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The capital of the Roman Empire is split or moved to an old Greek trading colony called Byzantium, later Constantinople, thus marking the birth of the Byzantine Empire
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Through clever trading, Ghana dominated African trade. Starting from 1100 AD, however, Ghana weakened under Muslim control.
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The Islamic Empire lost the battle for Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire's capitol, but both empires had not met their match yet.
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The Abbasids, a caliphate of the Islamic Empire, conquer the Umayyads, another caliphate, in the Battle of Zab.
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The Byzantine Empire was in top condition here. Meanwhile, some Ottoman Turks convert to Islam.
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The Ottoman Turks take a weakened Constantinople. This marks the end of the glorious Byzantine Empire.
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The religion of Islam spreads to West Africa, proving the vastness and power of the Islamic Empire.
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The Islamic Empire conquers Jerusalem. This was important as Jerusalem was a center of religion for thousands of different people.
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The Dome of the Rock, an Islamic Shrine, is erected in Jerusalem. This was almost like a declaration, a flaunting of the fact that Jerusalem was now part of the Islamic Empire.
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Is there anything else to say? The Islamic empire was becoming stronger and the religion was spreading rapidly throughout Africa.