Empires Throughout the Ages By BBez Period: 1000 BCE to 323 BCE Greece Period: 753 BCE to 476 Rome Period: 120 BCE to 1450 Silk Road Period: 330 to 1453 Byzantine Empire Period: 400 to 1400 European Dark Ages Period: 700 to 1200 Golden Age Of Islam Period: 700 to 1240 Ghana Empire Period: 1045 to 1291 Crusades Period: 1100 to 1800 Ancient Japan Period: 1206 to 1368 Mongols Period: 1235 to 1670 Mali Empire Period: 1299 to 1922 Ottoman Empire Period: 1300 to 1600 Renaissance Period: 1400 to 1500 Columbian Exchange Period: 1464 to 1591 Songhai Empire Period: 1517 to 1648 Reformation Period: 1526 to 1857 Mughals