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400
Kingdom of Ghana
400 c-1200, an empire located in southwestern Mauritania and western Mali. -
570
Muhammad
Prophet of the Islamic faith. -
Jan 1, 661
Umayyad Dynasty
661-750, it was the second of the four major Islamic caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. -
Oct 3, 1053
Schism between Eastern & Western Churches
A medieval division of Chalcedonian Christianity into Eastern and Western branches, which later became commonly known as the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. -
Jan 1, 1066
Norman Invasion of England
The Norman invasion of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers. -
Nov 27, 1096
First Crusade
Lasting from 1096-1099 , itstarted as a widespread pilgrimage (France and Germany) and ended as a military expedition by Roman Catholic Europe to take back the Holy Lands. -
Apr 15, 1202
Fourth Crusade
1202-1204, Crusaders of Western Europe invaded and sacked the Christian (Eastern Orthodox) city of Constantinople. -
Jan 1, 1206
Sultanate of Delhi
1206-1526, this is a term used to cover five short-lived dynasties. -
May 6, 1206
Reign of Chinggis Khan
Spring 1206-August 1227, founder of the Great Khan, which later became the largest contiguous empire in history. -
Jan 1, 1220
Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe
1220-1450, a kingdom located in the territory of Zimbabwe. -
Jan 1, 1230
Mali Empire
1230-1600, a Mandinka empire in West Africa known for its wealthy rulers (especially Mansa Musa). -
Jan 1, 1235
Mongol Conquest of all of China
1235-1279, spanned six decades in the 13th century and involved the defeat of the Jin Dynasty, Western Xia, Dali Kingdom, and the Southern Song, -
May 5, 1260
Reign of Kublai Khan
May 5, 1260 – February 18, 1294--- founder of Yaun Dynasty in China. -
Jan 1, 1271
Yuan Dynasty
1271-1368, this was the empire established by Kublai Khan. -
Jan 1, 1275
Marco Polo's Trip to China
1275-1292, Marco Polo goes on a journey with his merchant family. -
Jan 1, 1280
Reign of Mansa Musa
1280-1337, the tenth Mansa of the wealthy Malian Empire. -
Feb 25, 1304
Ibn Battuta
Moroccan explorer (mostly of what is now the Islamic World). -
Jan 1, 1328
First Bubonic Plague Pandemic
A deadlly disease that started in Europe during Medieval times. -
Jan 1, 1337
Hundred Year's War
1337-1453, a series of conflicts between England and France over control of the French Throne. -
Jan 1, 1370
Tamerlane
1370-1405, a Turko-Mongol ruler of Barlas lineage. He also conquered West, South, and Central Asia and founded the Timurid dynasty. -
Jan 1, 1371
Zheng He's Expansions
1371-1433, Zheng He was a eunuch, mariner, explorer, diplomat, and fleet admiral during China's early Ming dynasty. -
Jan 1, 1438
Inca Empire
1438-1533, the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. -
Apr 6, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
The capture of Constantinopleby the Ottoman Empire that lasted from April 6, 1453 to May 29,1453. -
Silla Dynasty
57-935, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea and one of the world's longest sustained dynasties. -
Heian Period
794-1185, the last division of classical Japanese history. -
Ming Dynasty
1368-1644, ruling dynasty of China for 276 years. -
Nara Period
710-794, Japanese society during this period was agricultural and centered around villages. -
Abbasid Dynasty 721-1258
The Abbasid Caliphate was the third of the Islamic Caliphates to succeed to the prophet, Muhammad. -
Kingdom of Angkor
802 AD, a region of Cambodia that served as a seat of the Khmer Empire. -
Sui Dynasty
581-618, short-lived Imperial Chinese dynasty. -
Reign of Charlemagne
Beginning in AD 768, this marks the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire. -
Saljuq control over Abbasid Dynasty
A Turkish/Sunni Muslim dynasty that adopted Persian culture and contributed to the Turko-Persian tradition in parts of medieval Asia. -
Song Dynasty
960-1279, was a ruling dynasty in China amd it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. -
Tang Dynasty
618-907, it was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty.
