600-1450 on a global scale

  • Jan 1, 600

    Buddhist missionaries in Japan

    Buddhist Missionaries broght along with them chinese culture which was then diffused into the population, this allowed a wide spread of religion alterations. However the people of Japan held onto their beliefs of Shintoism.
  • Jan 1, 600

    Yamato Clan

    The Yamato clan was the first important family who rose up as leaders, this was the only dynasty to rule Japan. Under the clan Japan worshiped the Kami(all the forces of nature) the emperor was believed to be a descendant of the sun goddess this allowed them to stay in power.
  • Apr 15, 610

    Herakleros 1 becomes Emperor

    He as crowned after a period of bad rulling. Herakleros reorganized Byzantine resistance against a major attack from the Persians. He created new strategies.
  • Apr 15, 610

    Beginning of islam

    In Ghana Mohammed was called a Prophet. The muslims defeated ghana and took over it. The spread of the muslim religion began to spread to other countries aswell.
  • Apr 13, 630

    Mohammad Returns to Mecca

    Mohammad returns after the conflict with the leaders of Mecca who wanted to keep the polytheistic ideals in play where as Mohammad believed in the works of one god Allah. Mohammad was persucted and fled to Medina in 622 c.e in the hijra muslim calender which marked a year.
  • Jan 15, 632

    Abu Bakr becomes caliph

    Abu Bakr becomes caliph because of the unexpected death of Mohammad with no prominent succesor to follow. The claiphate of Abu Bakr continued on until Ali who was than assassinated, but Hasan traded sides onto the ummayad caliphate.
  • Apr 15, 636

    Battle of the River Yarmuk

    The Arab army attacks both the Persian and Byzantine Empires. The Byzantiine army was badly manage so they lost the batlle. the battle was fought in Syria.
  • Jan 1, 640

    Tang Population Rises

    Tang's population reaches 2 million, making it the largest city in the world at that time. Increased due to migration,low prices and economic stabilization.
  • Jan 1, 645

    Taika Reforms

    Prince Shotoku accustumated the bureaucartic and legal reforms which were modeled after the tang Dynasty of China.In Japan they choose to accept these reforms beacuse their main idea was birth not higher education such as confucianism.
  • Apr 13, 651

    Islam control Sassanid Dynasty

    People adapted to the Islamic political views and cultures. As well the muslim religion became dominant. After the war the Zagros mountains became a border.
  • Jun 6, 651

    Quran was Established

    The kuran changed womens rights in the Midlle East such womens dowery would have to be given back to her after divorce. Also the Quran imposed the belief in a montheistic religion verses polytheistic, who the followers called upon the one God; Allah.
  • Apr 13, 661

    Ali dies

    His dynasty lated about 5 years. He was a decendent of Muhammad. Because of him the Muslim community split into two sides, Sunni and Shi'a. His death was planned.
  • Jan 1, 666

    Equal Field System In Tang Empire

    The purpose was to distribute the land equally and avoid the concentration of land in a single person. They didnt want to have the same problems like the Han.
  • Apr 15, 711

    Islam conquers Spain

    The islams changed the culture of spain. The islams also got the opportunity to spread the muslim religion. There for muslim population will increase.
  • Apr 13, 750

    Abasid Dynasty

    The Abasid Dynasty was mostly controlled by the Muslims. Their government was based on Islams. They had establish City-States as their governing system.
  • Apr 13, 750

    Umayyad dynasty come to an end

    The Umayyad's were overthrown by the Abbasid Dynasty. There government system became weak so the Abbasids took this as an advantage.
  • Apr 13, 751

    Clash btw two dynastys- Abbasid and Tang

    Abbasid tries to expand the religion of Islam with force buut then comes an opppsor the Tang. The Tang dynasty tried to prevent the Islam invasion into China because they did not want cultural diffussion.
  • Jan 1, 1000

    New Agriculture Techniques In Tang And Song

    They usedheavy iron plows and would harness oxens. They had large irrigation systems like dams,pumps and canals. They enriched the soil with manure.
  • Apr 15, 1009

    Songhai begins to trade

    Songhai beagn to trade gold, salt, kola nuts, and slaves. They would import textile, horses, and luxury goods. They would use horses and camels to transport the goods.
  • Apr 15, 1028

    Women ruled the Bayzantine empire

    the women ruled the Bayzantine empire alongside thier husbands. the women were all higher class. They were given more privalage then the lower class women.
  • Jan 3, 1054

