Timeline: 8000 BCE-1450 CE AP World HIstory

Period: 100 to Apr 24, 1450

100-1450

220

End of Han Dynasty

Collapse of the Han
Factions at court paralyzed the central government
Han empire dissolved; China was divided into regional kingdoms

333

Roman capital moved to Constantinople

The emperor Constantine and new capital Constantinople

527

Justinian Rules Byzantine Empire

Justinian (527-565 C.E.) and his legacy; Theodora (empress) Rebuilt Constantinople, including Hagia Sophia Codified Roman law_Corpus iuris civilis (The Body of the Civil Law)
Sent Belisarius to reconquer the western Roman empire (didn't last

Apr 24, 622

Rise of Islam

The hijra Under persecution, Muhammad and followers fled to Medina, 622 C.E.
The move, known as hijra, was the starting point of the Islamic calenda

Apr 24, 732

Battle of Tours (end of Muslim move to France)

Battle of Tours European armies defeat Muslim armies and stop the spread of Islam in Europe.

Apr 24, 1054

1st Schisms

Eastern Orthodox Church
-Schism:division of a group into opposing factions (e.g. a schism in a religious group)
The Christian religion of the Byzantine Empire in the middle east that formed from Christianity's schism between the remains of the western and eastern Roman Empire. The Christian church ruled by the Byzantine emperor and the patriarchs of various historically significant Christian centers/cities.

Apr 24, 1066

Norman Conquests of England

The Normans were descendents of Vikings in Normandy, France Duke William of Normandy invaded England in 1066
Introduced Norman style of political administration to England

Mar 29, 1095

First Crusade

started as a widespread pilgrimagee but turned into a military exoedition to conquest jerusalem

Apr 22, 1258

Mongols Sack Baghdad

the capturing of the Baghdad capital by the mongols and allied troops

Mar 12, 1271

Beggining of Marco polo Travels

The Travels of Marco Polo, dictated by him, described Chinese politics, economy, and culture in detail, which greatly aroused the desire of westerner to go to China and had a great effect on the European navigation.

Apr 29, 1295

End of marco polo travels

The Travels of Marco Polo, dictated by him, described Chinese politics, economy, and culture in detail, which greatly aroused the desire of westerner to go to China and had a great effect on the European navigation.

Apr 29, 1324