APWH Review Activity

EAST ASIA: Tang Empire emerges (Political)

Nov 9, 618

Tang Empire emerges in Inner and East Asia, brings in Buddhism and also cultural influences from new trade routes throughout the empire.

MIDDLE EAST: Muhammad and his followers travel to Mecca (Religion)

Nov 9, 622

travel to Mecca marked the beginning of the Muslim calendar and then the followers and some previous residents at Mecca form into an Umma.

MIDDLE EAST: Death of Muhammad (Religion)

Nov 9, 632

after only a brief illness Muhammad passed, caused a disruption on who would continue Muhammad's practices, important because he then expanded Muslim authority over Arabia

EAST ASIA: Tang princess comes to marry Tibetan King (Religion)

Nov 9, 634

Kongjo came to marry Tibetan King, with her she brought Buddhism which then combined with the native religion- creating a distinctive form of Buddhism

EUROPE: Musim armies captured parts of Byzantine Empire (Political)

Nov 9, 634

(634- 650) made the empire become weaker, by the 12th century at least 2/3 of former Christians in the Byzantine Empire became Muslim

EAST AFRICA: Swahili Civilization arises

Nov 9, 700

becomes major part of the IOT because of the peoples demands, attracts Iranian and Arab merchants

EUROPE: Arab armies, under the Umayyad Empire, overtuned spain (Political)

Nov 9, 711

(711-732) Disunited Europens could not stop the Muslims, ended up conquering most of Southern coast until Charles Martel stopped their party in 732.

MIDDLE EAST: Umayyad Empire falls (Political)

Nov 9, 750

after the empire was unrest for about a decade, one final rebellion overthrew the last Caliph and causing the empire to fall

MIDDLE EAST: Abbysid Caliph rises (Political)

Nov 10, 750

known as the "Golden Age", gov'nt became more complex and new theology and law appeared

EUROPE: War and disease make pop. decline (Social)

Nov 9, 900

Plague and wars caused population to dramatically decrease by 25%, in particular Rome went from 1,000,000, to 10,000 by 900

EAST ASIA: End of Tang Empire (Political)

Nov 9, 907

After the death of the emperor, the Tang Empire started to decline because of rebellions and nomads, causing China to be divided for 50 years

MIDDLE EAST: Fall of the Abbasid Empire (Political)

Nov 9, 945

political fragmentation and an overwhelming amount amount of people in the empire led to the fall

EUROPE: Technological revival in Europe (Arts)

Nov 9, 1000

(1000-1200) populations are almost doubling as advancements in technology occur, inventions like the plow and draft harness for pulling wagons

WEST AFRICA: Kanean Ruler adopts Islam (Religion)

Nov 9, 1085

while conquering different areas, they also spreads the religion along the way

EAST ASIA: creation of Metal Sea Compass (Arts)

Nov 9, 1090

significant because it allowed more seafair and improved navigation/traveling through Indian Ocean

EUROPE: First Crusade (Political)

Nov 9, 1099

Holy War that began by Urban II telling Christians to go fight Muslims instead of one another, led to three more Crusades

MIDDLE EAST: Turkish rule led to disruption in Iran and Iraq (Political)

Nov 9, 1100

When Turks were left to rule, riots between Shi'ites and Sunnis broke out, this was significant because it then caused a pop. decline in Mesopotamia and never recovered fully

EAST ASIA: Song and Jin Empires defeat Lio Dynasty (Political)

Nov 9, 1121

Song was tired of making annual payments, so they entered an alliance with Jurchens to destroy Lio Dynasty

EAST ASIA: Jin turn on the Song and create own Empire (Political)

Nov 10, 1121

important event because after the alliance with the Song, the Jurchens turned on them and created their own Empire, causing the Song to move south.

WEST AFRICA: trading of slaves across the Sahara and Red Sea (Economic)

Nov 9, 1200

(1200-1500) estimated 2.5 million slaves traded, slaves trained either in military or mining, both sexes were used as slaves

SOUTH ASIA: Cultivation caused populations to become denser (Economic)

Nov 9, 1200

intensive cultivation allowed dense populations in South Asia, importance was that the cultivation gave India very good vegetation

SOUTH ASIA: Dheli Sultanate

Nov 9, 1206

introduced new extensive water control systems and made it possible to grow crops throughout the year

SOUTH ASIA: Sultan Iltutmish conquered parts of India

Nov 9, 1206

(1206-1236) when Sultan Iltutmish went around conquering N. India, he wanted to make his empire bigger, Muslim conquerors then became rulers and offered freedom to some conquered people

WEST AFRCA: Mali Empire

Nov 9, 1230

brought up trade in West Africa to Eurasia and also help spread Islam

WEST AFRICA: Mali empire founded (Political)

Nov 9, 1230

was much bigger than the Ghana, but it depended on trade for its wealth, Islam was spread by Muslim rulers

EAST AFRICA: Great Zimbabwe (Political)

Nov 9, 1250

became very wealthy because of teh gold and being apart of the IOTR

EAST AFRICA: Expanded trade (Economic)

Nov 9, 1250

Trade expanded which caused city states to arise(1250-1500)-significance was that it enriched the language of the coastal Africans and allowed for more advance archeology

SOUTH ASIA: Invaders ruined canal systems in Ceylon (Political)

Nov 9, 1250

new systems were vulnerable to attack, invaders from South India came in and disrupted the government, caused a spread of tropical diseases and population decline

SOUTH ASIA: Mongols captured Baghdad

Nov 9, 1258

disrupted land routes and the state suffered from the initial conquest, but it did increase trade with the ruling class

WEST AFRICA: Mansa Musas pilgrimage to Mecca (Religion)

Nov 9, 1324

took a pilgrimage to Mecca, when he came back he wanted to spread Islam in his Empire, so he built Mosques and Quaranic schools

EAST AFRICA: Ibn Battuta sailed down to city of Aden (Religion)

Nov 9, 1331

Ibn sailed down to Aden, this is important because he tells of how the slaves were treated differently from the rest of the population and how Aden in general had great wealth

WEST AFRICA: Islam spread among the pastoral Fulani

Nov 9, 1500

Islam was spread through West Africa, Hindus converted to Islam, Islam also adapted the cultures of West Africa as it spread

EAST AFRICA: Islam spreads to East Africa (Religion)

Nov 9, 1500

involvement in trade routes brought Islam into part of the religion in East Africa