Medieval Europe and Byzantine Empire by William Hu 2nd Period By function456 300 Camels first brought to Sahara 300 Classic Mayan civilization began 476 Rome falls 500 Byzantine Empire begins 500 Ghana Empire begins 552 Buddhism was introduced to Japan Jan 1, 604 Seventeen Article Constitution began Jan 1, 610 Muhammad becomes a prophet of Islam Jan 1, 651 First official edition of the Qur’an is written Jan 1, 700 Traders bring Islam to West Africa Jan 1, 710 Nara became the capital of Japan Jan 1, 750 Bookmaking begins to spread the Qur’an Jan 1, 1000 Feudalism begins Jan 1, 1000 Tale of Genji, world's first novel, was writteen Jan 1, 1050 Movable type invented in China Jan 1, 1054 Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches split Jan 1, 1065 Song Dynasty began civil service exams Jan 1, 1085 Reconquista begins with Toledo Jan 1, 1096 The First Crusade begins Jan 1, 1146 Second Crusade begins Jan 1, 1185 Heian period ended Jan 1, 1189 Third Crusade Begins Jan 1, 1192 First shogun came to power Jan 1, 1192 Era of Samurai Began Jan 1, 1200 Incas first settled in Cuzco Jan 1, 1203 Ghana Empire ends Jun 1, 1215 Signing of the Magna Carta Jan 1, 1240 Mali Empire Begins Jan 1, 1250 Aztecs arrived in Valley of Mexico Jan 1, 1258 Mongols destroy Baghdad Jan 1, 1279 Mongol Dynasty begins Jan 1, 1300 Mongol empire is weakened Jan 1, 1300 Renaissance began in Italy Jan 1, 1300 Humanism began in Italy Jan 1, 1312 Mansa Musa was the first Islamic leader Jan 1, 1325 Aztecs started building Tenochtitlan Jan 1, 1337 The Hundred Years’ War begins Jan 1, 1347 Bubonic Plague begins in Europe Jan 1, 1350 Timbuktu becomes center of Arabic learning Jan 1, 1368 Ming Dynasty begins Jan 1, 1368 Mongol Dynasty ends Jan 1, 1400 Inquisition takes place Jan 1, 1405 Zheng He made his first voyage Jan 1, 1438 Incas began to create roads Jan 1, 1450 Johaness Gutenberg invents printing press Jan 1, 1453 Byzantine Empire ends Jan 1, 1453 The Hundred Years’ War ends Jan 1, 1460 Songhai Empire Begins Jan 1, 1469 Medici family began to rule Florence Jan 1, 1488 Bartolomeu Dias began to sail around the tip of Africa Jan 1, 1492 The Spanish conquer Granada Jan 1, 1492 Isabella sent Columbus to find sea route to Asia Jan 1, 1497 Vasco da Gama began to sail to India Jan 1, 1497 John Cabot landed in Canda Jan 1, 1500 Microscope invented Jan 1, 1500 Post-Classic Mayan Civilization ended Jan 1, 1500 Pedro Cabral began to sail to Brazil Jan 1, 1504 Michelangelo completes his statue of David Jan 1, 1514 Copernicus stated that Earth revolves around Sun Jan 1, 1517 Martin Luther posted Ninety-Five Theses Jan 1, 1519 Aztec empire ended Jan 1, 1519 Ferdinand Magellan began to sail around the world Jan 1, 1520 Hernan Cortes destroyed Aztecs Jan 1, 1524 Giovanni da Verrazano landed in North America Jan 1, 1525 William Tyndale translates Bible into English Jan 1, 1532 Inca empire ended Jan 1, 1533 Francisco Pizarro destroyed Incas Jan 1, 1534 King Henry VIII creates Anglicanism Jan 1, 1541 John Calvin Creates Calvinism Jan 1, 1543 Copernicus stated his theory of the heliocentric universe Jan 1, 1545 Council of Trent formed Jan 1, 1591 Songhai Empire Ends Jan 1, 1609 Henry Hudson began to try to find the Northwest Passage Jan 1, 1609 Galileo decided to build a telescope Jan 1, 1610 Mali Empire Ends Jan 1, 1618 Thirty Years' War begins Jan 1, 1644 Ming Dynasty ends Jan 1, 1648 Peace of Westphalia signed Jan 1, 1648 Thirty Years' War ends Jan 1, 1650 Newton published book about gravity Jan 1, 1687 Newton published book about gravity Jan 1, 1868 Era of samurai ends Mar 2, 2022 Tang Dynasty begins Mar 2, 2022 Tang Dynasty ends Mar 2, 2022 Tang Dynasty recorded a formula for gunpowder Mar 2, 2022 Buddhism religion expanded in the Tang Dynasty Mar 2, 2022 Japanese invent kana Mar 2, 2022 Prince Shotoku came to power Mar 2, 2022 Heian-kyo became the capital of Japan Mar 2, 2022 Heian period begins Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne’s Christian Empire ended Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne’s Christian Empire begins