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Period: 226 to Jan 1, 651
Sasanid Empire
Ruled much of the Middle East from 226 A.D. to 651 A.D. -
Period: 250 to
Maya civilization
Known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as for its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems -
Period: 330 to Jan 1, 1453
Byzantine Empire
The empire in southeastern Europe and Asia Minor formed from the eastern part of the Roman Empire -
Period: 330 to Apr 14, 1453
Constantinople
The former name of Istanbul until the capture of the city by the Turks in 1453. -
Apr 15, 610
Foundation of Islam
The Qur'an began with revelations on Muhammad's divine revelations. -
Jan 1, 632
Split between Sunni-Shiite
Sunnis and Shiites became split because of the argument on the caliphate selection.
Shiites thought that Muhammad had pronounced Ali is Caliphate while Sunnies thought that it should be according to a poll conducted by public. -
Period: Apr 8, 661 to Apr 8, 750
Umayyad Caliphate
The second of the four major Arab caliphates established after the death of Muhammad, ruled by the Umayyad dynasty. -
Period: Apr 15, 711 to
Muslims conquer Spain
The conquered territory becama part of the expanding Umayyad Empire -
Period: Jan 1, 750 to Jan 1, 1258
Abbasid Caliphate
The third of the Islamic caliphates. -
Period: Apr 8, 1060 to Apr 10, 1307
Seljuk Turks
A tribe of Tartars from Central Asia who established a powerful empire in Persia in the 11th century -
Period: Jan 1, 1095 to Jan 1, 1291
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of Holy Wars launched by the Christian states of Europe against the Saracens. -
Period: Jan 1, 1167 to Jan 1, 1227
Genghis Khan
Mongol emperor and military conqueror, who ruled the largest empire ever formed. -
Period: Apr 8, 1174 to Apr 8, 1193
Saladin
Succeeded in uniting various parts of the Middle East and Mesopotamia and in overtaking the Christian armies of the early crusades. -
Period: Apr 14, 1206 to Apr 14, 1328
Mongol Invasions
Invasion by the Mongols resulting in the vast Mongol Empire covering much of Asia and Eastern Europe -
Period: Apr 14, 1210 to Apr 14, 1526
Delhi Sultanate
The various Muslim dynasties that ruled in India. -
Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
A document that King John was forced to signing. It greatly reduced the power he held as the King of England and allowed for the formation of a powerful parliament -
Period: Apr 11, 1250 to Apr 11, 1517
Mamluk
Slave boys of the Abbasid caliphs of the Islamic Empire -
Period: Jan 1, 1312 to Apr 1, 1337
Mansa Musa
The emperor of Malian Empire. The weathiest ruler of his day. -
Period: Apr 14, 1336 to Apr 14, 1405
Timur
Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia. -
Period: Jan 1, 1337 to Jan 1, 1453
Hundred Years War
A series of wars between England and France. -
Period: Apr 18, 1350 to
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural an intellectual movement in the arts, NOT a historical period. -
Period: Jan 1, 1368 to
Ming Empire
One of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history, -
Period: Jan 1, 1371 to Jan 1, 1435
Zheng He
A Hui-Chinese mariner who commanded voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa. -
Period: Jan 1, 1376 to Jan 1, 1521
Aztec Civilization
The Aztec civilization was a highly advanced and filled with unique customs, a comprehensive language, and amazing technology. -
Jan 1, 1439
Gutenberg Press
Gutenberg discovered the concept of movable type printing which facilitated the printing press itself. -
Period: Apr 18, 1450 to
The Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural an intellectual movement in the arts, NOT a historical period. -
Period: Apr 14, 1462 to Apr 14, 1505
Ivan III
The grand duke of Moscow and the creator of the consolidated Muscovite state. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1438
Inca civilization
Inca history is difficult because the Incas had no written language and passed their history down orally from one generation to the next. -
Period: to
Sui Empire
A short-lived Chinese Dynasty which unified China in the 6th century. -
Period: to
Tang Empire
Under the tang, China becomes the superior in East Asia and the world with links east to Korea and Japan and west, along the Silk Route -
Period: to Jan 1, 1279
Song Empire
A ruling dynasty in China that succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. First goverment in world history to issue paper money -
Period: to
Charlemagne
The king of Franks, who expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1237
Kievan Russia
A medieval Slavic state that was the forerunner of modern Russia. -
Period: to
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a loose confederation of Central European territories, ruled first by Frankish and then by German kings.