AP World HIstory timeline

  • 618

    Tang and Song dynasty

    The Tang dynasty started in 618 and ended in 907. The tang dynasty was in the golden age or and age of peace making the Tang dynasty really powerful. The Song dynasty started in 960 and ended in 1279. The Song dynasty was in another golden age making it was very powerful. They had a good economy and people started to follow religion.
  • 750

    Abbasid caliphate

    The Abbasid caliphate was a dynasty that ruled the middle east. The leader of the caliphate is the caliph. The Abbasid caliphate was a strong and power dynasty. There caliphate had the sunni and shia which had different beliefs and slit into two. The Abbasid caliphate ended in 1517.
  • 1206

    Delhi Sultanate

    The Delhi Sultanate ruled muslim kingdoms in 1206. This was a powerful empire till the end of the dynasty. It took control over india and most of the middle east. They got taken over by the mughal empire in 1555.
  • 1279

    Yuan dynasty

    The Yuan dynasty started in 1279 and ended in 1368. It was a chinese dynasty led by foreign people. It was established by Kublai Khan who was part of the mongol empire. This empire broke down after the loss of mongol roots.
  • 1299

    Ottoman Empire

    The Ottoman empire ruled most of the middle east and part of Europe. The Ottoman Empire was very powerful and took over several countries around them to gain their territory. Their leader was a Turk and He took over all around the mediteranian sea. the Ottoman empire came to a end in 1923.
  • 1300

    European Renaissance

    The Renaissance was a time of rebirth of europe. There was new types and styles of art. The renaissance was a time where people studied astronomy and science. People started to get out of religion and anybody who believed in science was not allowed in the church.
  • 1342

    Bubonic Plague

    The Bubonic Plague was a terrible virus that killed millions of people and caused people to stay indoors while this was going on. The virus came from fleas and one bite of a flea and you were most likely going to die. The bubonic plague made things extra hard for people living in poverty. It made times where people didn't want to go outside and they couldn't provide food for there family.
  • 1368

    Mongol Empire

    The mongol Empire was a very powerful empire during the 13th and 14th centuries. The Mongol empire took over a ton of land and controlled the silk road. This empire had a ton of power and anyone that tried to attack them or they attacked got destroyed by the amount of troops. They were a very powerful empire with a ton of land.
  • 1368

    Ming dynasty

    The Ming dynasty was a very populated dynasty and expanded trade. The Ming dynasty would trade products with europe and asia . The Ming dynasty was really big into literature and plays. Ming dynasty fell in 1644.
  • 1400

    Mesoamerican empires

    The aztec empire was empire that believed in gods of animals and killed the people to please the gods. They were an empire that studied astronomy. The Incas were a little different they still sacrafist but they only sacrafist little girls. The incas had one of the largest controlled empire and they were good a engineering.
  • 1400

    Mali Empire

    The Mali Empire was a very powerful empire in Africa that took over Ghana. These empires are big into the production of silver and made a lot of money off of it. The Mali empire had a little bit of gold and salt too which they made profit off of. The mali empire ended in 1600.
  • 1400

    Age of Exploration

    The age of Exploration was a time when countries navagated around the world trying to find new land. There were schools people went to before traveling. People found Land in Africa and in the Americas to call theirs. The Age of exploration ended in the 1600s.
  • 1400

    Portuguese Trading post empire

    The Portuguese Trading post empire is when the portuguese set up trading posts around the world. They setup ports in different places they took over. They controlled the ports around the area and made people tell weather they were going and coming from ports. The Portuguese Trading post empire ended in the 17 century.
  • 1400

    Atlantic Slave trade

    The Slave trade was when people would go and get a bunch of people from Africa and send them to different locations. They would get auctioned off to farmers to work on the farms. The Africans would use the underground railroad to get free.
  • 1500

    Feudalism in Europe

    This was a medieval time. it was when feudalism was legal and people attacked each other. They created different ways to distribute land into different counties and cities run by different people. also called a fiefdom.
  • 1500

    Spanish colonial empire

    The spanish When they took over places they took all their gold and silver. The colonists were the most powerful and they made the natives work in mines and in fields. Most of the natives died by being worked to death in the colonies. The spanish colonial empire ended in the 18th century
  • 1517

    The Reformation

    This is when the Church's try to improve and get bigger. The Catholic Church and the Protestant Church fought a lot. There were fights over what is right to do and how you can not sell your right to heaven. The Reformation ended in 1648.
  • 1526

    Mughal Empire

    The Mughal Empire conquered the whole land of India uniting them together. There were a lot of people upset because of people following different religions. There was trading networks built along India. The Mughal empire dropped in 1857.
  • tokugawa shogunate

    During the period of the Tokugawa shogunate there was a lot of peace and cultural growth.The Shogunate took over the old and powerful China and made a time of peace. He Won a lot of wars and his best was the battle of Sekigahara. This time period of his ruling ended in 1867.
  • Meiji revolution

    The Meiji revolution was a war that led to the end of the Tokugawa period. In this war the Tokugawa showgunate died after ruling for 200 years. There was a big change in the government and they would try to get people more modern. the war ended in 1868.
  • Qing dynasty

    The Qing dynasty came after the Ming dynasty. The Qing dynasty was a dynasty that was very wealthy. The population grew from 150 million to 450 million people. The Qing dynasty ended in 1912.
  • The Enlightenment

    The enlightenment was a period of new ideas. There were new ideas in culture and science. People say the enlightenment and renassance are the same. The enlightenment ended in 1789.
  • Industrial revolution

    The industrial revolution was a time where a lot of money was made through factories. This involved the United states and europe. they tried to make the most products to sell so they can beat out factories in other countries. The industrial revolution ended in 1840.
  • American revolution

    The American revolution was when The colonists in the Americas tried to overthrow the government which was British. They fought this deadly battle with out giving up. They were led by president George Washington to victory. The American revolution ended in 1783.
  • French revolution

    The French revolution is when the colonists over through the government. It was a 10 year war that was very violent and long. The French lost the war after a long battle with the colonists. The war ended in 1799.
  • Haitian revolution

    The Haitian revolution was when Slaves rebeled against the french. The French fought for control of the land while the slaves wanted freedom. The slaves won the war and got haiti. The war ended in 1804.
  • Tanzimat reforms

    These reforms were used to try to make people more modern and get rid of the ottoman power. these were used in political, educational, and economic reforms. this was to get people out of old jobs and in to new modernized jobs like working in factories. The Tanzimat reforms ended in 1870.
  • Opium Wars

    This war was 2 wars between the qing dynasty and the British. It was over trading opium for medicine. The British wanted to get rid of opium trading but the chinease wont stop creating it. the war ended in 1860.
  • Taiping Rebellion

    The Taiping rebellion was a civil war in the qing dynasty. They fought over economic conditions. 20 million people died in the war. the war ended in 1864.
  • Sepoy Mutiny

    The Sepoy Mutiny was a war. This war was caused by the natives trying to rebel against the british in India. India was unsuccessful. The war ended in 1859.
  • Berlin Conference

    this was a conference in berlin that was about colonies. The conference was to regulate european colonization and trade in Africa. This is during the Imperialism period and coincided with germany. this ended in 1885
  • Scramble for Africa

    The scramble for Africa was when european countries sent people out to Africa to get land. The people in Africa did not have good weapons so they got tooken over quickly. this was a race to get as much land as possible. this ended in 1885.