Post Classic 500-1000

By hannahaliza7
  • Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1000

    Post Classic

  • Period: 527 to 565

    Byzantine Empire- Justinian

    Justinian rose to power from humble roots. He was born a peasant and made a name for himself as a bearucrat under Constantine. Once emperor, he built many huge churches, including the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. The most important political action as king was to codify Roman law by issuing the Corpus iuris civilis.
  • Period: 570 to Feb 10, 632

    Muhammad's Life

    Muhammad was a merchant's son living in Mecca. At the age of forty he underwent a spiritual revelation, believing an angel had spoken to him. By 620 he had begun to preach the word of Allah and gathered a following. The Quaran, or Muslim holy book, was written in the early 650's.
  • Mar 1, 600

    Grand Canal

    World's largest waterworks project before modern times.
    Was constructed to facilitate trade between the northern and southern China.
    They were a series of artificial waterways that reached from Hangzhou to the imperial captial of Chang'an. It extended almost 2,000 kilometers.
  • Period: Feb 10, 606 to

    Harsha's Reign

    He temporarily restored rule in northern India and sought to revive imperial authority.
    He built hospitals and provided free medical care for his subjects.
    He was assassinated and didn't have an heir so the empire he had built fell apart immediately.
  • Feb 10, 610

    Rebellion in China

    Rebellions began to take place in northern China when Sui Yangdi sought additional resources for his Korean campaign.
  • Feb 10, 620

    Transportation and Communication

    Tang rulers maintained an extensive communications network based on roads, horses, and sometimes human runners. On main routes, inns, postal stations and stables were maintained to provide rest and refreshment to travelers, couriers and their mounts.
  • Apr 1, 622

    Equal-Field System

    Governed the allocation of agricultural land. Was established to ensure an equitable distribution of land and to avoid the concentration of landed property that had caused social problems during the Han dynasty.
  • Feb 10, 630

    Muslims attack Mecca

    Mecca was under Arabian control until 630 C.E. when Muslim forces attacked the city and took it for Islam, setting up a government based on the Muslim faith.
  • Feb 10, 632

    Mohammad visits Mecca

    The Islamic prophet Muhammad traveled from his place of exile in Medina to his birth city of Mecca. This journey is the basis of the hajj made by millions of Muslims every year.
  • Feb 10, 643

    Charlemagne's Empire Split

    Charlemagne's sons decioded to split the empire into three parts.
  • Period: Feb 10, 661 to Feb 10, 750

    Umayyad Dynasty

    The first Islamic empire with their capital in Damascus. They flourished on trade and ruled as conquerors.
  • Period: Jan 1, 670 to Jan 1, 1025

    Kingdom of Srivijaya

    The political leadership was passed onto them from the Funan. They are based on the island of Sumatra. The kings built a powerful navy and controlled commerce in southeast Asian waters.
  • Period: Feb 10, 674 to

    First Seige of Constantinople

    First seige of Constantinople by the growing Islamic Empire. Byzantine forces were able to stop them using Greek fire.
  • Feb 10, 711

    Conquest of Sind

    The Umayyad's conquered Sind with a well- organized expedition. Since it laid beyond the reach of effective authority by the Abbasid caliphs, it remain pretty much the same and even took part in a series of unorthodox Islamic movements,
  • Period: Feb 10, 717 to

    Second Seige of Constantinople

    Second attack by Islamic forces
  • Period: Feb 10, 717 to Feb 10, 741

    Byzantine Empire- Leo III

    The emperor decided that images of saints and holy personages was equal to idol worship and ordered the destruction of many religious icons.
  • Feb 10, 732

    Battle of Tours

    Charles Martel defeated Muslim forces who had moved into Frankish territory.
  • Period: Feb 10, 750 to Feb 10, 1258

    Abbasid Empire

    The Abbasids toppled the Ummayad Empire in 750 C.E. and expanded dar al-Islam to much of the Meditteranean, nothern Africa. and the Middle East. The high point of the empire lasted 786-809 C.E.
  • May 13, 755

    Rebellion

    One of the Tang's dynasty's foremost military commanders, An Lushan, mounted a rebellion and captured the capital, but was soon murdered by a soldier in 757.
  • Feb 10, 1000

