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350 BCE
Mayan city-states
They were thought to serve as mediators between the gods and people on earth, and performed the elaborate religious ceremonies and rituals so important to the mayan culture -
100
Pax mongolia
13th and 14th century
Lasted about 100 years
Period of peace, international trade and economic/cultural prosperity -
Period: 330 to 1453
Byzantine Empire
Built the hagia sophia
Preserved roman and greek culture and christianity
Spread ideas to other parts of the world
Greek language and learning were preserved for prosperity
It influenced the development of religion,culture, and politics in eastern europe -
468
Grand canal built
The main purpose was to be the transport of grain -
Period: 476 to 800
Dark ages
Migration period
It's called "the dark ages" because historians don't know as much of this time
This period of time has been lost to history -
Period: 476 to 1453
Middle ages
Began with the collapse of the western roman empire and merged into the renaissance and the age of discovery -
610
Muhammad's 1st revelation
Marks the beginning of his prophethood
An angel was entto him and told him to read
Retreat in a mountain cave near Mecca (the cave of Hira), -
612
The hijra
Muhammad's migration from mecca to Medina in order to escape persecution
Date represents the starting point of the Muslim era -
Period: 618 to 907
Tang dynasty
Became the most powerful and prosperous country in the world
Both poetry and painting reached their creative peaks in china -
632
Death Of Muhammad
Died as a result of being poisoned (FEVER) -
632
Sunni/Shia split
Occurred soon after the death of muhammad
The groups had distinct beliefs -
Period: 661 to 750
Umayyad Caliphate
The first muslim dynasty
Had a one man leadership instead of Islamic caliphate
Accomplishments include the umayyad mosque and the dome of the rock -
711
Muslim's control spain
The invasion of spain was the result both of a muslim readiness to invade and of a call of assistance by one of the visigothic fractions -
732
Battle of tours
Frankish leader, charles martel, defeats a large army of spanish moors, halting the muslim advance into western europe
The muslim governor of cordoba was killed in the fighting -
Period: 750 to 1258
Abbasid caliphate
Oversaw the golden age of islamic culture
One of the longest and most influential islamic dynasties -
762
Abbasids take baghdad
The abbasids moved he empire capital from damascus to baghdad
The abbasids had depended heavily on the support of persians in their overthrow of the umayyads -
Period: 800 to
Holy Roman Empire
It was significant because developments were also advanced in the fields of medicine,law,religion,government, and warfare.
Under the rule of charlemagne, the empire reunited most of western europe
Ended the dark ages in western europe
Initiated a period of cultural enhancement
Spread christianity (paved da way) -
Period: 800 to 1066
Viking invasions in europe
Major role in Northern Europe during the Middle Ages, especially during the Viking Age
The word Viking actually means "to raid" in Old Norse. -
Period: 960 to 1127
Song dynasty
Considered another period of the golden age
Commerce developed paper currency came into increasing use -
Period: 1000 to 1300
High middle ages
A.K.A the medieval time period
Separated into 3 time periods -
1054
Great schism between catholics and eastern orthodox
The break of communion between the catholic church and eastern orthodox churches
The Eastern Church became the Greek Orthodox Church by severing all ties with Rome and the Roman Catholic Church — from the pope to the Holy Roman Emperor on down. -
1066
William the conqueror takes england
Was the first norman king of england -
Period: 1096 to 1291
Crusades
A series of religious wars between christians and muslims -
Period: 1206 to 1368
Mongol empire
The largest empire in history
Represents the unified conquests of genghis khan and his descendants
Conquered song china
Mongols were the first to ever conquer all of china -
1215
Magna carta
One of the most important documents in history
It established the principle that everyone is subject to the law (even the king)
It guarantees the rights of individuals
The right to justice and the right to a fair trial -
1215
Parliament established
Established that the king may not collect any taxes
When it became the Parliament of Great Britain after the political union of England and Scotland created the Kingdom of Great Britain -
1231
The inquisition
The pope appoints the first "inquisitors of heretical depravity -
Period: 1271 to 1368
Yuan dynasty
Many developments in economy,science,engineering,mathematica,printing,astronomy,medicine,painting,poetry,calligraphy, and other forms of art
The first empire to use paper money -
Period: 1325 to 1521
Tenochtitlan built
Built on an island
Had a system of canal and cause ways that supplied the hundreds of thousands of people who lived there -
Period: 1337 to 1453
100 years war
A series of separate conflicts between the english and the french and the french throne
England made no further attempt to conquer france -
Period: 1368 to
Ming dynasty
Remembered for its drama, literature, and world-renowned porcelain
Built majority of the existing great wall of china saw development in printing -
Period: 1405 to 1433
Voyages of zheng he
He led china to become the superpower of the indian ocean
He went on 7 major expeditions to explore the world for the chinese emperor and to establish chinese trade in new areas -
Period: 1438 to 1532
Inca empire
Built the citadel of machu picchu
Invented a flute, a drum, the famous inca panpipe, terrace farming, freeze dried foods, aqueducts, strange and scary art, unified language etc -
Period: 1519 to 1521
Aztec empire
Magnificent temples,palace,plazas, and statues that represented many gods they worshiped
