World History Timeline

By JoeSpen
  • Period: 500 to 1453

    Byzantine Empire

    The Byzantine Empire was located around the majority of the mediterranean sea, and one accomplishment was from Justinian the First when he created the Justinian code, which laws today still base off of.
  • Period: 500 to 1240

    Ghana

    Ghana was located around Sahel, and the valley between the Senegal and the Niger rivers, and the silent barter system allowed people that spoke different languages and other difficulties while trading to trade a lot easier.
  • Period: 500 to 1500

    The Maya

    The Maya were located in the middle of Mesoamerica, and they made great contributions in astronomy.
  • Period: 500 to 550

    Gupta Empire

    The Gupta Empire was in Southern Asia, and made large strides in mathematics like a close approximation to pie.
  • Period: 618 to 1500

    Imperial China (Tang to Ming)

    Imperial China was located in West Asia, and they had many inventions such as better printing techniques, tea, steel and porcelain for just a couple.
  • Period: 632 to 1258

    Muslim Empire

    The Muslim Empire was located around Arabia, and found out dieting, exercise, and regular medicine could help treat disease very well.
  • Period: 794 to 1500

    Japan (Heian to Edo)

    Japan is located in West Asia, and they influenced many writers with The Tale of the Genji, and it still has parts thet show up in today's literature.
  • Period: 800 to 1500

    The Holy Roman Empire

    The Holy Roman Empire was located in central Europe, and guilds were an important idea especially since the apprentices had to make a good enough "masterpiece" to get a higher rank.
  • Period: 1200 to 1500

    The Incas

    The Incas were located on the west side of South America, one of their achievements was their system of roads which showed their amazing engineering skills.
  • Period: 1240 to 1460

    Mali

    The Empire of Mali was located in West Africa, and Timbuktu was the leading center of learning about islam and its culture.
  • Period: 1325 to 1500

    The Aztecs

    The Aztecs were located around central Mesoamerica, and they made a very accurate calendar for the world.
  • Period: 1460 to 1500

    Songhai

    Songhai was located in West Africa, and they broke away from Mali and conquer it.