    WHAP Theme

    The WHAP theme for the Postclassic Period is the development and interaction of cultures. Christianity took off in Europe and became a major world religion. The chrurch split into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox in 1054, and the Protestant Revolution signified another major change in the religion. For much of the Postclassic the church and government were closely linked, with popes declaring emperors. The Chinese invented many new technologies during this time.
  • Feb 10, 1000

    Metallurgy

    Over time the Tong and Song dynasties improved on metallurgical technologies.
    Between the 9th and 12th centuries iron production increased almost tenfold.
  • Feb 10, 1014

    Battle of Kleidion

    Battle between Bulgars and Byzantines in which Emperor Basil II oredered the blinding of 14,000 Bulgarians
  • Feb 10, 1024

    Paper Money

    Wealthy merchants pioneered the use of printed paper money.
    In return for cash deposits from clients, they would hand them printed notes they could use to redeem for merchandise.
    But the merchants couldn't always honor their notes which lead to discontent and even riots.
  • Feb 10, 1054

    Split of Christianity

    The Christian church split into the Roman Catholic church in the west with the pope as leader, and the Eastern Orthodox church in the east with the patriarch as leader. The pope and patriarch excommunicated each other over theological disagreements.
  • Feb 10, 1071

    Battle of Manzikert

    Defeat of Byzantine forces by the Muslim Saljuqs. Allowed the Saljuqs to take over Anatolia, effectively destroying the Byzantine Empire.
  • Feb 10, 1100

    The Bhakti Movement

    It was a cult of love and devotion that ultimately sought to erase the distinction between Hinduism and Islam.
  • Sep 10, 1200

    CCOT: Religion

    During the post classical time period, religion comes and it goes, as it has all throughout history. Islam flurished in India and replaced Hinduism and Buddhism during this period. Just like Christianity took over in Europe and replaced Hinduism and Buddhism and some Islam.
  • Period: Feb 10, 1202 to Feb 10, 1204

    Fourth Crusade

    Financed by Venician merchants, they attacked Constantinople in order to sack the capitol and establish themselves as a power.
  • Feb 10, 1260

    Chola officials expelled from Ceylon

    Native Sinhalese forces kicked out the Chola officials from Ceylon while revolts begin to take place in southern India.
  • Feb 10, 1267

    Returning to regional status

    Since the Chola kingdom didn't entirely collapse, it simply returned to a regional kingdom among the many others.
  • Feb 10, 1453

    Turks Conquer Constantinople

    After a long period of delcine, the capitol oif the Byzantine Empire fell to the Ottoman Turks.

  • Sui Yangdi, assassinated

  • Otto declared Emperor

    The pope proclaimed Otto emperor on his second visit to Italy. This marks the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire, which was neither Roman, nor Holy, nor an Empire.

  • Charlemagne declared Emperor

    The pope in Rome declared Cherlemagne king on Christmas Day of the year 800. He resented his title of emperor, and was worried the Byzantine emperor would see it as an affront to his power.
  • Period: to

    King Alfred

    First king of England, expanded his base in southern England and built a navy to challange the Vikings.
  • Period: to Jan 1, 1279

    Song Dynasty

    Was never a powerful state.
    Placed more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education and the arts rather than military affairs.
    First emperor: Song Taizu
  • Period: to Feb 10, 1267

    Chola Kingdom

    Ruled the Coromandel coast for more than four centuries.
    Didn't build a tightly centralized state.
  • Period: to Feb 10, 1025

    Byzantine Empire-Basil II

    Known as "Basil the Bulgar-slayer", he conquered the Bulgars, who had built an empire in the Balkans.
  • Period: to

    Sui Dynasty

    Was established by Yang Jian, who appointed himself as ruler over the real heir, a seven year old boy. He ruled all of China by 589 after a decade of military expeditions.
    Established a stong, centralized government.
  • Period: to

    Tang Dynasty

    A rebel leader claimed Chang'an and proclaimed himself emperor soon after Sui Yangdi's death.
    Named it after himself. Tang rulers organized China into a powerful, productive and prosperous society.
  • Period: to 511

    Clovis

    Ruler of the Franks, turned them into a formidable military power.
  • Period: to

    Carlemagne's Rule

    Grandson of Charles Martel, first postclassic king to unite Western Europe, declared emperor in 800 C.E.