Unit 6 Timeline

By Clayton E
  • Jan 1, 1200

    Zimbabwe

    • Bantu-speaking people
    • Great Zimbabwe was a wealthy walled city that controlled an area that included the source of two rivers.
    • The significance of this city is that Great Zimbabwe contained 200 walled communities, which was the largest man-made construction in that area. Some ruins still stand to this day.
    • Source: World History Our Human Story, pages 369-371
  • Jan 1, 1324

    Mansa Musa's Hajj to Mecca

    • Mansa Musa was a devout Muslim who worked hard to promote his religion.
    • One duty that Muslims carried out was a hajj to Mecca. Musa committed to it. The journey covered 2,800 miles and much of it was across the Sahara Desert. He brought more than 60,000 people with him.
    • The significance of this hajj to Mecca was that Musa gave so much gold to Cairo that its value plummeted and gold was no longer rare anymore.
    • Source: World History, Our Human Story, pages 360-361.
  • Jan 1, 1550

    Ottoman's Suleymaniye Mosque

    • Suleyman the Lawgiver and Mimar Sinan were involved.
    • The Suleymaniye is a work of the Ottoman empire that was used for the Muslim religion.
    • The mosque, which served as a holy place for Muslims, was the pinnacle of Ottoman architecture. Other architectures tried to replicate the style.
    • Source: World History, Our Human Story, page 378

  • The building of The Taj Mahal

    • The Mughals and Shah Jahan were involved.
    • The Taj Maha was a large elaborate tomb built for Mumtaz, wife of Shah Jahan.
    • The significance of the Taj Mahal is that it was the peak of Mughal architecture and it is one of the New 7 Wonders of the World, which continues to be a landmark for people visiting India.
    • Source: World History, Our Human Story, page 383

  • The Closing of Japan

    -Tokugawa Shogunate and Japan were involved.
    - When the Japanese began to think that European nations might want to take over Japan for good, they created a law that mostly all foreigners were excluded from Japan and didn't let Japanese people leave their country. -As a result, the impact for this law created a nation that was isolated. They focused on keeping their culture maintained for many years. Source: Wold History, Out Human Story, pages 394-395.