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Period: 250 to 900
Maya (Classic Period only)
south america Peasants farmed crops, built temples, served as soldiers, paid taxes -
Period: 300 to 1200
Ghana
west africa Ruled by a king which was the
Leader of the military, justice system,
and religion -
Period: 320 to 550
Gupta Empire
south asia The Gupta Empire ruled parts of India -
Period: 330 to 1453
Byzantine Empire
europe the capital was Constantinople it was Easy to defend and at a crossroads for many trade networks -
Period: 618 to 907
Imperial China (Tang-Ming Dynasties)
east asia At the end of the Tang Dynasty, foreigners and their ideas became less welcome in China
The government placed restrictions on all foreigners due to attacks/The Ming emperor sent out Admiral Zheng He with 300+ ships -
Period: 632 to 1258
Muslim Empire (Rashidun-Abbasid Caliphate)
arabia In 624 fighting broke out between the Muslims and Meccans. -
Period: 794 to
Japan (Heian and Edo Periods)
east asia the Shoguns is the military commanders-in-chief, held the real power
They rewarded samurai, members of a warrior class, with land or office appointments for pledging to serve and protect them -
Period: 800 to
Holy Roman Empire
Europe they had Knights that were the only people in the army. -
Period: 1235 to
Mali
west africa In about 1240 the Mande conquered Kumbi and built Mali
They had already accepted Islam while Ghana had ruled -
Period: 1427 to 1521
Aztec
South America, some people saw the Aztecs as barbarians, but used them as mercenaries. -
Period: 1438 to 1533
Inca
south america, Curacas - leaders of people conquered by the Incas the people who were chiefs still had a little bit of power after they were concerned. -
Period: 1450 to
Songhai
In 1460s the Sunni Ali, a Songhai leader, built an army to defeat Mali and take power west africa