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Period: 1800 BCE to 250
Mayan City-States
Classic Maya civilization grew to some 40 cities, including Tikal, Uaxactún, Copán, Bonampak, Dos Pilas, Calakmul, Palenque and Río Bec; each city held a population of between 5,000 and 50,000 people. -
Period: 330 to 1453
Byzantine Empire
The continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople . -
Period: 410 to 800
Dark Ages
A historical periodization traditionally referring to the Middle Ages, that asserts that a demographic, cultural, and economic deterioration occurred in Western Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire. -
468
Grand Canal Built
It is the longest as well as the oldest canal or artificial river in the world.The main purpose of the canal continued to be the transport of grain. -
Period: 500 to 1500
Middle Ages
It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.The Middle Ages are very important because, Europe was a fairly grim place at the beginning of the Middle Ages. The fifth century, roughly considered to make the start of the Middle Ages, saw the breakdown of the Roman Empire. -
610
Muhammad's 1st Revelation
Muhammad's revelation was an event described in Islam as taking place in 610 AD, during which he was visited by the angel Gabriel who revealed to him the beginnings of what would later on be part of the Quaran -
Period: 618 to 907
Tang Dynasty
Intellect was an important part of an empire and the Tang had many achievements in this area. Both poetry and painting reached their creative peaks in China during the Tang dynasty. Herder's Horse was painted by Han Gan, one of the most famous artists in Chinese history. -
622
The Hijra
The Prophet Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina in order to escape persecution. This marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar. -
632
Sunni/Shiite Split
The split occurred after the death of Muhammad because none of the two could decide on who should be the next prophet after Muhammad. -
Jun 8, 632
Death of Muhammad
The death of Muhammad was caused by him having a fever. His death led to the split between two Muslim branches. -
Period: 661 to 750
Umayyad Caliphate
The Umayyad Caliphate succeeded the Rashidun Caliphate when Muawiyah I became Caliph after the First Muslim Civil War. Muawiyah I established his capital in the city of Damascus where the Umayyads would rule the Islamic Empire for nearly 100 years. -
Period: 711 to 1492
Muslim Control of Spain
The invasion of Spain was the result both of a Muslim readiness to invade and of a call for assistance by one of the Visigothic factions, the “Witizans.” -
Period: Oct 10, 732 to Oct 11, 732
Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours was between forces under the Frankish leader Charles Martel and a massive invading Islamic army led by Emir Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi Abd al Rahman, near the city of Tours, France. -
Period: 750 to 1258
Abbasid Caliphate
The Abbasid Dynasty overthrew the preceding Umayyad Dynasty, which was based in Damascus, Syria. The Umayyads had become increasingly unpopular, especially in the eastern territories of the caliphate. -
Period: 793 to 1066
Vikings invade Europe
The Viking presence dwindled until 1066, when the invading Norsemen lost their final battle with the English at Stamford Bridge. Nineteen days later, the Normans, themselves descended from Norsemen, invaded England and defeated the weakened English army at the Battle of Hastings. -
Period: 800 to
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a successor state to the empire founded in 800 by Charlemagne who revived the title of Roman emperor in the West. -
Period: 960 to 1279
Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of Later Zhou, ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. With a prosperous economy and radiant culture, this period was considered as another period of 'golden age' after the glorious Tang Dynasty. -
Period: 1000 to 1300
High Middle Ages
The High Middle Ages were a time of tremendous growth in Europe. The foundations of Europe as it is known today were set. -
1054
Great Schism
The Great Schism was the formal break of communion between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. -
Dec 25, 1066
William the Conqueror takes England
Claiming his right to the English throne, William, duke of Normandy, invades England at Pevensey on Britain's southeast coast. His subsequent defeat of King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings marked the beginning of a new era in British history. -
Period: 1095 to 1291
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups. -
Period: 1200 to 1300
Pax Mongolica
Pax Mongolica, also known as the Mongol Peace was a period of time where peace, stability, economic growth, cultural fusion, and cultural development were happening around the Mongol's occupied territories. -
Period: 1206 to 1368
Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous land empire in world history. Founded by Genghis Khan in 1206, it encompassed the majority of the territories from southeast Asia to eastern Europe. -
1215
Parliament Established
In 1215, the tenants-in-chief secured Magna Carta from King John, which established that the king may not levy or collect any taxes (except the feudal taxes to which they were hitherto accustomed), save with the consent of his royal council, which gradually developed into a parliament. -
Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was a document signed by King John after negotiations with his barons and their French and Scots allies at Runnymede, Surrey, England -
Period: Jan 29, 1258 to Feb 10, 1258
Abbasid's Take Baghdad
The Siege of Baghdad, which lasted from January 29 until February 10, 1258, entailed the investment, capture, and sack of Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, by Ilkhanate Mongol forces and allied troops. -
Period: 1279 to 1368
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty (1279–1368) was China's first foreign-led dynasty, in between the Chinese Song and Ming dynasties. It was established by Kublai Khan, leader of the vast Mongol Empire.The most significant achievement of the Yuan Dynasty was the unification of the whole territory. -
Jun 20, 1325
Tenochtitlan Built
Tenochtitlán was an Aztec city that flourished between A.D. 1325 and 1521. Built on an island on Lake Texcoco, it had a system of canals and causeways that supplied the hundreds of thousands of people who lived there. -
Period: 1337 to 1453
100 Years War
The Hundred Years' War was a long struggle between England and France over succession to the French throne. -
Period: 1345 to 1521
Aztec Empire
The Aztec Empire was the last of the great Mesoamerican cultures. Between A.D. 1345 and 1521, the Aztecs forged an empire over much of the central Mexican highlands -
Period: 1348 to 1350
Black Plague
The Black Death was an epidemic of bubonic plague, a disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis that circulates among wild rodents where they live in great numbers and density. The Black Death killed about thirty to sixty percent of Europe's population -
Period: 1368 to
Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China – then known as the Great Ming Empire – for 276 years following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. Known for its trade expansion to the outside world that established cultural ties with the West, the Ming Dynasty is also remembered for its drama, literature and world-renowned porcelain. -
Period: 1405 to 1433
Voyages of Zheng He
Zheng He (Chinese: 鄭和; 1371–1433 or 1435) was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty. ... Zheng commanded expeditionary voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, and East Africa from 1405 to 1433 -
Period: 1438 to 1532
Inca Empire
The Inca Empire was a vast empire that flourished in the Andean region of South America from the early 15th century A.D. up until its conquest by the Spanish in the 1530s.Machu Picchu sits nestled between the Andes mountains of modern-day Peru and the Amazon basin and is one of the Inca's most famous surviving archeological sites. -
Period: to
The Inquisition
The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the government system of the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat public heresy committed by baptized Christians