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Period: 618 to 1280
The tang and song dynasty
The tang dynasty came first starting at 618 ending in 906. while the tang dynasty was in power in china they created a short golden age. after the tang dynasty fell the song dynasty took control of china in 960-1280. this dynasty build china up as a powerhouse for trading, because the inventions they made. they made the printing press, porcelain, and gunpowder. -
Period: 750 to 1258
Abbasid Caliphate
The Abbasid Caliphate ruled north africa and southwest asia. they spoke classical arab, during the beginning of the empire they made many advancements in mathematics, science, and medicine. this was the longest islamic dynasties, -
Period: 800 to 1400
Feudalism in Europe
Feudalism was a system from europe in the medieval times. This system controlled how small kingdoms distributed the power and social class, from king to peasant. The king distributed land to trusted lords to rule over the land. This systems fall came when rich nobles were allowed to pay for soldiers rather than to fight themselves.The threat of the Mercenaries led on to the employment of professional, trained soldiers. the Standing Armies and ultimately the end of Middle Ages. -
Period: 1206 to 1526
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate was an empire from 1206-1526. they were important, because they established muslim rule in current day india. which brought great cultural diversity. this empire spread the islamic religion -
Period: 1206 to 1368
Mongol Empire
Genghis Khan lead his army in a military expansion covering most of asia. They lead a time period on the silk road of peace, called pax mongolica. Once Genghis Khan died he split up his lands between his four sons. small dynasties in different regions became the downfall of the mongol empire. -
Period: 1235 to
Mali empire
The Mali empire started in 1235 in west africa, founded by Sundiata Keita. His centralized form of government, and his massive military lead many military expansions. One ruler called Mansa Musa became the richest man in history. with a net-worth of over 400 billion. He did this by establishing trade routes along the Sahara Desert. The Mali empire sold slaves copper and ivory. although these are very important items the most important is salt. -
Period: 1279 to 1368
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty ran the mongols out of china gaining power. the yuan dynasty invited many foreigner and loved trading. Kublai Khan was most renown for making chinese paper money the main currency. -
Period: 1300 to
European Renaissance
The European Renaissance was from 1300-1600. It was also known as the re-birth of economic europe. It made europe focus on
philosophy, literature and art. Made a wave of enlightenment thinkers. -
Period: 1300 to
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was one of the three original gunpowder empires. that means during their military campaigns they used guns and cannons. Once they gained all the land they failed to make any changes. and finally fell after world war 1. -
Period: 1346 to 1351
Bubonic Plague
The Bubonic Plague was a disease that ran around europe during the middle ages. this disease was spread by fleas on rats.The plague killed 350 million people, because they sucked at social distancing.which was around 60 percent of europe's population. -
Period: 1368 to
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty ruled china following after the mongol Yuan Dynasty.The Ming Dynasty didn't like foreigners they made more money from taxes than from trade. the Ming Dynasty fell due to the lack of silver, and the peasant uprise. -
Period: 1400 to
Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration started in the 1400s. European countries focused on building a navy for trade. during this time they were able to find new lands which influenced colonization. -
Period: 1430 to 1530
Aztec and Inca
The Aztec empire was an empire in modern day Mexico, they believed in human sacrifice. They built many cities in and around modern day Mexico City, but they were taken out by spaniards during they grew many fruits and vegetables on tampas because they lived in swamplands. they fell because the spaniards gave them diseases such as smallpox which wiped out much of the Aztec population. The Inca empire were in the mountains of modern day Chile. they developed many different farming techniques. -
Period: 1492 to
Spanish Colonial Empire
The Spanish Colonial Empire lasted from 1492 'till 1976. its length started around middle of north america, and when to the bottom of south america. they were able to take over native empire, and use their lands for economic gain -
Period: 1500 to
Portuguese Trading Post Empire
The Portuguese Trading Post Empire was during the 1500s. the Portuguese set up trading post on the outer regions of africa. forcing merchant ships to pay taxes when passing by. -
Period: 1500 to
Atlantic Slave Trade
The Atlantic Slave Trade was economic strategy. the rich company owners in the americas would go to africa to buy slaves. they would then be shipped out in a triangular trade route starting at africa then to south america, then heading to north america. these slaves were used to work on plantations and hard labor work. -
Period: 1517 to
The Reformation
The Reformation was a movement within Christianity in 1500s Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in particular to papal authority. -
Period: 1526 to
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was one of the three gunpowder empire. they formed by using guns and cannons. they basically were all in india. they fell because the british cooperations in india. -
Period: to
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Tokugawa Shogunate was a military leader that basically ruled the country of japan. they took all the emperors responsibilities. this was only during the edo period in japan -
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Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty succeeded the ming dynasty and was the last imperial dynasty. The qing dynasty established prosperity and wealth during the middle of the Qing Dynasty. -
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The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a period of time where people studied philosophy, this brought the idea of humanism to europe. many enlightenment thinkers helped fuel the revolution with their work. -
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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a new era of manufacturing in the united states and europe. this affected many countries, because the amount of goods produced caused a growing population. -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution was a revolt against the british military. the american colonies fought back for the unreasonable policies the british put on the people of the american colonies. -
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of wrong political and social views toward the colonies. the revolution like most was fueled by enlightenment thinkers. -
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Haitian Revolutions
The Haitian Revolutions was done by self liberated slaves against the french. this was done in current day haiti. -
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Tanzimat Reforms
The Tanzimat Reforms were educational, political, and economical reforms from 1830-1870. this was an effort to modernize the ottoman empire to catch up with other european countries. -
Period: to
Opium Wars
The Opium Wars were two wars which were waged between the Great Qing and the British Government in the mid-19th century, triggered by the British government's imposition of the opium trade upon China. Opium had been used in traditional Chinese medicine for a long time before the British came, mostly to treat disease. -
Sepoy Mutiny
The Sepoy Mutiny was a revolt against the british east india company. also known for being the first time indians revolted against the british rule. -
meji revolution.
the meji revolution was an event that restored practical imperial rule to the Empire of Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. -
Period: to
Scramble for Africa
The Scramble for Africa was when all european nations tied colonizing africa at once. this made it a race between countries. making countries start fights between each other leading them to build up military support. basically causing WW1. -
Period: to
berlin conference
The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, also known as the Congo Conference or West Africa Conference, regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial