-
250 BCE
The Yayoi group appears in Japan
Chapter 18: Japan Before Modern Times -
300
The Ghana empire begins
Chapter 16: Early African Civilizations -
325
The Kingdom of Axum takes hold in East Africa
Chapter 16: Early African Civilizations -
538
Buddhism arrives in Japan
Chapter 18: Japan Before Modern Times -
593
Prince Shotoku of Japan takes power
Chapter 18: Japan Before Modern Times -
607
Prince Shotoku sends official representatives to China to study arts and government
Chapter 18: Japan Before Modern Times -
610
The prophet Muhammad receives his first revelations
Chapter 15: Islamic Civilization -
618
The Tang dynasty unites China
Chapter 17: China in the Middle Ages -
622
Muhammad and his followers move from Mecca to Medina, completing the Hijra
Chapter 15: Islamic Civilization -
624
Muslims gain victory at the Battle of Badr against the people of Mecca
Chapter 15: Islamic Civilization -
630
Muhammad the holy prophet returns to Mecca as its ruler
Chapter 15: Islamic Civilization -
635
Arabic Muslims conquer much of Southwest Asia and North Africa
Chapter 15: Islamic Civilization -
645
The Taika Reform introduces new laws
Chapter 18: Japan Before Modern Times -
710
The Japanese build a new capitol city at Nara
Chapter 18: Japan Before Modern Times -
742
More than a million people live within the Tang capital, Chang'an
Chapter 17: China in the Middle Ages -
762
Baghdad is founded as the capitol of Arab Muslim empire
Chapter 15: Islamic Civilization -
794
Capital moves to Heian
Chapter 18: Japan Before Modern Times -
960
The Song dynasty begins
Chapter 17: China in the Middle Ages -
970
The center of Islamic learning, Al-Azhar University is founded
Chapter 15: Islamic Civilization -
1000
Swahili settlements develop along the coast of East Africa
Chapter 16: Early African Civilizations -
1060
A group of Berbers named the Almoravids expand their empire into Ghana
Chapter 16: Early African Civilizations -
1127
Foreign Jin kingdom takes control of northern China
Chapter 17: China in the Middle Ages -
1150
The Ancestral Pueblo peoples live in large complexes of stone dwellings
Chapter 20: Early North and South America -
1150
Puebloans are building connected stone homes similar to apartment buildings
Chapter 20: Early North and South America -
1185
Feudalism begins in Japan
Chapter 18: Japan Before Modern Times -
1200
The Incas settle in the Cuzco Valley
Chapter 20: Early North and South America -
1200
Puebloans and Mississippians reach a peak
Chapter 20: Early North and South America -
1227
Genghis Khan's death
Chapter 17: China in the Middle Ages -
1230
Sundiata, the founder of Mali, leads a rebellion against Sumanguru
Chapter 16: Early African Civilizations -
1235
The Mali empire begins
Chapter 16: Early African Civilizations -
1236
Genghis Khan's grandson, Batu, leads amies into Russia
Chapter 17: China in the Middle Ages -
1258
The Mongols destroy Baghdad
Chapter 15: Islamic Civilization -
1258
Mongol armies sack Baghdad and kill the Muslim caliph
Chapter 17: China in the Middle Ages -
1271
Kublai declares Yuan dynasty
Chapter 17: China in the Middle Ages -
1274
First Mongol invasion fails
Chapter 18: Japan Before Modern Times -
1275
Marco Polo arrives in China, staying for the next 15 years
Chapter 17: China in the Middle Ages -
1300
Drought causes Ancestral Puebloans to move
Chapter 20: Early North and South America -
1324
Mansa Musa, a proesperous emperor, makes a great hajj
Chapter 16: Early African Civilizations -
1352
Ibn Battuta of Morocco travels to Mali
Chapter 16: Early African Civilizations -
1368
The Ming dynasty is founded by a rebel general
Chapter 17: China in the Middle Ages -
1434
Cosimo de' Medici takes power in Florence
Chapter 24: The Renaissance -
1438
Pachacuti becomes Incan ruler
Chapter 20: Early North and South America -
1450
The Portuguese explore the coast of Africa
Chapter 26: The Age of Exploration -
1452
The Hapsburg rule of the Holy Roman Empire begins
Chapter 24: The Renaissance -
1453
The Ottoman Turks conquer Constantinople
Chapter 15: Islamic Civilization -
1453
Fall of Constantinople takes place
Chapter 24: The Renaissance -
1464
The Songhai empire begins
Chapter 16: Early African Civilizations -
1479
Lodovico Sforza seizes Milan
Chapter 24: The Renaissance -
1492
The Reconquista is complete
Chapter 24: The Renaissance -
1492
Christopher Columbus crosses the Atlantic
Chapter 26: The Age of Exploration -
1493
Last great Sapa Inca, Huayna Capac, takes power
Chapter 20: Early North and South America -
1498
Vasco de Gama reaches India
Chapter 27: European Colonization -
1500
The Great Plains are home to huge herds of bison
Chapter 20: Early North and South America -
1501
The Safavid empire is founded
Chapter 15: Islamic Civilization -
1516
Charles V becomes the king of Spain
Chapter 28: The Rise of the Monarchy -
1517
Martin Luther writes the 95 Theses
Chapter 25: The Reformation -
1521
The Spanish Conquest is complete
Chapter 27: European Colonization -
1522
Magellan's expedition circumnavigates the globe
Chapter 26: The Age of Exploration -
1525
The Spanish conquer Inca and Aztec empires
Chapter 26: The Age of Exploration -
1527
Huayna Capac dies
Chapter 20: Early North and South America -
1533
Incan empire falls to Spanish invaders
Chapter 20: Early North and South America -
1534
Martin Luther publishes the first Bible in German
Chapter 25: The Reformation -
1545
The Council of Trent begins
Chapter 25: The Reformation -
1550
Five groups in today's New York State form the Iroquois League to end frequent wars among them
Chapter 20: Early North and South America -
The Battle of the Spanish Armada takes place
Chapter 24: The Renaissance -
Songhai Era comes to an end
Chapter 16: Early African Civilizations -
Tokugawa Ieyasu unites Japan
Chapter 18: Japan Before Modern Times -
Jamestown is founded
Chapter 27: European Colonization -
Galileo Galilei uses an early telescope to discover four moons revolving around Jupiter
Chapter 29: An Age of Revolutions -
The Thirty Years' War begins
Chapter 25: The Reformation -
First African slaves arrive in Virginia
Chapter 27: European Colonization -
Louis XIV becomes the king of France
Chapter 28: The Rise of the Monarchy -
Europe adopts capitalism and mercantilism
Chapter 26: The Age of Exploration -
Peter the Great becomes tsar of Russia
Chapter 28: The Rise of the Monarchy -
The English Bill of Rights passes
Chapter 28: The Rise of the Monarchy -
John Locke's Two Treatises of Government is published
Chapter 29: An Age of Revolutions -
Maria Theresa becomes the empress of Austria
Chapter 28: The Rise of the Monarchy -
Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War
Chapter 27: European Colonization -
A protest called the Boston Tea Party takes place
Chapter 29: An Age of Revolutions -
The U.S. Declaration of Independence is written
Chapter 29: An Age of Revolutions -
The French Revolution begins
Chapter 29: An Age of Revolutions
