of slave revolts in Mesopotamia that was one of the most successful slave revolts in history, allowing a group of slaves to hold a city for 10 years before it was recaptured. -
Period: 960 to 1279
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty rules China. -
962
Otto I is crowned Holy Roman Emperor
Otto I is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. -
Period: 1000 to 1122
Lay Investiture Controversy
Controversy about who could ordain (invest) in Bishops. Resolved with the Concordant of Worms, which separated secular authorities from the Church. -
1066
William the Conqueror Conquers Europe
William the Conqueror, a Norman king, conquers Europe, uniting the kingdoms of each side of the English Channel. Also unites Anglo-Saxons and Normans, creating the modern English people. -
1100
Beginning of the Bhakti Movement
The beginning of the Bhakti Movement, a change in Hinduism that abolished the caste system among other things. -
Period: 1134 to 1204
Maimonides
Maimonides' lifespan, an Islamic scholar who lived in Spain. -
Period: 1136 to
Vijayanagara Empire
Empire/Governing Body in Southern Asia -
Period: 1180 to 1223
King Phillip II Rules France
King Phillip II rules France and creates a bureaucracy. -
1192
Japan Installs a Shogun
The Minamoto Family installed a new ruler, the Shogun. The Emperor became a puppet-head ruler. -
Period: 1200 to 1300
Decline of the Chaco Culture
The Chaco culture in Modern-Day Southwestern U.S. declines due to a drier climate. -
Period: 1200 to 1300
Decline of the Mesa Verde Culture
The Mesa Verde culture in Modern-Day Southwestern U.S. declines due to a drier climate. -
Period: 1200 to 1526
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate rules over the northern portion of South Asia. -
Period: 1201 to 1274
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
The lifespan of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, an important Islamic scholar. -
1215
Magna Carta
Noblemen force the king to sign the Magna Carta, a protection of human rights. -
Period: 1225 to 1274
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas' lifespan. An Islamic scholar. -
1258
Destruction of Baghdad
The Mongols conquer and destroy the Islamic Capital, Baghdad. Another casualty is the House of Wisdom. -
1265
English Parliament Forms
The English Parliament is formed, with people from the nobility and clergy and wealthy villagers. -
Period: 1285 to 1314
King Phillip IV Rules France
King Phillip IV rules France and creates the Estates-General. A body created of the three legal classes (clergy, nobility, commoners) to counsel the king. -
Period: 1293 to 1520
Majahapahit Empire
Rule of the Majahapahit Empire in South-East Asia. -
1325
Founding of Tenochtitlan
The Aztecs found their capital city, Tenochtitlan in Modern-Day Mexico City. -
Period: 1325 to 1425
Formation of the Aztec Empire
The Aztecs form their empire in Central Mexico. -
Period: 1332 to 1406
Ibn Khaldun
Ibn Khaldun's lifespan, an important Islamic scholar. -
Period: 1400 to 1519
Decline of the Aztec Empire
The declination of the Aztec empire due to the invasion of Spain. -
1431
Rise of the Sukhathai Kingdom
Rise of the Sukhathai Kingdom in South-East Asia. -
1438
Formation of the Incan Empire
Pochacuti conquers tribe in Modern-Day Cuzco, Peru and forms the Incan Empire. -
1450
Abandonment of Cahokia
The Mississippians abandon their largest structure, Cahokia around this time. Cahokia was located in Modern-Day Southern Illinois. -
Period: 1460 to 1507
A' ishah al-Ba'uniyyah
A' ishah al-Ba'uniyyah's lifespan, an important Sufi poet and mystic -
1492
Reconquista Completed
Christians reconquer Spain from Islam control. -
1493
Hwayana Capoc Begins Rule
Hwayana Capoc, Pochacuti's grandson, begins his rule of the Incan Empire. -
1519
Low Level Tribes Rebel Against the Aztec Empire
After resenting the Aztecs, lower level tribes rebel against the Aztec Empire, eventually defeating them with the help of the Spaniards. -
1526
Delhi Sultanate Collapse
The Delhi Sultanate loses control to the Mughals. -
Period: 1532 to 1572
Decline of the Incan Empire
Taking advantage of the ongoing Incan Civil War, Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish Conquistador, conquers the Incan Empire -
Period: to
Thirty Years War
War that includes the destruction of most of the Holy Roman Empire. -
French Revolution
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Destruction of the Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire formally disbands after Napoleon conquers most of Europe. -
Foot Binding Banned
The practice of foot binding is banned in China