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Muhammad is born in the year 570 C.E. in the town of Mecca.
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Muhammad's parents die, and he goes to stay with his uncle. Also, he sometimes travels with his uncle's caravan.
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Small pox spreads from India to Europe
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While Medditating in a cave, Muhammad is visited by an overwhelming presence, where he is told of the religion Islam.
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Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows East Roman Emperor Phocas and becomes Emperor.
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Muhammad begins to tell people about Islam, and his words are later used in the Koran.
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Shah Chosroes II invades Egypt.
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Aethelfrith of Northumbria defeats the Welsh in a battle at Chester.
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Muhammad and his followerstravel to Yathrib, the city that later becomes known as Medina.
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The Avars and the Persians jointly besiege but fail to capture Constantinople.
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Because Muhammad was becoming bore and more powerful, Meccans fought 3 battles with the muslim people.
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Emperor Heraclius defeats the Persians, ending the Roman-Persian Wars.
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After years of fighting, Muhammad marched into Mecca with thousands of his followers and, seeing the tides had changed, Mecca joined them.
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Muhammad dies after a brief illness.
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Muhammad begins to work for a wealthy tradeswoman named Khadija.
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After a year of having Muhammad work for her, Khadija proposes marraige and the two get married and have 6 children, 2 of them dying in their infancy.
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Tang Dynasty of China initiated by Li Yuan.
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The Chenla kingdom completely absorbed Funan.