    Church split

    The Catholic Church takes a turn for the worst it was divided into Orthodox Christianity. The two churches hold various similarities however the pope and emperors or kings were not in favor with the pope there was a form of hatered that radiated off the two sides.
  • Apr 15, 1054

    The Great Schism

    Was created because of a argument between east and and west churches. they were discusing the protocal and the doctrine. The Great Schism fixes the proble.
  • Jan 1, 1130

    Zhu Xi

    Zhu Xi emphasized Neo Confucianism which combined Confucian and Buddhist. His teachings and thoughts spread around China. His teaching emphasized obedience to the ruler which made a feudal heirarchy.
  • Jan 1, 1154

    Henry II becomes King

    The Great grandson of William the Conqueror put reforms into play to strenghthen the power and authority of the king or royal crow. He also appointed people to make sure the law was put into place affectivly he also believed that criminals should be charged based on the say of the King.
  • Jan 1, 1192

    Feudal Japan

    There were shoguns,emperors,daimyos,and even samurais who were part of the system. The Shogun was at the top right under the Emporer,and below the shoguns were the daiymo owners of land who granted that to samurai for protection.The samurai had to follow tthe Code of Bushido which talked about honor,loyalty and courage; this system was created for a simple stuctured society.
  • Apr 15, 1192

    Delhi Founded

    It was founded after Muhammad of Ghor defeated Prithvi Raj and captured they captured Delhi.
  • Jan 1, 1200

    Mongol uniform

    In the thirteenth century Genghis gathers his troops and peoples and trains them for his cause.They have now been fed with posion in their hearts and now they are out to kill and all about authority and who is greater than the other.
  • Dec 31, 1204

    Crusades

    The Crusades first started in 1095 between the two religions Islam and Christianity where one wants to convert the other or there will be no peace to coexist.Heresies was risen from this time period where one cannot solidify the religion in which they believe or practices.
  • Jan 1, 1211

    War With Mongols

    The beginning of the war between the Mongols and the Jin Dynasty. The Jin Dynasty hold Ghengis Kha and his Mongol army at bay for the first two years of the war.
  • Jan 2, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Mgna Carta was a series of laws that were put into place to limit the rights and authority of the king as well as the nobles.this document laid the foundations for the parliment as well as give more equal rights to the lower class.
  • Jan 1, 1221

    City of Balkh Destoyed

    Historian Juvaini came from Balkh which was destroyed by the conquest of the mongols. Juvaini inspired the works of Rashid al Din and was the historian for Genghis Khan.
  • Jan 1, 1227

    Death of Genghis Khan

    Temujin the supreme leader was known for the ideas of how to conquer the land that he has an eye on and the deathbed speach that he gave.After Genghis Khan Died his son took the place of the father becasue he wannted to carry on the legacy of his father and gain collasal form of power.
  • Jan 1, 1229

    The Great Sultan

    Iltutmish received an honor from Ali Mastansir Billah, the Khalifah of Baghdad. He was given the title of Great Sultan and was recognized as the sovereign ruler of the land that he had conquered.
  • Jan 1, 1234

    Monglos in China ?

    Genghis Khan gains land through the conquor of the vast land of China which he then recieves power.The Golden Horde conquered Russia as to say the mongol empire was split into hordes or smaller independent empires.Conquering was the hardest part of the game but once everything is settled eberything is calm and peaceful.
  • Jan 1, 1256

    Campaign against Assassins

    Nasir al Din Tusi joined the assassins campaign a shi'ite sect from Tabriz , who used math in cosmology.Nasir al Din Tusi proposed the idea of small cirlces rotating within a large cirlce.Which then Copernicus founded the lunar model where the sun is the center of rotation.
  • Jan 1, 1258

    Gun Powder in Europe

    Gun Powder was brought into the European countries through the Silk road exchange which was mentioned in the writings of Roger Bacon. Gun powder came to be a highly used commodity for it did way more than a gun this allowed for easy access to the opposing field and therefore wars could be fought and won in variance.
  • Jan 1, 1260

    Il Khan v.s. Golden Horde

    Il Khan controlled parts of Armenia, Azerbaijan,Mesopotamia and Iran. Where as the Gloden Horde held control over Russia and parts of the Caspian sea.Here shi'ites verses the mongol ways came to a problem and coud not coexist therefore they created different Hordes.
  • Jan 1, 1271

    Yuan Empire

    Khubilai declares him as the founder of the empire and since a lot of people disliked the founder and the empire it was easier for the mongols to make their move. Yuan holds a close tied relation with turkic speaking people yet Yuan willed to destroy the Song.
  • Jan 1, 1274

