Mongols

  • Period: 1200 to 1299

    "Grand Conquerors"

    Shaffer mentions the Mongols as the "grand conquerors" of the 13th century
  • Period: 1200 to 1350

    Mongolian control over trade routes

    In the 13th and 14th centuries, the Mongolian trade routes allowed a connection between Europe and Asia that allowed the idea of southernization to spread
  • Period: 1200 to 1325

    Mongolian Control

    The Mongols had control over Asia and parts of Europe
  • Period: 1200 to 1375

    The Mongols hold on trade routes brought a connection

    Under the Mongols, the trade routes in Europe and Asia opened up, and caused a lot of trade between Europe and Asia. This caused southernization to spread to Europe, she claims.
  • 1261

    Mongol effect on trade routes

    In 1261, around when the Byzantines retook Constantinople, the trade routes shifted north due to the Mongols
  • Period: 1271 to 1295

    Marco Polo's journey to China

  • 1299

    The Mongols had captured Kiev, Baghdad, China, Korea, and a lot of Southeast Asia

  • 1331

    Mongols found to be transmitting the plague

    The Mongolians were found to be transmitting the plague through their saddlebags
  • Period: 1350 to 1399

    Mongolian Empire starts to disintegrate

    The Mongolian empire begins to give way to Muslim powers