medieval timeline

By 25jsmith
  • Period: 500 to 1453

    byzantine empire

    land surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, including what is now Italy, Greece, and Turkey along with portions of North Africa and the Middle East.the prevention of greek and roman civilization
  • Period: 500 to 1100

    ghana

    between the Sahara and the headwaters of the Sénégal and Niger rivers, in an area that now comprises southeastern Mauritania and part of Mali.Ghana was the first place in sub-Saharan Africa where Europeans arrived to trade - first in gold, later in slaves.
  • Period: 500 to 550

    gupta empire

    Gupta dynasty, rulers of the Magadha (now Bihar) state in northeastern India.Gupta had developed advancements in Science, Engineering, art, dialectics, laterature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion, and philosophy
  • Period: 500 to 900

    Maya

    Unlike other scattered Indigenous populations of Mesoamerica, the Maya were centered in one geographical block covering all of the Yucatan Peninsula and modern-day Guatemala;The Ancient Mayans developed the science of astronomy, calendar systems, and hieroglyphic writing.
  • Period: 618 to 970

    imperial china [tang -ming dynasty]

    During the Tang dynasty, China stretched its territory (including the protectorate states) from the Korean peninsula in the east, to the steppes of Mongolia in the north, to present-day Afghanistan in the west, and to northern Vietnam in the south.Ming Dynasty Achievements. During their 276-year reign, the Ming Dynasty made China one of the most prosperous countries in the world at that time
  • Period: 750 to 1500

    muslim empire

    the Middle East, northern Africa, the Iberian peninsula (Spain), and parts of Asia into India.They used astronomy for navigation, creating a calendar, and for religious practices like finding the direction of Mecca for prayer.
  • Period: 794 to 1185

    japan[heian and edo period]

    See an overview of Japanese history from the Jomon period to the present day encompassing the major historical epochs in Japan including the Nara Period, Heian Period, Kamakura Period, Edo Period and Meiji Period.The Heian period is noted for its cultural achievements, at least at the imperial court. These include the creation of a Japanese writing (kana) using Chinese characters,
  • Period: 800 to 1500

    holy roman empire

    colen,europe gave money and land to the churches
  • Period: 1000 to 1500

    mali

    West Africa was home to the great Mali Empire.He incorporated the laws of the Koran into his justice system
  • Period: 1300 to 1500

    Aztec

    A nomadic culture, the Aztecs eventually settled on several small islands in Lake Texcoco where, in 1325, they founded the town of Tenochtitlan, modern-day Mexico City.Their engineering achievements include the construction of a double aqueduct, a massive dike, causeways and artificial islands.
  • Period: 1400 to 1500

    songhai

    Songhai empire, also spelled Songhay, great trading state of West Africa Songhai became independent of Mali, and rivalled it as the leading power in West Africa.
  • Period: 1438 to 1500

    inca

    Inca, also spelled Inka, South American Indians who, at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1532, ruled an empire that extended along the Pacific coast and Andean highlands from the northern border of modern Ecuador to the Maule River in central Chile.The Inca built advanced aqueducts and drainage systems; and the most extensive road system in pre-Columbian America. They also invented the technique of freeze-drying; and the rope suspension bridge independently from outside influence.