Unit 3 600-1420

  • Period: Jan 1, 600 to Dec 31, 1420

    Post Classical Era

  • Jan 1, 610

    Start of Islam

    Muhammad receives his revelations from Allah
  • Period: Jan 1, 618 to Dec 31, 907

    Tang Dynasty in China

  • Nov 8, 632

    Muhammad Death

    His teachings were accepted by Islam and spread through tribes in the Arabian Peninsula,after his death .
  • Nov 7, 666

    Equal Field Systems

    A system of land and distribution in China used from the Six Dynasties.Was introduced by Emperor Xiaowen.
  • Jan 1, 730

    Printing invented in China

    Started with the use of woodblock printing on cloth during the Han dynasty
  • Jan 1, 900

    Decline of classical Maya

    Maya civilization in that region had collapsed , decline is unknown.
  • Nov 7, 907

    End of Tang Dynasty

    Ended when Zhu Wen deposed the last emperor of Tang and took the throne to himself.
  • Jan 1, 960

    Song Dynasty Began

    Under the emperor of Taizu and succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
  • Jan 1, 1054

    Great Schism

    It was the break of communion between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic.
  • Nov 8, 1071

    Battle of Manzikert

    This battle allowed Turkification of Anatolia .
  • Jan 1, 1076

    Kingdom Of Ghana

    Title of its ruler and it controlled export of salt and gold .
  • Jan 1, 1095

    Byzantine Crusade

    Noble men helped Byzantine to fight against peoples crusades.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1095 to Dec 1, 1291

    The Crusades

  • Nov 15, 1095

    First Crusades

    Attempted to capture the Holy land by Pope Urban II.
  • Jul 13, 1099

    Christians take the city of Jerusalem

    During the first crusades, Christian forces from Europe takr control of the city of Jerusalem from Muslim forces
  • Jan 1, 1110

    Gunpowder Invention

    Origin came from China and was used during the Eastern Han Dynasty
  • Jan 1, 1209

    Mongol Conqest Begin

    Conquest begins for about 50 years under Genghis Khan and his grandsons.
  • Dec 31, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Give rights to rulers and kings.
  • Dec 18, 1227

    Genghis Khan death

    Not a exact reason how, but it was six months after he took a fall looking for wild horses in Gobi.
  • Jan 1, 1240

    Mongols capture Russia

    Mongol conquest of Russia called the "Khanate of the golden horde". Heavily Devastation to Russia , defeated Russians but did not occupy Russia
  • Dec 7, 1258

    Mongols sack Baghdad , End of Abbasit Caliphate

    Captured by the Ilkhanate Mongols and allied troops. Commited many atrocities and massacred many residents of the city.
  • Jan 1, 1271

    Marco Polo Travels Begin

    He traveled overland through the silk road in China and did his mission well that Kublai.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1274 to Dec 31, 1281

    Failed Invasions

    Failed Invasions of Japan , difficulty of moving through the tropical jungles of Southeast Asia
  • Jan 1, 1279

    China and the Mongols

    Kublai Khan established the Yuan dynasty in China therefore it marked China under the Mongol Yuan rule.
  • May 31, 1281

    Invasion Failed of Japan

    The Japenese wall prevented a succesful landing and attacked large ships . Khuilais invasions failed
  • Dec 31, 1324

    Mansa Musa Pilgrimage

    Introduced him to rulers in Middle East and in Europe.
  • Jan 1, 1325

    Ibn Battuta Travels Started

    Travels was to go on the pilgrimage of Mecca to fulfill the 5 pillars.
  • Jan 1, 1346

    Black Death Started

    Mostly carried rat fleas living on the black rats that were regular passangers on merchant ships.
  • Nov 23, 1368

    Ming Dynasty

    It was the last imperial dynasty ruled in China by Ethnic ruled Chinese.It was described as one of the greatest eras of orderly government.
  • Dec 7, 1368

    Yuan Dynasty In China

    Ruling dynasty bu Kublai Khan . It was the first foreign dynasty to rule all of China
  • Jan 1, 1400

    Silk Roads

    Took its name to the silk brought back to China and declined importance until the Mongols conquered China and allowed thriving trade.
  • Nov 7, 1433

    Zheng He Voyages

    The voyages were done with a lpt of sail ships full of passagers . The expeditions were for the Ming emperor.
  • Nov 7, 1438

    Rise of Inca Empire

    Pachacuti became ruler and conquered more territory and people. Most people were farmers .