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Muhammed was an Islamic profit who led the religion of Islam and lived in Mecca
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The short lived Sui Dynasty ends and the Tang Dynasty begins in the same year in China
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Was established after Muhammads death. Centered on Umayyad dynasty hailing from Mecca (Islamic).
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The second great state of the Islamic caliphate. Enforced a more universal community of believers in Islam.
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The third Chinese Dynasty in this time period
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The first of multiple crusades, or a series of holy wars directed against the enemies of Christendom.
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The civilization of Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Empire
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Marco Polo's trip to China. These travels with his father and uncle made him famous today.
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This was the first Bubonic Plague, called the Black Death, that hit Europe, Africa, and Asia. Killed 25 million people in 2 years and 1/3 of Europe in 10 years.
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Civilization that developed separately from the other civilizations in Mesoamerica, in the Andes Mountains.