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Jun 8, 632
Prophet Muhammad Dies
Muhammad returned to Mecca to preform a pilgrimage. After he returned from Mecca he went to Medinah and died 3 months later. Muhammad left no instructions of to who will rule next. -
Jan 1, 750
Sunni and Shia Split
Ever since Prophet Muhammad's death there has been conflict on who should rule next. Shia believes that Muhammad's descendants should rule, while Sunnis believe the Umayyads should rule. -
Jan 1, 1095
Crusades
Europeans wanted to capture Holy Land so they started Crusades (wars). -
Jan 1, 1250
Reconquista
The Reconquista is a struggle of which the Christians drove out the Muslims. -
Jan 1, 1453
Ottoman Empire Conquers Constantimople
The Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople. Constantinople became the Ottoman's capital and Constantinople was renamed to Instanbul. This took place after battles of the Byzantine-Ottoman Wars. -
The Balfour Declaration
The Balfour Declaration was a letter from British Foreign Secratary Arthur James Balfour to Lord Rotgschild. the Balfour Declaration made public the British Support of a Jewish Homeland. the Balfour Declaration led to the League of Nations. -
Israel and Palestine Conflict
The Isreali Conflict is a fight between Palestina and Isreal. It is also known as Isreal's War of Independence. Isreal is the first Jewish state in 2000 years. -
The Six Day War
There's a war that occurred in 6 days called The Six Day War. The war was a conflict on the change in mentalities and political orientations of the Arab nations. -
Links
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html/six_day_war.stm
http://www.ourtimelines.com/zsixdaywar.html
http://history1900s.about.com/cs/holocaust/p/balfourdeclare.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/world/countries/israel-palestine-conflict/timeline.html
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/state-of-israel-proclaimed
http://worldhistoryproject.org/632/6/8/muhammad-dies-of-illness-in-medina
http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/timeline.htm
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