Period 3

  • Period: 570 to May 12, 632

    Muhammed Dies

    Muhammed was an Islamic profit who led the religion of Islam and lived in Mecca
  • May 11, 618

    Chinese Dynasties

    The short lived Sui Dynasty ends and the Tang Dynasty begins in the same year in China
  • Period: May 11, 661 to May 12, 750

    Umayyad Caliphate

    Was established after Muhammads death. Centered on Umayyad dynasty hailing from Mecca (Islamic).
  • Period: May 11, 762 to May 12, 1258

    Abbasid Dynasty

    The second great state of the Islamic caliphate. Enforced a more universal community of believers in Islam.
  • Period: May 11, 960 to May 12, 1127

    Song Dynasty

    The third Chinese Dynasty in this time period
  • Period: May 11, 1096 to May 12, 1099

    First Crusade

    The first of multiple crusades, or a series of holy wars directed against the enemies of Christendom.
  • May 11, 1204

    Constantinople

    The civilization of Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Empire
  • Period: May 11, 1275 to May 12, 1292

    Marco Polo

    Marco Polo's trip to China. These travels with his father and uncle made him famous today.
  • Period: May 11, 1320 to May 12, 1340

    Bubonic Plague

    This was the first Bubonic Plague, called the Black Death, that hit Europe, Africa, and Asia. Killed 25 million people in 2 years and 1/3 of Europe in 10 years.
  • Period: May 11, 1438 to May 12, 1533

    Inca Empire

    Civilization that developed separately from the other civilizations in Mesoamerica, in the Andes Mountains.