    Defending Japan

    The Mongols plan to invade Japan by the front however the military and samurai organize a whole force.The Mongols would have succeded if it weren't for the big storm that hit the ship who carried the attackers.
  • Jan 1, 1279

    Song Dynasty Falls

    Mongols under Khublai Khan invaded and conquered China. Another reason was the Songs Administration of the Bureaucracy controlled them.
  • Jan 1, 1295

    Il Khan declared a Muslim

    An alliamce is created between the Golden Horde and Il Khan because Ghazan declares himself as a muslim so no there is negotiation line laid on the plate.Here it did not neccisarily matter whether they were Sunni or Shi'ite as long as the two empires are met in the middle.
  • Jan 2, 1300

    Cannon's in Europe

    Cannons were used as artillary weapons in the middle ages ro shoot far away distances with heavy loaded metal.Cannons were used more often in the Hundred Years war but most likely appeared at first during the Crusades.
  • Apr 15, 1312

    Mansa Musa Ruled Mali Empire

    Mansa Musa built really cool mosques. He provided libraries and alot of Islamic educational institutions. Mali became to declined after his death.
  • Apr 15, 1320

    Songhai gets independence

    Songhai took advantage of the Mali Empire's decline and successfully declaired there independence. They took Gao back and made it there capital.
  • Apr 15, 1325

    Mansa Musa Conquered Gao

    Mansa's army came and took over. this lead to the last empire in West sudan to form. Songhai empire rose.
  • Jan 5, 1330

    Bubonic plague

    The bubonic plague killed more than two thirds of the population of Europe which had originated in China.most people who had the plague belived that they caught this disease because the Lord was punishing them for all their bad acts.
  • Jan 1, 1337

    Hundred Year War

    Joan of Arc leads the war as girl who was later claimed as a witch then burned and staked before the eyes of a crowd.After the Hundred year war that went on until 1453 power in France was more central and France became a prominent figure of authority in Europe.
  • Jan 1, 1368

    Mongols Transformed to Ming

    After the Mongols slowly decenegrated the Ming Dynasty starts to form and hterfore the mongols fall apart. The Mongol Empire was torn apart by large vast land and hard to control. Political instabilities and broken structure caused the downfall and crushed appearence of the almost dissapearing conquerors.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1414 to Jan 1, 1451

    Ruling Dlehi Sultanate

    The Sayyid dynasty ruled Delhi Sultanate from 1414 to 1451. The Tughlaq dynasty,ruled the Sultanate until they were displaced by the Lodi dynasty.
  • Apr 15, 1453

    Ottoman takes over Constatinople

    Byzantine was a very weak. They were not prepare for a war. They had about 8,000 man and 3,000 foreign man. Ottoman emperor found this to be the perfect time to attack and take over.
  • Islam takes cotrol of India and N.W Africa

    There was a contriverdy of the Islamic people. In India There was a preference for the Muslims, so people began to convert to muslims. In Africa the Muslims baned Christianity. It was hard to keep a muslims world (gevernment) since everyone was scater all over africa.
  • Imam disapears

    Imam was the counter act to the Quran in which people could believe in almost any other God however the Holy book became published and carried out the say of one god Allah.
  • Vikings Rade Europe

    Vikings start to invade Europe in from Scandinavia attacked and hit a monastary in the coast.Vikings decided to attack because they seeked slaves and booty which they tried to gain in very hardous manners such as organizing settlement in Iceland and even in Greenland.
  • Charlemagne

    Pepin's son Charles was crowened by pope which he then created the Holy Romman Empire.Charlemagne had a stong focus on educationand arts through the bent variation of religion.During his reign the society was based on a more feudalistic means.
  • Fujiwara

    The capital moved to Heian and one of the most power famillies there was the Fujiwara's. The members of the family were allowed with many several generations of empire prestige throughout the country. Under the rule of the Fujiwara literature was given high importance to, there was a period afterward a fight for power.
  • Tang Empire Founded

    Founded By Li Yuan. He proclaimed himslef as the emperor of the Tang Empire.
  • End Of Tang Empire

    Li Zhu gave up the throne and ended the Tang dynasty. The end of the dynasty was brought because of all the rebellions that it went through and it could not comeback from a revolt making it weak.
  • Song Empire Founded

    Founded by Zhao Kuangyin. The emperor was Sung Taizu. Song reestablished centralized control over China.
  • Basil II begins independent rule as Emperor

    At the age of 18 he became the emperor. When he took position the empire was going through some problems.
  • The Huang Chao Rebellion

    This rebellion caused who started to take over the power of the central goverment. The military held took advantage of the taxations and the profits.