1st Period - Timeline By MissJohnson 300 Unit 3 - Camels were first brought to the Sahara 300 Unit 6 - Classic Mayan Civilization began 330 Unit 1 - Emperor Constantine moved the capital to Byzantium 395 Unit 1 - Christianity became the religion of the Roman Empire 476 Unit 1 - The Fall of Rome 500 Unit 1 - The Byzantine Empire began 500 Unit 3 - The Ghana empire began 527 Unit 1 - Justinian I’s reign began 552 Unit 5 - Buddhism was introduced to Japan 565 Unit 1 - Justinian I’s reign ended 570 Unit 2 - Muhammad was born 593 Unit 5 - Prince Shotoku came to power Jun 1, 604 Unit 5 - The Seventeen Article Constitution began Jun 1, 610 Unit 2 - Muhammad became a prophet of Islam Jun 1, 618 Unit 4 - Buddhism religion expanded in the Tang Dynasty Jun 1, 618 Unit 4 - The Tang Dynasty began Jun 1, 632 Unit 2 - Muhammad died Jun 1, 645 Unit 5 - The Taika Reforms were created Jun 1, 651 Unit 2 - The first official edition of the Qur’an was written Jun 1, 661 Unit 2 - The Umayyad Dynasty began Jun 1, 700 Unit 3-Traders brought Islam to West Africa Jun 1, 710 Unit 5 - Nara became the capital of Japan Jun 1, 732 Unit 2 - Battle of Tours Jun 1, 750 Unit 2 - Bookmakers began to spread the Qur’an Jun 1, 768 Unit 1 - Charlemagne’s Christian Empire began Jun 1, 794 Unit 5 - Heian-kyo became the capital of Japan Jun 1, 794 Unit 5 - The Heian period began Jun 1, 800 Unit 5 - Hiragana writing began to develop Jun 1, 814 Unit 1 - Charlemagne’s Christian Empire ended Jun 1, 850 Unit 3 - Ghana became a rich empire Jun 1, 850 Unit 4 - The Tang Dynasty recorded a formula for gunpowder Jan 1, 900 Unit 6 - Post-Classic Mayan Civilization began Jun 1, 900 Unit 4 - The Chinese discovered how to inoculate people against diseases Jun 1, 900 Unit 5 - The Japanese invented kana Jun 1, 900 Unit 6 - Classic Mayan Civilization ended Jun 1, 907 Unit 4 - The Tang Dynasty ended Jun 1, 920 Unit 4 - The first written record of foot binding, which reduced the status of women Jun 1, 960 Unit 4 - The Song Dynasty began Jun 1, 995 Unit 5 - Fujiwara Michinaga led Japan Jun 1, 1000 Unit 1 - Feudalism began Jun 1, 1000 Unit 3 - Ghana dominated the trade routes between North and West Africa Jun 1, 1028 Unit 5 - Fujiwara Michinaga’s leadership ended Jun 1, 1050 Unit 4 - A new kind of drought-resistant rice was brought to China Jun 1, 1050 Unit 4 - Moveable type was invented in China Jun 1, 1054 Unit 1 - Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches split Jun 1, 1065 Unit 4 - The Song Dynasty began civil service exams Jun 1, 1076 Unit 3 - Almoravids captured the capital city of Kumbi Jun 1, 1085 Unit 2 - The Reconquista began in Toledo Jun 1, 1096 Unit 2 - The First Crusade began Jun 1, 1099 Unit 2 - The First Crusade ended Jun 1, 1100 Unit 5 - Samurai women enjoyed considerable status Jun 1, 1107 Unit 4 - Song Dynasty printers used multiple wood blocks to print paper money Jun 1, 1146 Unit 2 - The Second Crusade began Jun 1, 1148 Unit 2 - The Second Crusade ended Jun 1, 1185 Unit 5 - Minamoto Yoritomo took control of Japan Jun 1, 1185 Unit 5 - The Heian period ended Jun 1, 1189 Unit 2: The Third Crusade began Jun 1, 1190 Unit 4 - Zhu Xi published the Four Books about Confucianism Jun 1, 1192 Unit 2 - The Third Crusade ended Jun 1, 1192 Unit 5 - The era of the samurai began Jun 1, 1192 Unit 5 - The first shogun came to power Jun 1, 1200 Unit 1 - Cathedral schools became universities Jun 1, 1200 Unit 6 - The Incas first settled in Cuzco Jun 1, 1203 Unit 3 - The Ghana empire ended Jun 