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Period: Feb 11, 700 to Feb 11, 1175
Toltec
In a valley with thin soil and little rainfall. Agriculture: maize, beans, peppers, tomatoes, chilis, and cotton. Population reached up to 60,000. Had a large and powerful army -
Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Feb 11, 1200
Ghana
Many kings ruled Ghana. Used trans-Saharan trade, especially gold trade. Between Senegal and Niger rivers. -
Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 1, 1400
Swahili City-States
Trade on east coast of africa, very wealthy, king supervised trade and organized public life in the area. Main city state: Kilwa. Slaves known as zanjs -
Feb 11, 1055
Tughril Beg named sultan
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Feb 11, 1066
Norman invasion of England
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Feb 11, 1071
Battle of Manzikert
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Period: Feb 11, 1096 to Feb 11, 1099
First Crusade
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Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Jan 1, 1400
Zimbabwe
Place of great stone towers, palaces and public buildings including the Great Zimbabwe. Kings in Zimbabwe organized the trading of slaves, gold, ivory and other products to the coast. -
Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Jan 1, 1500
Axum
Christian Kingdom, 11 large churches carved out of rock, located in Ethiopia -
Period: Feb 11, 1100 to
Italian and Iberian States
Many different religions influenced them. Cities grew wealthy from trade and manufacturing. -
Feb 11, 1156
End of Heian Period in Japan
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Period: Feb 11, 1192 to Feb 11, 1543
Feudal Japn
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Period: Feb 11, 1192 to Feb 11, 1333
Kamakura Era Japan
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Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Jan 1, 1400
Mali
Used trans-Saharan trade.They controlled and taxed almost all trade from 13th to late 15th century. Capital Niani- gold trade. -
Period: Feb 11, 1202 to Feb 11, 1204
Fourth Crusade
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Period: Feb 11, 1206 to Feb 11, 1227
Reign of Chinggis Khan
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Feb 11, 1214
Creation of Mongol artillery unit
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Period: Feb 11, 1250 to
Inca
Main classes: Rulers, aristocrats, preists and peasants. Very large empire (4,000 km) -
Period: Feb 11, 1253 to Feb 11, 1324
Life of Marco Polo
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Period: Feb 11, 1264 to Feb 11, 1294
Reign of Khubilai Khan
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Period: Feb 11, 1279 to Feb 11, 1368
Yuan Dynasty
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Period: Feb 11, 1291 to Feb 11, 1328
John of Montecorvino's mission to China
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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
Kongo
Kin-based societies. Population and military pressures. Most centralized of the Bantu kingdoms. -
Period: Feb 11, 1304 to Feb 11, 1369
Life of Ibn Battuta
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Feb 11, 1330
First outbreak of plague in China
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Period: Feb 11, 1333 to Feb 11, 1573
Muromachi Shogunate
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Period: Feb 11, 1336 to Feb 11, 1405
Life of Tamerlane
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Period: Feb 11, 1337 to Feb 11, 1453
Hundred Years' Wars
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Period: Feb 11, 1345 to Feb 11, 1500
Tenochtitlan
Mexica settled on a marshy region. Where chinampa system of agriculture was discovered. -
Period: Feb 11, 1368 to
Ming Dynasty
Ming emperors ruled directly. Trying to centralize their governement and strengthen their economy during this era. -
Period: Feb 11, 1368 to Feb 11, 1398
Reign of Hongwu
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Period: Feb 11, 1403 to Feb 11, 1424
Reign of Yongle
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Period: Feb 11, 1405 to Feb 11, 1433
Zheng He's travels in the Indian Ocean
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Feb 11, 1453
Ottoman capture of Constantinople
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Period: Feb 11, 1464 to Feb 11, 1568
Age of Warring States in Japan
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Feb 11, 1488
Dias's voyage around Africa
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Feb 11, 1492
Colombus's first voyage
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Feb 11, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
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Feb 11, 1497
Vasco De Gama's voyage to India
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Holy Roman Empire
Otto of Saxony proclaimed emperor. Popes and emperors clashed alot over Italy.