AP World HistoryTime Line Review By thermonuclear Period: 605 BCE to 531 BCE Life of Laozi Tsu Period: 600 BCE to 200 BCE Nomadic clans, animal herds, portable houses Period: 563 BCE to 483 BCE Life of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE Life of Confucius Period: 200 to Dec 12, 600 Chinese and Roman Empires develop new religious interests Period: 400 to Dec 12, 1000 Byzantine Empire remained a centralized Christian Period: 570 to Dec 12, 632 Life of Mohammad Dec 11, 600 Arab expansion Period: Dec 11, 600 to Dec 12, 1450 Islamic medical books written in Baghdad Period: Dec 11, 600 to Dec 12, 1450 Polynesian migrations lead to the creation of a trade network connecting the islands with the mainland Period: Dec 11, 600 to Dec 12, 1450 Expansion of trade networks in Afro-Eurasia led to the spread of irrigation technologies Dec 11, 676 Fall of Rome Dec 11, 800 Viking expansion Period: Dec 11, 900 to Dec 12, 1450 Sub-Saharan Africa exported gold to the Middle East and Europe Period: Dec 11, 1000 to Dec 12, 1450 Indian Ocean commerce expanded and was conducted by a mixture of Asian, Middle Eastern, and East African merchants Period: Dec 11, 1000 to Dec 12, 1450 Growth in Afro-Eurasia due to interregional trade