Period 3 Review Assignment

By johnchapman
  • Jan 1, 600

    Muhammad's Last Pilgrimage to Mecca

    The Middle East- There was a division in the Muslim community over where Muhammad's booty would go. They split into 2 groups, Shi'ites and Sunnis. The Shi'ites believed that religious leadership rightfully belonged to Ali and his descendants. The Sunnis believed that the community should choose its leaders more broadly. This started Period 3.
  • Period: Jan 1, 600 to Jan 1, 1200

    The Byzantine Empire

    Europe, North Africa, Middle East- Christianity was the main religion, represented a continuation of Roman rule and tradition.
  • Period: Jan 1, 600 to Jan 1, 1000

    Early Medieval Europe

    Europe- The disappearance of the imperial legal framework that had stayed until the end of the Western Roman Empire, and the rise of many political/social ranks changed the landscape of western Europe.
  • Period: Jan 1, 600 to Jan 1, 1450

    Indian Ocean Maritime Trade

    South Asia- Indian Ocean trade and trade with Islamic World, China, East Africa, and Persia; traded cotton/silk/elephants/gems/cinnamon/salt
  • Period: Jan 1, 618 to Jan 1, 755

    The Early Tang Empire

    East Asia- The Sui reunited China after centuries of division, then just 34 years later it collapsed. The Tang were important because they were one of the few that practiced Buddhism as their main religion.
  • Period: Nov 1, 620 to Nov 1, 850

    Buddhism in South Asia

    South Asia- Tibetan Empire emerged under Songsam Gyampo in 620. In 850 CE, Buddhist political power was secured in Tibet.
  • Jan 1, 626

    Tang Dynasty

    Tang Dynasty
    East Asia- Founded after the Sui dynasty. The Tang dynasty was often referred to as the "Golden Age" of China. Was important because many cultural and political achievements were made.
  • Period: Jan 1, 632 to Jan 1, 750

    Umayyad Caliphate

    North Africa, Europe, and the Middle East- Yazid, the son of Mu'awiya, was the leader of the Umayyad caliphate and started the Islamic conquest. Ended with the Khurasan revolt, and started the Abassid caliphate.
  • Jan 1, 750

    Beginning of Abassid Caliphate

    Middle East- A rebellion in the Umayyad caliphate in the Khurasan region overthrew the last Umayyad caliphate.
  • Jan 1, 760

    Kingdom of Ghana

    West Africa- Earliest known beneficiary of the new exchange system. Was calles the land of gold.
  • Period: Jan 1, 802 to Jan 1, 1351

    Kingdom of Angkor

    South Asia- In modern-day Cambodia, the king was killed and then Angkor was ransacked.
  • Jan 1, 850

    Abbasid Decline

    Abbasid Decline
    Middle East, North Africa- Abbasid decline became obvious in the second half of the 800s as the conversion to Islam accelerated. No government ruling so vast an empire could hold power easily. Caravans traveled only 20 miles a day, and the couriers of the caliphal post system usually did not go more than 100 miles a day.
  • Period: Jan 1, 900 to Jan 1, 1500

    Swahili Coast

    East Africa- On the Swahili coast city-states started popping up due to the Indian Ocean Maritime Trade.Merchants traded gold, slaves and ivory for pottery, glassware, and textiles from Persia, India and China.
  • Nov 8, 923

    Korean Empire

    East Asia- Korea was a fairly infertile land and the kingdom depended on the Tang dynasty, and after the Tang collapsed, Koryo united Korea.
  • Period: Jan 1, 960 to Jan 1, 1279

    Northern Song

    East Asia- The Northern Song were known for their strong central government and technological innovations such as the astronomical clock tower.
  • Jan 1, 1030

    Turkish Mamluk's Role

    Middle East- Led to Abbasid decline for many reasons. They were ferocious fighters and this idea gained strength in the 1030s when the Seljuk. family established a Turkish Muslim state based on nomadic power
  • Oct 14, 1066

    Norman Conquest

    Europe- The Battle of Hastings in 1066 was between the Normans and Anglo-Saxons. This was important because it was a decisive Norman victory.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1095 to Jan 1, 1204

    The Crusades

    Europe- The series of Christian military campaigns against Muslims in the eastern Mediterranean. Important because it had massive cultural and political effects on the landscape of Europe.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1127 to Jan 1, 1279

    Southern Song

    East Asia- The most innovative dynasty/kingdom of this period. They used a neo-Confucian system of government that was very orderly and was very effective.
  • Jan 1, 1170

    Mali

    West Africa- Gold was the main source of wealth. Founded by Muslims in the 11th century. Became much richer than Ghana.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1220 to Jan 1, 1450

    Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe

    East Africa- In the early 11th century, people from the Kingdom of Mapungubwe in Southern Africa settled on the Zimbabwe plateau. There, they would establish the Kingdom of Zimbabwe around 1220.
  • Jan 1, 1300

    Delhi Sultinate

    South Asia- The collapse of the Delhi Sultinate can be accredited to the overall weakness of the empire.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1320 to Jan 1, 1340

    First Bubonic Plague

    West Africa, East Africa, Middle East, East Asia, South Asia- Horrible disease called the Black Death which quickly killed people, spreading along the trade routes.
  • Jan 1, 1324

    Timbuktu

    West Africa- Timbuktu becomes the center of Islamic culture. Thousands of scholars attended three, main major universities that sparked intellectual thought.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1325 to Jan 1, 1349

    Travels of Ibn Battuta

    West Africa- Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan explorer who traveled the Islamic lands. His intent was to explore the land that Islam came from and to see how people were practicing it.
  • Jan 1, 1450

    Collapse of Byzantine Empire

    Europe, Asia, Africa- The collapse of the Byzantine Empire was mainly cause by the frequent attacks of the Ottoman Turks and the political and economic instability played a key role.