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By Bobby Jackson123
  • 300

    Camels were first brought to the Sahara

  • 300

    Classic Mayan Civilization began

  • Period: 300 to

    The Medieval World and Beyond

  • 476

    Fall of Rome

    Fall of Rome
    In 410 C.E., one tribe attacked and looted Rome itself. In 476 C.E., the last emperor in the west was driven from his throne. The western half of the empire began to dissolve into seperate kingdoms ruled by different tribes.
  • 500

    The Byzantine Empire Begins

    The Byzantine Empire Begins
    The Byzantium empire was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the east. Constantine moved his capital from Rome to the ancient city of Byzantium. Constantine called his capital New Rome, but it soon became known as Constantinople.
  • 500

    The Ghana Empire Began

  • 552

    Buddhism was introduced to Japan

  • Jan 1, 604

    The Seventeen Article Constitution began

  • Jan 1, 610

    Muhammad becomes the prophet of Islam

  • Jan 1, 651

    The First official edition of the Qu'ran was written

  • Jan 1, 700

    Traders brought Islam to West Africa

  • Jan 1, 710

    Nara became the capital of Japan

  • Jan 1, 750

    Bookmaking began to spread the Qu'ran

  • Jan 1, 1000

    Feudalism begins

    Feudalism begins
    By the High Middle Ages, Europeans had developed the system of feudalism. The feudal system provided protection and safety be establishing order and control. Feudalism was based on hiearchy. At the top there were the monarchs.
  • 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 and Eastern Orthodox churches split

    Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches split
    The patriarch of Connstantinople, Celarius, wanted to reassurt control of the church for the Byzantines. He closed all churches that worshipped the western rites. The Pope was angered at this decision and sent one of his cardinals to excommunicate Celurias. This caused the schism of the estern and western parts of the once great Roman empire.
  • Jan 1, 1065

    Song Dynasty began civil service exams

  • Jan 1, 1085

    The Reconquista began with Toledo

  • Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Nov 1, 1099

    The First Crusade began

  • Period: Jan 1, 1146 to Jan 1, 1148

    The Second Crusade began

  • Period: Jan 1, 1189 to Jan 1, 1192

    The Third Crusade began

  • Jan 1, 1192

    The first shogun came to power

  • Period: Jan 1, 1192 to

    The era of the samurai

  • Jan 1, 1200

    The Incas first settled in Cuzco

  • Jan 1, 1203

    The Ghana empire ended

  • Jun 1, 1215

    Signing of the Magna Carta

    Signing of the Magna Carta
    The Magna Carta was an agreement between the barons and king.The barons agreed that the king could ccntinue to rule. The king had to observe common law and the traditional rights of barons and church officials. No free man could be jailed except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land.
  • Jan 1, 1240

    The Mali Empire Began

  • Jan 1, 1250

    Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico

  • Jan 1, 1258

    The Mongols destroyed Baghdad

  • Period: Jan 1, 1279 to Jan 1, 1368

    The Mongol Dynasty (Yuan Dynasty)

  • Jan 1, 1300

    The Renaissance began in Italy

  • Jan 1, 1300

    Humanism began in Italy

  • Jan 1, 1300

    The Mongol empire was weakened

  • Jan 1, 1312

    Mansa Musa was the first Islamic leader

  • Jan 1, 1325

    Aztecs started building Tenochtitlan

  • Jan 1, 1337

    The Hundred Years’ War begins

    The Hundred Years’ War begins
    The Hundred Years War started when Philip IV of France declared that the Franch fiefs of King Edward III were part of his realm, war broke out. The Battle of Crecy shows the beginning of the war. The Englishmen often triumphed over the French though they were outnumbered by using light armor and longbows. The French relied ona feudal army, meaning that they depended on heavily armored knights and crossbowman. But this oon took a turn.
  • Jan 1, 1347

    The Bubonic Plague Begins in Europe

    The Bubonic Plague Begins in Europe
    The Bubonic Plague, also known as Black Death took a great toll on the population of Asia and Europe. It also led to the weaking of feudalism.
  • Jan 1, 1350

    Timbuktu became a center of Arabic learning

  • Period: Jan 1, 1368 to

    Ming Dynasty

  • Jan 1, 1400

    The Inquisition took 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, 1453

    The Byzantine Empire Ends

    The Byzantine Empire Ends
    The once great empire of Byzantium fell in 1453 C.E. In this year of remeberance, the Ottoman Turks conquered the Byzantine Empire.
  • Jan 1, 1453

    The Hundred Years’ War ends

    The Hundred Years’ War ends
    The Franch slowly fought back. This was due mainly to more modern tactics of war, and also a new sense of nationalism. 17-year old Joan of Arc claimed to hear the voices of saints urging her to save France. Putting on a suit of armor, she led the French to a victory in 1492 in the Battle of Orleans. Her heroism changed the way the men and and women felt about their king and nation. 22 years later, the French drove the English out of France. The Hundred Years' War led to the decline of feudalism.
  • Jan 1, 1460

    The Songhai Empire Began

  • Jan 1, 1469

    The Medici family began to rule Florence

  • 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 conquered Granada

  • Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco da Gama began to sail to India

  • Jan 1, 1497

    John Cabot landed in 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, 1519

    The Aztec Empire ended

  • Jan 1, 1519

    Hernando Cortes destroyed the Aztecs

  • Aug 1, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan began to sail around the world

  • Jan 1, 1524

    Giovanni da Verrazano landed in 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

  • The Songhai Empire Ended

  • Henry Hudson began to try to find the Northwest Passage

  • Galileo decided to build a telescope

  • Mali Empire Ended

  • The Thirty Years’ War began

  • Peace of Westphalia was signed

  • The Thirty Years’ War ended

  • Newton published a book about gravity

  • Charlemagne’s Christian Empire begins and ends

    Charlemagne’s Christian Empire begins and ends
    Charlemagne, king of the Franks, ruled for over 40 years.
    He became king in 768, and was one of the most successful kings due to his unification of all Christian lands throughout Europe. He did this with the help of Pope Leo III. The pope needed the support of an army, and in return for his help, crowned him Holy Roman Emperor in 800 C.E. Sadly, after his death in 814, Charlemagne's great empire crumbled.

  • Buddhism religion expanded in the Tang Dynasty

  • Prince Shotoko came to power

  • Heian-kyo became the capital of Japan

  • The Japanese invented kana

  • Tang Dynasty recorded a formula for gunpowder

  • Period: to

    Tand Dynasty began and ended

  • Period: to Jan 1, 1185

    The Heian Period began and ended