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Period: 100 to Apr 24, 1450
100-1450
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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
Mansa Musas pilgrimage24 Apr 1324
Pilgrimage he took to mecca during his reign. -
Apr 29, 1325
Beggining of travels of Ibn battuta
a pilgrimage to mecca that took 29 in which he traveled to many muslim countries -
Apr 29, 1347
Beginning 6f bubonic plague
Epidemic that swept through europe and killed about 25 million people. -
Eng od Pax Romanra
The Golden Age of peace and fluorishment ends in Rome
