Western europe and the Middle East through the ages

The Nok

500

The Nok start to use iron tools and iron farming utensils

Ghana's Trading Empire

Period: 500 to Sep 6, 1200

Golden age for Ghana with many riches

Justinian's reign

Period: 527 to 565

Muhammad the prophet is born

570

Muhammad enlightened

Jan 1, 610

Muhammad recieves a call to became a prophet. He is now the fore-runner of of the Islamic religion

Muhammad begins preaching

Jan 1, 613

Muhammad preaches to people about allah but comes under heavy resistance from anti-arab people

Muhammad's death

Jan 1, 632

Muhammad dies on a final pilgrmage to Makka, his home city

Egypt Conquered by Muslims

Jan 1, 642

Muslims conquer Egypt, and gain a strategic entry way into West Africa

Northwest Africa conquered easily by Muslims

Apr 10, 644

Schism between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic chirches

Jan 1, 1054

The shiscm was due to iconalsim and other disputes over the 2 churches that led to exocommunication, thus splitting them apart

Muslims raiders conquer Kumbi

Jan 1, 1076

Mande the great from Mali conquers Kumbi

Jan 1, 1240

Muslims split into 2 groups

Jan 1, 1250

Mali kingdoms

Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1400

Muslims conquer Mansa Musa

Jan 1, 1312

Askia Muhammad Toure

Jan 1, 1490

Muslim Invasion of Jerusalem

Mar 2, 2022

Muslims capture Jerusalem, an important city which holds the religions of Christianity and Judaism

Muslims settle in Kumbi

Mar 2, 2022

Muslims conquer Syria

Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022

Muslim tribes seek to expand their territory in the Middle East

Ghana's golden age

Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jan 1, 1150

Ghana prospers from trading and taxes as it is in the middle of many trade routes