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Period: 206 to 220
Han Dynasty - A Golden Age for a United China
The Han Dynasty was a bureaucracy because all of the authority belonged to the emperor, who was the most powerful ruler. Some were chosen to become Court officials and helped the emperor keep the government in balance. -
Period: 220 to
Six Dynasties - A period of chaos and division
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300
Kingdom of Ghana founded
First of three great trading empires of West Africa. -
324
324
Roman Emperor of East defeated by Roman Emperor of the West, Constantine (first Christian emperor) ; Byzantium renamed Constantinople & built up by Constantine -
Period: 476 to
Byzantine Empire
476: Constantinople considered capital of Byzantine Empire after Rome falls
527+: Constantinople further built up by Emperor Justinian I ( e.g., Hagia Sophia, Major Christian Church, Codification of Roman Laws) -
Period: 565 to
Byzantine Empire
City increasingly Greek in Nature -
Period: Nov 18, 601 to
7th to 8 Centuries
Many Arab (Muslim) sieges of city; Byzantine Empire shrunken. -
Period: Nov 18, 1001 to Nov 18, 1101
11th and 12th Centuries
City and Empire hurt by Crusades. -
Nov 2, 1044
The first formula for gunpowerder was recorded during the Tang Dynasty
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Nov 1, 1050
Moveable types were first invented in China
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Nov 18, 1054
1054
The Great Schism-break between Rome (papacy) and Constantinople (Greek Orthodox) -
Nov 1, 1065
Daily civil service exams began under the Song Dynasty
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Dec 6, 1203
Sumanguru ends Ghana
Takes what's left of it and turns it into Mali -
Nov 18, 1204
1204
City taken by Crusaders -
Period: Nov 2, 1279 to Nov 2, 1368
Yuan Dynasty(Mongols) - Control of China by foreigners
The Yuan Dynasty was different than others because it was ruled by Mongols who had captured China. They had different customs and traditions, which made the two very hard to bond together. The government was much less strict because of its uncontrolled government. -
Period: Nov 18, 1301 to Nov 18, 1400
14th Century
Byzantine land in Asia taken by Ottoman Turks. -
Jan 1, 1324
Mansa Musa makes his Hajj in Mecca
First African leader to do a Hajj.
Brought 60,000 people, 30,000 pounds of gold
500 slaves each with -
Period: Nov 2, 1368 to
Ming Dynasty - Opening up of China to foreign influences at the start of the dynasty, closing down of China by the end.
This is a theory that has not been solved yet. Some say there were proof of evidence that the Chinese set foot 500 years before Columbus, but others admit that the Vikings did. -
Jan 2, 1375
Mal first appears on the European Map
As a recognizabl trade partner. -
Period: Nov 2, 1405 to Nov 2, 1433
The voyages of the seven ships lef by Zheng He resulted in new tributary states favored to China
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Nov 18, 1453
1453
City of Constantinople taken by Ottoman Turks (Mehmet, or Muhammad, II) ; renamed Istanbul, made capital of Ottoman Empire, and revived as center of learning and religious tolerance. -
Period: Nov 18, 1520 to Nov 18, 1566
1520-1566
Under Sultan Suleiman I, city at its height -
Period: to
7th to 8th Centuries
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Byzantium and Western Roman Empire (Span) C.E. 130-475
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Reduction of Women stature led by foot binding records
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293
Byzantium named by Roman Emperor Diocletian as a new center of Roman Empire with power split between Rome (West) and Byzantium (East) -
Period: to
During the beginning to the end of the Tang Dyanasty, Daoism began to spread
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Period: to
Siu Dynasty - Reunification of China
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Period: to
Tang Dynasty - Economic development and growth; many inventions and discoveries
The Tang Dynasty's form of government was a Aristocracy because it only permitted the highest class( Wealthy and Powerful) families to rule. -
Period: to
Five Dynasties in the North - A period of chaos and division
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Period: to
Ten Kingdoms in the South - A period of chaos and division
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Period: to Nov 2, 1279
Song Dynasty - Economic development and growth; many inventions and discoveries
The Song Dynasty was a Meritocracy because it consisted of talented and skilled people who were fit to rule. -
Period: to
Post Byzantine Empire 9th to 11th Centuries
Glory of city regained under Emperor Basil I; revival of learning (art and literature: older Greek models); major invasion by Turks