World history

Theme 3

  • Byzantine Empire
    Jan 1, 600

    Byzantine Empire

    The Byzantine Empire continued on for 1000 years after the Western Roman Empire, fell in 476. The Byzantine Empire ruled most of Eastern and Southern Europe throughout the Dark Ages. It was a very wealthy Empire, in fact it's capital was the wealthiest city in Europe during this time period.
  • Period: Jan 1, 600 to Dec 31, 1450

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  • Middle Ages
    Nov 30, 600

    Middle Ages

    this was a period of time when peopke lived in a feudal society. This was also when amazing inventions were created such as the watermill which was a very useful and important thing to have back then
  • Grand Canal built
    Nov 30, 605

    Grand Canal built

    the grand canal was built during the Sui Dynasty in China.
  • Muhammad’s 1st revelation
    Nov 30, 610

    Muhammad’s 1st revelation

    this was an event in which Muhammad was visited by the archangel Gabriel who revealed to him a verse from the Quran, making the extremely for any of Muhammad's islamic followers.
  • Dark Ages: Sui Dynasty in China
    May 23, 618

    Dark Ages: Sui Dynasty in China

    China unified once again during this period for the first time in almost 400 years, However the Sui Dynasty later fell during the Massive Chinese invasion against Korean Goguryeo. The Dark Ages, or Middle Ages, was a time when many well known dynasties such as the Sui arose or in this case, fell.
  • Tang Dynasty
    Nov 30, 618

    Tang Dynasty

    The Tang dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China sided by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
  • The Hijrah
    Sep 23, 622

    The Hijrah

    This was the journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib. This was significant because Muhammad was accepted as a poltical leader in Meelines.
  • Death of Muhammad
    Jun 8, 632

    Death of Muhammad

    The Prophet Muhammad died of fever. Since he was the Prophet his death was very significant to the islamic religion and history .
  • Ummyad Caliphate
    Nov 30, 644

    Ummyad Caliphate

    The Umayyad Caliphate was one of the four major caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. This caliphate was centered on the Umayyad dynasty, hailing from Mecca
  • Sunni/Shia Split
    Jul 26, 657

    Sunni/Shia Split

    The separation between the Sunni and Shia occured when the Islamic prophet Muhammad died in 632, which led to a dispute over succession to Muhammad as a caliph of the Islamic community spread across many places all over the world, which also led to the Battle of Siffin.
  • Muslim’s control Spain
    Sep 4, 711

    Muslim’s control Spain

    Islamic Spain was a multi-culture mix of Muslims, Christians and Jews. Muslim forces took control over Spain in 711 and became one of the great muslim civilizations.
  • Battle of Tours
    Oct 10, 732

    Battle of Tours

    this battle was between forces under the Frankish leader Charles Martel and a massive invading Islamic army led by Emir Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi Abd al Rahman.
  • Abbasid Caliphate
    Jan 1, 758

    Abbasid Caliphate

    The Abbasid Caliphate was a another one of the caliphates to succeed under the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The Abbasid dynasty descended from Muhammad's youngest uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
  • Viking invasions in Europe
    Nov 30, 793

    Viking invasions in Europe

  • Holy Roman Empire
    Dec 25, 800

    Holy Roman Empire

    The Holy Roman Empire was a multi-ethnic complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Dark Ages and continued until its fall in 1806
  • Song Dynasty
    Nov 30, 960

    Song Dynasty

    the Song Dynasty was An era of Chinese history. it succeeded the Five Dynasties
  • High Middle Ages
    Nov 30, 1001

    High Middle Ages

    This was a period of European history around the 11th century. Around this time people seemed to start to create very artistic work and just be overall more creative
  • Crusades
    Nov 30, 1095

    Crusades

    Crusades were military campaigns made by the Catholic church. an example of this would be "In 1095 Byzantine Emperor Alexios I, in Constantinople, sent an ambassador to Pope Urban II in Italy pleading for military help against the growing Turkish threat."
  • The Inquisition
    Nov 30, 1232

    The Inquisition

    An ecclesiastical tribunal made by Pope Gregory IX circa 1232 for the suppression of heresy
  • Abbasid’s take Baghdad
    Feb 10, 1258

    Abbasid’s take Baghdad

    ''The Siege of Baghdad, which lasted from January 29 until February 10, 1258, entailed the investment, capture, and sack of Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, by Ilkhanate Mongol forces and allied troops.''
  • Black Death
    Oct 30, 1347

    Black Death

    This was a very significant a event in all of human history because it was one of the biggest pandemics ever.
  • Voyages of Zhen He
    Nov 30, 1405

    Voyages of Zhen He