2, 1215 Unit 1 - The Magna Carta was signed by King John Jun 1, 1240 Unit 3 - The Mali empire began Jun 1, 1250 Unit 6 - Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico Jun 1, 1258 Unit 2 - The Mongols destroyed Baghdad Jun 1, 1279 Unit 4 - The Yuan Dynasty began Jun 1, 1279 Unit 4 - The Song Dynasty ended Jun 1, 1295 Unit 1 - Edward I created the Model Parliament Jun 1, 1300 Unit 7 - The Renaissance began in Italy Jun 1, 1312 Unit 3 - Mansa Musa was the first Islamic leader Jun 1, 1319 Unit 6 - Aztecs moved from Chapultepec Jun 1, 1324 Unit 3 - Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage arrived in Cairo, Egypt Jan 1, 1325 Unit 6 - Aztecs began practicing human sacrifices in religious rituals Jun 1, 1325 Unit 3-Al-Saheli builds a new mosque at Timbuktu Jun 1, 1325 Unit 6 - Aztecs started building Tenochtitlan Jun 1, 1337 Unit 1 - The Hundred Years’ War began Jun 1, 1347 Unit 1 - The Bubonic Plague began in Europe Jun 1, 1350 Unit 2 - The Mongol empire was weakened Jun 1, 1350 Unit 3 - Timbuktu became a center of Arabic learning Jun 1, 1352 Unit 3 - Ibn Battuta crossed the Sahara with a trade caravan Jun 1, 1368 Unit 4 - The Yuan Dynasty ended Jun 1, 1368 Unit 4 - The Ming Dynasty began Jun 1, 1375 Unit 3 - Mali appeared on a European map Jun 1, 1400 Unit 6 - The Inca Empire began Jun 1, 1405 Unit 4 - Zheng He made his first voyage Jun 1, 1415 Unit 7 - Jan Hus was burned at the stake for heresy Jun 1, 1428 Unit 6 - Aztec Empire began Jun 1, 1438 Unit 6 - The Incas began to create roads Jun 1, 1450 Unit 7 - Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press Jun 1, 1453 Unit 1 - The Hundred Years’ War ended Jun 1, 1453 Unit 1 - The Byzantine Empire ended Jun 1, 1460 Unit 3 - Sunni Ali became the ruler of Songhai Jun 1, 1460 Unit 3 - The Songhai empire began Jun 1, 1469 Unit 7 - The Medici family began to rule Florence Jun 1, 1470 Unit 6 - The Incas conquered the Chimu Jun 1, 1480 Unit 2 - The Inquisition took place Jun 1, 1492 Unit 2 - The Spanish conquered Granada Jun 1, 1492 Unit 7 - Isabella sent Christopher Columbus to find a sea route to Asia Jun 1, 1500 Unit 3: Folktales were brought to the Americas by West African slaves Jun 1, 1500 Unit 6 - The Inca Empire at its height Jun 1, 1500 Unit 6 - Post-Classic Mayan Civilization ended Jun 1, 1500 Unit 7 - The Reformation began Jun 1, 1504 Unit 7 - Michelangelo completed his statue of David Jun 1, 1514 Unit 7-Copernicus stated that the earth revolves around the sun Jun 1, 1517 Unit 7 - Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses Jun 1, 1519 Unit 6 - Aztecs stopped practicing human sacrifices in religious rituals Jun 1, 1519 Unit 6 - The Aztec Empire ended Jun 1, 1525 Unit 7 - William Tyndale translated the Bible into English Jun 1, 1532 Unit 6 - The Incas stopped creating roads Jun 1, 1532 Unit 6 - The Inca Empire ended Jun 1, 1534 Unit 7 - King Henry VIII created Anglicanism Jun 1, 1541 Unit 7 - John Calvin created Calvinism Jun 1, 1545 Unit 7 - The Council of Trent was formed Jun 1, 1590 Unit 3 - The Songhai empire ended Jun 1, 1600 Unit 7 - The Renaissance ended in Italy Jun 1, 1603 Unit 5 - Edo (Tokyo) became the new capital Jun 1, 1618 Unit 7-The Thirty Years' War began Jun 1, 1644 Unit 4 - The Ming Dynasty ended Jun 1, 1648 Unit 7 - The Thirty Years’ War ended Jun 1, 1648 Unit 7 - Peace of Westphalia was signed Jun 1, 1690 Unit 7 - The Reformation ended Jun 1, 1868 Unit 5 - The era of the samurai ended Jun 1, 1964 Unit 1 - The religious schism ended