Bryson Byrd/600 C.E-1450 C.E

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  • Period: Oct 24, 600 to Dec 24, 1450

    600 C.E- 1450 C.E

  • Nov 3, 632

    Muhammed (571-632)

  • Nov 4, 661

    Umayyad Dynasty (661-750)

    Islam would be ruled by the descendants of Mu’ Awiyah known as the Umayyads. Under the guidance of the Umayyads, Islam continued its rapid spread throughout the world.
  • Nov 3, 710

    Nara Period (710-794)

  • Nov 4, 742

    Reign of Charlemange (742-814)

  • Oct 24, 750

    Abbasid Dynasty (750-1258)

    Second of the two great dynasties of the Muslim Empire of the Caliphate. It overthrew the Umayyad caliphate in ad 750 and reigned as the ʿAbbāsid caliphate until destroyed by the Mongol invasion in 1258.
  • Nov 2, 1000

    First Bubonic Plague Pandemic (600-1450)

  • Nov 4, 1054

    Schism between eatern & western Christian Church (1054)

  • Nov 3, 1066

    Norman invasion of England (1066-1154)

    invaded England in the autumn of 1066, beginning a campaign of conquest leading to his crowning as the King of England and the establishment of Norman rule over England.
  • Nov 2, 1096

    Firsrt Crusade (1096-1099)

    The First Crusade was proclaimed by Urban II in the year 1095. The first wave was composed mostly of peasants, but they were followed by military contingents in subsequent waves. In 1099 they actually took control of Jerusalem from the Muslims and formed the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. This Kingdom lasted until 1187 until Jerusalem was re-taken by the Muslims
  • Nov 2, 1200

    Inca Empire (13th-16th Cen.)

    The Inca Civilization lasted for three hundred years from the 13th to the 16th century. Getting a true picture of Inca history is difficult because the Incas had no written language and passed their history down orally from one generation to the next.
  • Nov 2, 1202

    Fourth Crusade (1202-1261)

    Instead of the crusaders reaching the Holy Land to fight Muslims, they sacked the Christian city of Constantinople in 1204, the seat of the Christian Byzantine Empire. It was formed into the Latin Empire of Constantinople until 1261 when the Byzantine Empire was reestablished.
  • Nov 4, 1206

    Sultanate of Delhi (1206-1526)

    Refers to the various Muslim dynasties that ruled in India (1210–1526). It was founded after Muhammad of Ghor defeated Prithvi Raj and captured Delhi in 1192.
  • Nov 4, 1206

    Reign of Chinggis Khan (1206-1227)

    The founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his demise.
  • Nov 3, 1215

    Mongol Conquest of all of China (1215-1368)

  • Nov 3, 1230

    Mali Empire (1230s–1600s)

    A West African empire of the Mandinka from 1230 C.E. to 1600. C.E. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Musa. The Mali Empire had many profound cultural influences on West Africa, allowing the spread of its language, laws and customs along the Niger River. It extended over a large area and consisted of numerous vassal kingdoms and provinces.
  • Nov 4, 1260

    Reign of Kublai Khan (1260-1294)

    Was the fifth Khagan of the Ikh Mongol Uls (Mongol Empire), reigning from 1260 to 1294, and the founder of the Yuan Dynasty in China.
  • Nov 4, 1271

    Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368)

    The Yuan are Tai speakers who inhabit primarily the Chiang Mai region of northern Thailand.
  • Nov 3, 1275

    Marco Polo's trip to China (1275-1292)

    His journey through Asia lasted 24 years. He reached further than any of his predecessors, beyond Mongolia to China. He became a confidant of Kublai Khan. He traveled the whole of China and returned to tell the tale, which became the greatest travelogue.
  • Nov 2, 1304

    Ibn Battuta (1304-1369)

    Ibn Battuta is considered one of the greatest travellers of all time, he journeyed more than 75,000 miles.
  • Nov 4, 1312

    Reign of Mansa Musa (1312 - 1337)

    Mansa Musa, emperor of Mali in West Africa, was the first African ruler to become widely known throughout Europe and the Middle East. In particular, he was celebrated for his pilgrimage to the Muslim holy city of Mecca, during which he lavished so much gold on his hosts in Cairo that he nearly wrecked the Egyptian economy.
  • Nov 4, 1317

    Zheng He's Exepeditions (1317-1433)

    An admiral in the Imperial Chinese navy, Zheng He made seven voyages to Southeast Asia, India, and Africa to explore and trade.
  • Nov 2, 1337

    Hundred Year's War (1337 - 1453)

    The Hundred Years War, lasting from 1337 until 1453, was a defining time for the history of both England and France. The war started in May 1337 when King Philip VI of France attempted to confiscate the English territories in the duchy of Aquitaine (located in Southwestern France). It ended in July 1453 when the French finally expelled the English from the continent (except for Calais). The Hundred Years War was a series of chevauchees (plundering raids), sieges and naval battles interspersed wi
  • Nov 3, 1368

    Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

    Zhu Yuanzhang, a farmer and leader of a popular uprising, conquers Nanjing in 1356 and in 1368 also Beijing ("The Northern Capital"). Pronouncing himself emperor of the Ming Dynasty he moves the capital to Nanjing ("The Southern Capital").
  • Nov 2, 1453

    Fall of Constantiople (1453)

    The fall of Constantinople in May 1453, after a siege of several weeks.The city's plight had been neglected, and negligible help was sent in this crisis. To the Turks, victory not only brought a new imperial capital, but guaranteed that their empire would last. To the Greeks, the conquest meant the end of the civilisation of Byzantium, and led to the exodus of scholars stimulating the tremendous expansion of Greek studies in the European Renaissance.

  • Kingdom of Angkor (9th-15th Cent.)

  • Kingdom of Ghana (830–1235)

  • Silla Dynasty (668–935)

    the name often applied to the Korean kingdom of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, when it conquered Baekje and Goguryeo, unifying the southern portion of the Korean peninsula. Its last king, ruling over a state in name only, submitted to the emerging Goryeo in 935, bringing the dynasty to an end.

  • Song Dynasty (960-1279)

    The Song period divides into two phases: Northern Song (960-1127) and Southern Song (1127-1279). The division was caused by the forced abandonment of north China in 1127 by the Song court, which could not push back the nomadic invaders.

  • Sui Dynasty (581-618)

    A short-lived Imperial Chinese dynasty. Preceded by the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it unified China for the first time after over a century of north-south division. It was followed by the Tang Dynasty.

  • Heian Period (794-1185)

    The Heian period was preceded by the Nara period and began in 794 after the movement of the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (present day Kyōto), by the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu.

  • Tang Dynasty (618–906)

    It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire. The dynasty was interrupted briefly by the Second Zhou Dynasty when Empress Wu Zetian seized the throne, becoming the only Chinese empress regnant, ruling in her own right