Middle East timeline

  • 500

    Nok used Iron tools

    Nok used iron tools, iron farming utensils- increased farming production- increased population- grew into cities- trade (civilizaion)
  • Period: 500 to Mar 20, 1200

    Ghana's trading empire

  • 570

    Muhammed is born in Makkah

  • Period: Mar 20, 600 to

    Spread of Islam

    trans-Saharan trade. Muslims concquered many places
  • Mar 20, 610

    Muhammed recieves the call to be prophet

  • Mar 20, 610

    Eastern Roman Empire is now know as Byzantine empire

  • Mar 20, 622

    Muhammed establishes city of prophet

  • Mar 20, 632

    Muhammed dies

  • Period: Mar 20, 634 to Mar 20, 711

    Muslims conquer much of middle east and spain

  • Mar 20, 716

    Lose Constantinople seige

  • Mar 20, 732

    Lose battle of Poiters, France

  • Mar 20, 1076

    Almoravids conquer Kumbi

  • Period: Mar 20, 1100 to Mar 20, 1200

    Muslims control Ghana

  • Mar 20, 1453

    Ottomans turks take Constantinople and end Byzantine empire

  • Mar 20, 1470

    Islam in West Africa

  • Muhammed marries Khadijah

    Meets her after managing caravans for her
  • Turks convert to Islam

  • Period: to Mar 20, 1100

    Ghana's golden age

    Ghana dominates trade routes
  • Period: to Mar 20, 1400

    Byzantine Empire at peak