Important Events of 600-1450 CE

By rachelkn
  • Jan 1, 610

    Islam is Born

    According to Islamic belief, the forty year old Muhammad was visited by the angel Gabriel in a cave and was told he was God's prophet and also gave him the first relavations of the Quran.
  • Jan 1, 632

    The Schism of the Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims

    This split occured when there was a disagreement about who should lead on Islam after the death of the prophet Muhammed.
  • Jun 8, 632

    Muhhamad dies

    Muhhamad who is the founder of one of the most major religon of the world, Islam, dies due to illness.
  • Jan 1, 690

    Islam Enters West Africa

    Islam which becomes a major part of West African culture. Islam entered West Africa mainly through trade but also through the conversion of many elite people.
  • Period: Apr 2, 742 to Jan 28, 814

    Charlemagne

    Charlemagne was crowned in in 768 as King of the Franks and was the founder of the Carolingian Empire, and was most famous for uniting Western Europe for the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire. He also helped to spark the renaissance throughout Western Europe.
  • Period: Jan 1, 794 to Jan 1, 1185

    The Heian Period

    This important period within Japan represented the gradual decline of Chinese influence which means many Chinese adopted rules were then altered to fit the Japanese peoples needs. Also the arts rose in popularity during this time period.
  • Period: Jan 1, 800 to Jan 1, 1500

    The Indian Ocean Trading Network

    It first began as small trading settlements then grew to massive city states encompassing Africa and Asia. It declined when Portugal invaded and tried to take over the trading network for their own profits.
  • Dec 25, 800

    Establishment of Holy Roman Empire

    The Holy Roman Empire was a feudal monarchy that whosd empire took up present-day Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech and Slovak Republics, as well as parts of eastern France, northern Italy, Slovenia, and western Poland. It was first ruled by king Charlemagne as Roman emperor by Pope Leo III.
  • Jan 1, 850

    Gunpowder Was Invented By The Chinese

    First developed by the Chinese alchamests and later on helped to trigger the invention of cannons and guns within Europe around the fourteenth century and later on in the Islamic world and China itself.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1095 to Jan 1, 1291

    The Crusades

    Was a series of religous runned campaigns to seize control of the Holy Lands. The Crusades originally began from the Byzantine emperor Alexios I, who wrote a letter to Pope Urban II requesting for military support to help fight against the Muslim Seljuk Turks who had cut off access to Jerusalem.
  • Period: May 31, 1162 to Aug 25, 1227

    Genghis Khan

    Genghis Khan rose to his legendary power by uniting the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia, in which the result of that created the start of the powerful Mongolian Empire. He controlled his vast terretory with a powerful hand with his well trained military but also he promoted religous tolerence.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1206 to Jan 1, 1279

    Mongol Conquest Over All of China

    These conquests over China started out as small raids and eventually grew. This was the first time in history that all of China was conquered and ruled by a foreign leader.
  • Jun 15, 1215

    The Magna Carta is written

    The Magna Carta is an Englis charter which challenges monarch's authority, created by rebellious barons to help limit the King's powers and protect their privileges. The Magna Carta was also used as a model for todays American political documents.
  • Period: Sep 15, 1254 to Jan 8, 1324

    Marco Polo

    Was a famous Venetian merchant and adventurer who traveled from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295 along the Silk Road. He was also a confidant of Kublai Khan.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1280 to Jan 1, 1337

    Mansa Musa

    Was the very wealthy Muslim ruler of the Mali Empire and was greatly known for his elaborate hajj to Mecca and the amount of gold he owned.
  • Jan 1, 1325

    The Aztec Civilization Is Born

    The Aztec people were formally known as a hunter-gatherer type of tribe and settled down and formed their capitol city Tenochtitlán which eventually grew due to its success and population. The Aztecs are famous for their human sacrifices, polytheism, cloth designing, their abundance in gold, agricultural ceremonies, maize cultivation, and sunstone calendar.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1337 to Jan 1, 1453

    The Hundred Years War

    The conflict between Kingdom of England and Kingdom of France and their various allies for control of the French throne in which the French won.
  • Jan 1, 1343

    The Black Death

    The Black Death killed about 30%-60% of Europes total population. It was thought to have originated in the plains on central Asia and brought to Europe via the Silk Road and merchant ships.
  • Jan 1, 1438

    The Incan Civilization is born

    This was the largest civilization to have formed in South America due to peaceful conquering of a vast area of land. Its capitol Cuzco was a administrative, political and military center. The Inans are famous for their farming and their unique art and architecture.
  • Jan 1, 1441

    Start of the European Slave Trade

    Europians and some Africans alike removed African peoples from their homes and shipped them in awful inhumane conditions all across the Atlantic to Europe and the Americas for example.