World history final

By Zombiekilla
  • Period: 200 to 900

    Maya (Classic Period)

    Location: Central America
    Fact(spiritual): The Maya's religion was polytheistic so they believed in more than just one single god, even more than 160 gods. Their gods were forces or objects in nature that affected people's daily lives.
  • Period: 240 to 550

    The Gupta Empire

    Location: South Asia
    Fact(spiritual): People in the Gupta Empire believed in Hinduism.
  • Period: 330 to 1453

    Byzantine Empire

    Location: The Byzantine Empire controlled land in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
    Fact(spiritual): The main religion that the Byzantine Empire followed was Orthodox Christianity.
  • Period: 618 to

    Imperial China (Tang-Ming Dynasties)

    Location: East Asia
    Fact(spiritual): Buddhism became a big part of life for the Tang and Ming Dynasties, esp Tang.
  • Period: 632 to 1258

    The Muslim Empire (Rashidun-Abbasid Caliphate)

    Location: Arabia
    Fact(spiritual): The main religion that The Muslim Empire followed was Islam
  • Period: 794 to

    Japan (Heian and Edo Periods)

    Location: East Asia
    fact(spiritual): People in Japan originally followed Shintoism. Buddhism and Shintoism blended and thrived together.
  • Period: 800 to

    Holy Roman Empire

    -Location: The region they occupied was Europe
    -Fact(Spiritual):The religion that the Holy Roman Empire followed was Christianity/Catholicism.
  • Period: 830 to 1235

    Ghana Empire

    Location: West Africa
    Fact(spiritual): Muslims invaded the Ghana Empire to spread and convert West Africans to Islam. Most people and the king of Ghana did not convert but allowed Muslims to establish settlements within his empire.
  • Period: 1240 to

    Mali Empire

    Location: West Africa
    Fact(spiritual): The leaders of Mali accepted Islam and Muslim faith continued to become even more influential in West Africa.
  • Period: 1428 to 1519

    The Aztec Empire

    Location: Central America
    Fact(spiritual): The Aztecs adopted Quetzalcoatl, the Teotihuacáns' feathered serpent god, as one of their own gods.
  • Period: 1438 to 1532

    The Inca Empire

    Location: South America
    Fact(spiritual): The Inca's were Polytheistic and believed in many more than one god. ones that controlled multiple aspects of nature. Inti, the sun god, was their most very important god and would do many human sacrifices for occasions like natural disaster.
  • Period: 1464 to

    Songhai Empire

    Location: West Africa
    Fact(spiritual): The religion that the Songhai empire followed was Islam because converting.