Medieval World and Beyond, Period 4, ZouJ By yomomabob 300 Classic Mayan Civilization began 300 Camels were first brought to the Sahara 476 The Fall of Rome 500 The Byzantine Empire Begins Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1203 Ghana Empire 552 Buddhism comes to Japan Jan 1, 604 The Seventeen Article Constitution Began Jan 1, 610 Muhammad becomes the prophet of Islam Jan 1, 651 The first official version of the Qur'an is written Jan 1, 700 Traders Brought Islam to West Africa Jan 1, 710 Nara became the capital of Japan Jan 1, 750 Bookmaking began to spread the Qur'an Jan 1, 1000 Start of Feudalism in Europe Jan 1, 1000 The Tale of Genji was written Jan 1, 1050 Movable Type was Invented Jan 1, 1054 The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church seperate Jan 1, 1065 Song Dynasty began Civil Service Exams Jan 1, 1085 The Reconquista begins with Toledo Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1099 First Crusades Period: Jan 1, 1146 to Jan 1, 1148 Second Crusade Period: Jan 1, 1189 to Jan 1, 1192 Third Crusades Jan 1, 1192 The first Shogun came to power Period: Jan 1, 1192 to Jan 1, 1868 The Era of the Samurai Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Jan 1, 1532 The Inca Empire Starting from when the Incas settled in Cuzco Jun 1, 1215 The signing of the Magna Carta Period: Jan 1, 1240 to Jan 1, 1610 Mali Empire Period: Jan 1, 1250 to Jan 1, 1519 The Aztec Empire Starting from the arrival of the Aztecs in the valley of Mexico Jan 1, 1258 The Mongols destroy Baghdad Period: Jan 1, 1279 to Jan 1, 1368 The Mongols Dynasty Jan 1, 1300 Mongol Empire is weakened Jan 1, 1300 The Renaissance began in Italy Jan 1, 1300 Humanism began in Italy Jan 1, 1312 Mansa Musa becomes the first Islamic Leader Jan 1, 1325 Aztecs started building Tenochtitlan Jan 1, 1337 Start of the Hundred Years of War Jan 1, 1347 The Bubonic Plague Begins in Europe Jan 1, 1350 Timbuku Became a Center of Arabic Learning Period: Jan 1, 1368 to Jan 1, 1644 The Ming Dynasty Jan 1, 1400 The Inquisition takes place Jan 1, 1405 Zheng He makes his first voyage Jan 1, 1438 The Incas began creating roads Jan 1, 1450 Johannes Gutenberg begins the printing press Jan 1, 1453 The Byzantine Empire Ends Jan 1, 1453 End of the Hundred Years of War Period: Jan 1, 1460 to Jan 1, 1591 Songhai Empire Jan 1, 1469 The Medici family begins to rule Florence Jan 1, 1488 Bartolomeu Dias began to sail around the tip of Africa Jan 1, 1492 Granada falls to Spain Jan 1, 1492 Isabella sent Christopher Columbus to find a sea route to Asia Jan 1, 1497 Vasco da Gama began to sail to India Jan 1, 1497 John Cabot landed in Canada Jan 1, 1500 Copernicus stated his theory of the heliocentric universe Jan 1, 1500 Post-Classic Mayan Civilization ended Jan 1, 1500 Pedro Cabral began to sail to Brazil Jan 1, 1504 Michelangelo completes his sculpture David Jan 1, 1514 Copernicus states that the Earth rotates around the Sun Jan 1, 1517 Martin Luther posts his Ninety-Five Theses Jan 1, 1519 Ferdinand Magellan began to sail around the world Jan 1, 1521 Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztecs Jan 1, 1524 Giovanni da Verrazano landed in North America Jan 1, 1525 William Tyndale translates the Bible into English Jan 1, 1533 Francisco Pizarro destroyed the Incas Jan 1, 1534 King Henry III created Anglicanism Jan 1, 1541 John Calvin starts Calvinism Jan 1, 1545 The Council of Trent was formed Jan 1, 1600 The microscope was invented Jan 1, 1609 Henry Hudson began to try to find the Northwest Passage Jan 1, 1609 Galileo decided to build a telescope Period: Jan 1, 1618 to Jan 1, 1648 Thirty Years of War Jan 1, 1648 The peace of Westphalia was signed Jan 1, 1687 Newton published a book about gravity Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagnes' Christian Empire begins Mar 2, 2022 Japanese invented Kana Mar 2, 2022 Prince Shotoku came to power Mar 2, 2022 Tang Dynasty Recorded a Formula for Gunpowder Mar 2, 2022 Buddhism Expanded in the Tang Dynasty Mar 2, 2022 Heian-Kyo becomes the new capital of Japan Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jan 1, 1185 The Heian Period Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022 The Tang Dynasty