The Medieval World and Beyond 0 period JacobyA

  • 300

    Camels were First Brought to the Sahara

  • 300

    Classic Mayan Civilization began

  • 476

    Fall of the Roman Empire

    In 476 the last Roman emperor was kicked out of the throne. The western half of the empire started to dissolve into many different tribes.
  • 500

    The Byzantine Empire Begins

    In 330C.E the emperor of Rome, Constantine moved the capitiol to Byzantine. Since Byzantine was so big it was divided into 2 emperors. Constantpole moved the capitiol because it was esay to defend and it was in the middle of the most popular trading routes. Justinian 1 rebuilt the empire because during a chariot race there was a disagrement and a riot broke out and most of the city was in flames. He rebuilt it and added bridges, public baths, parks, roads, hospitials, and the orthadox church.
  • 500

    Ghana Empire Begins

  • 552

    Buddhism was introduced to Japan

  • Jan 1, 604

    The Seventeen Article Constitution began

  • Jan 1, 610

    Muhammad Becomes a Prophet of Islam

  • Jan 1, 651

    The First Official Edition of the Qur'an is Written

  • Jan 1, 700

    Traders Brought Islam to West Africa

  • Jan 1, 710

    Nara became capitiol of Japan

  • Jan 1, 750

    Bookmaking Begins to Spread the Qur'an

  • Jan 1, 1000

    Feudalism Begins

  • Jan 1, 1000

    The Tale of Genji, the first novel, was written

  • Jan 1, 1050

    Moveable Type was invented in China

  • Jan 1, 1054

    Roman Catholic Chruch and Western Orthadox Chruch

  • Jan 14, 1065

    Song Dynasty begins Civil Service Exams

  • Jan 1, 1085

    The Reconquista Begins with Toledo

  • Jan 1, 1096

    The First Crusade Begins

  • Jun 1, 1099

    The first crusade ended

  • Jan 1, 1146

    The Second Crusade

  • Jan 1, 1148

    The second crusade ended

  • Jan 1, 1185

    The Heian period ended

  • Jan 1, 1189

    The Third Crusade Begins

  • Jan 1, 1192

    The era of the samurai began

  • Jan 1, 1192

    The first shogun came to power

  • Jan 1, 1192

    The third crusade ended

  • Jan 1, 1200

    The Incas first settled in Cuzco

  • Jan 1, 1203

    The Ghana Empire Ends

  • Jun 1, 1215

    The Signing of the Magna Carta

  • Jan 1, 1240

    The Mali Empire Begins

  • Jan 1, 1250

    Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico

  • Jan 1, 1258

    The Mongols Destroy Baghad

  • Jan 1, 1279

    The Mongols Dynasty Begins

  • Jan 1, 1300

    The Mongol Empire is Weakened

  • Jan 1, 1300

    Humanism began in Italy

  • Jan 1, 1312

    Mansa Musa was the First Islamic Ruler

  • Jan 1, 1319

    The Aztec Empire ended

  • Jan 1, 1320

    The Medici family began to rule Florence

  • Jan 1, 1325

    Aztecs started building Tenochtitlan

  • Jan 1, 1337

    The Hundreds' Year War Begins

  • Jan 1, 1347

    The Bubonic Plague begins in Europe

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  • Jan 1, 1350

    The Renaissance began in Italy

  • Jan 1, 1350

    Timbuktu became a Center of Arabic Language

  • Jan 1, 1368

    The Ming Dynasty Ends

  • Jan 1, 1368

    The Mongols Dynasty Ends

  • Jan 1, 1400

    The Inquisition Takes Place

  • Jan 1, 1405

    Zheng He made his first Voyage

  • Jan 1, 1438

    The Incas began to create roads

  • Jan 1, 1450

    Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press

  • Jan 1, 1450

    Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press

  • Jan 1, 1453

    The Byzantine Empire Ends

    The Byzantine Empire ended in 1054 because after many disagrements the final disaggrements, Cerularius closed all the churches that worshipped western rites. The west was furios and split into two groups, the west ans east.
  • Jan 1, 1453

    Hundreds' Year War Ends

  • Jan 1, 1460

    Sonhai Empire Begins

  • Jan 1, 1488

    Bartolomeu Dias began to sail around the tip of Africa

  • Jan 1, 1492

    Isabella sent Christopher Columbus to find a sea route to Asia

  • Jan 1, 1492

    The Spanish Conquer Granda

  • Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco da Gama began to sail to India

  • Jan 1, 1497

    John Cabot landed Canada

  • Jan 1, 1500

    Post-Classic Mayan Civilization ended

  • Jan 1, 1500

    Pedro Cabral began to sail to Brazil

  • Jan 1, 1500

    The microscope was invented

  • Jan 1, 1504

    Michelangelo completed his statue of David

  • Jan 1, 1514

    Copernicus stated that the earth revolves around the sun

  • Jan 1, 1517

    Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses

  • Jan 1, 1520

    Ferdinand Magellan began to sail around the world

  • Jan 1, 1520

    Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztecs

  • Jan 1, 1524

    Giovanni da Verranzo landed North America

  • Jan 1, 1525

    William Tyndale translated the Bible into English

  • Jan 1, 1532

    The Inca Empire ended

  • Jan 1, 1532

    Francisco Pizarro destroyed the Incas

  • Jan 1, 1534

    King Henry VIII created Anglicanism

  • Jan 1, 1541

    John Calvin created Calvinism

  • Jan 1, 1543

    Copernicus stated his theory of the heliocentric universe

  • Jan 1, 1545

    The Council of Trent was formed

  • Songhai Empire Ends

  • Henry Hudson began to try to find the Northwest Passage

  • Galileo decided to build a telescope

  • The Mali Empire Ends

  • The Thirty Years’ War began

  • The Ming Dynasty Ends

  • The Thirty Years’ War ended

  • Peace of Westphalia was signed

  • Newton published a book about gravity

  • The era of the samurai ended

  • Charlemagne's Christian Empire Begins

  • The Tang Dynasty Begins

  • The Tang dynasty Ends

  • Tang Dynasty Recorded a Formula for Gunpowder

  • Buddhism Expands to the Tang Dynasty

  • The Japanese invented kana

  • Heian-kyo/Tokyo became the capital of Japan

  • The Heian period began

  • Prince Shotoku came to power