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570-632
Last Prophet and founder of the Islam faith. -
661-750
Second caliphate to take control after death of muhammad
Fifth largest empire ever -
710-794
Japanese period focused on agriculture and worship of natural and ancestral spirits. -
750-1258
Third Islam caliphate to succeed Muhammad -
11th century invasion of England by Duke William II of Normandy (William the Conqueror)
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Split between the Roman catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox church because of power of pope
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The Roman Catholic Church fought the Muslims to take back the holy lands/Jerusalem and succeded
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The Crusaders invaded and sacked the city of Constantinople, the center of the Eastern Orthodox church
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1206-1526
a group of five short lived dynasties in India
Qutb-ud-din Aibak a former slave was the first sultan and he conquered large amount of northern india -
1206-1227
Emperor of the Mongol empire and he began the invasion of China -
1220-1450
Controlled the ivory and gold trade in southern Africa -
1230-1600
Founded by Sundiata Keita, the empire spread culture, language, and religion along the Niger river. It was renowned for the wealth of its leaders. -
1260-1294
Kublai, grandson of Genghis Khan, founded the Yuan empire and assumed role of Emperor of China. He ruled one fifth of the worlds inhabited land area -
Marco, Niccolo, and maffeo Polo went to China and brought news of their findings back to Venice, opening up trade between the distant kingdoms
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1271-1368
dynasty ruled by Kublai Khan -
The mongol Empire, led by Genghis Khan slowly conquered China over a span of 6 decades ending with the total conquer of China in 1279
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1304-1369
a moroccan explorer known for his extensive travels accross the entire known islam world -
1312-1337
Ruler of Malian Empire famous for his trip to mecca where he brought 60,000 men each carrying 4 lb gold bars and 80 camels holding anywhere from 50 to 300 lbs. of gold dust each -
1337-1453
A series of conflicts between England and France over control of the French throne with France as the victor -
1340-1400
The bubonic plague is thought to have originated in China and killed a third of the human population in the late middle ages -
1368-1644
Chinese Dynasty whose capitol was Beijing and is responsible for the construction of the Forbidden City -
Mongolian conqueror who led his nomadic hordes from their capital at Samarqand in central Asia to overrun vast areas of Persia, Turkey, Russia, and India.
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1405-1433
He led Chinese exploration expeditions all throughout the indian ocean -
1438-1533
The Inca Empire was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America.It controlled all the land along the northwest coast of South America -
Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II conquered the Byzantine forces in Constantinople led by Constantine XI Palaiologos
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794-1185
The peak of Japanese imperial court and peak of Buddhism, Taoism, and other Chinese influences -
Founded in modern day Cambodia when the Khmer Hindu monarch Jayavarman II declared himself a god-king
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around 830-1235
Controlled trans-saharan trade of gold and salt and grew rich from it. -
768-814
King of Franks, Lombards, and Emporor of Western Europe. Coronated by pope Leo III on Christmas day -
581-618
Unified China after a century of North-South division, and is responsible for the construction of the grand canal -
57 BCE-935 CE
one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea and one of the worlds longest lasting dynasty lasting 992 years. Silla eventually conquered the other two kingdoms -
960-1279
first government to nationally issue banknotes and first recorded use of gunpowder. -
619-907
one of most highly populated Chineses dynasties whose military conquests rivaled that of the Han dynasty