600-1450 By Pugtastic Period: 300 to Mar 2, 2022 Maya Period: 350 to Apr 13, 1453 Byzantine Empire Jan 1, 600 Fall of classical civilizations Apr 13, 622 Hegira Period: Apr 13, 661 to Apr 13, 750 Umayyad clan Period: Apr 13, 750 to Apr 13, 1258 Abbasid clan Apr 13, 1054 Church is split Apr 13, 1066 Norman invasion Period: Apr 13, 1095 to Apr 13, 1204 The Crusades Apr 13, 1258 Mongols defeat Abbasids Apr 13, 1260 Mamluks beat Mongols Period: Apr 13, 1279 to Apr 13, 1368 Yuan Dynasty Apr 13, 1300 Florence is a center for commerce Apr 13, 1350 Mongol empire greatly diminished Period: Apr 13, 1368 to Apr 13, 1644 Ming Dynasty Apr 13, 1400 Beginning of the Renaissance Period: Apr 13, 1400 to Apr 13, 1521 Aztec Period: Apr 13, 1400 to Apr 13, 1540 Inca Period: Apr 13, 1405 to Apr 13, 1433 Voyages of Zheng He Mar 2, 2022 Empress Wu is Heavenly Empress Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022 Sui Dynasty Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022 Tang Dynasty Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Apr 13, 1279 Song Dynasty Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022 Anti-Buddhist campaign Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Apr 13, 1185 Heian period