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570
Muhhamad's Birth
Muhammad was born in the year 570 in the town of Mecca, a mountain town in the high desert plateau of western Arabia. -
577
China is unified
A Xiongnu chieftain, Yan Ch'ien, unifies northern China by force. -
Oct 21, 600
Smallpox
Smallpox spreads from India into Europe. -
Oct 21, 607
Pantheon donated to the pope
Emperor Phocas donates The Pantheon to the Pope and has a column erected in the Forum. -
Oct 21, 610
Muhhamad's first revelations
Muhhamad has first visions in a cave. -
Oct 21, 613
Muhhamad tell the public of his visions
Starts telling the Public about his visions from "god" which are later gathered into the Qu'ran. At first the public ridiculed him and his followers. -
Oct 22, 625
Violent Times
The Meccans and Muslim's fought for 4 years until in 628 they signed a treaty that recognized Muslim's as a significant force in Arabia. -
Oct 21, 627
End of Roman-Persain war
Emperor Heraclius defeats the Persians, ending the Roman-Persian Wars. -
Oct 21, 630
Conquest of Mecca
Muhhamad and the muslims marched to mecca with tribes joining them along the way. By the time they got there, the meccans were so overwhelmed they joined with them as well. -
Jun 8, 632
Muhhamad's death
Muhhamad died -
Cared for by Uncle
When his grandfather's died in 578, Muhammad was eight and passed into the care of a paternal uncle, Abu Talib. -
New pope
Gregory the Great succeeds Pope Pelagius II (who dies of plague) as the 64th pope -
Tang dynasty takes over China
Tang Dynasty of China initiated by Li Yuan. -
Spain converts to catholicism
In Spain, the king of the Visigoths, Recared I, has discarded Arian Christian and converts to Catholicism. And as the king goes, so goes his nation. -
Suiko converts to buddhism
Shotoku converts Suiko to Buddhism. Buddhism becomes the state religion and is called upon to protect the Japanese nation. -
Muhhamad's work
As a teen while staying with his uncle he hd to work to pay his keep. He often accompanied his Uncle (a merchant) to make money.
