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West Africa
Persia: P
The kingdom of Ghana was located in present day Ghana in western Africa. It was founded in 500. -
West Africa
Persia: R
The Nubia were a group of people in western Africa. They were one of the first peoples in Africa to be converted to Christianity. -
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South Asia
Persia: E and P
Harsha was a ruler who was crowned at the age of 16. He was a very kind ruler and turned out to be very good at his job. -
Middle East
Persia: R
The Angel Gabriel came to Muhammad in a dream in 610. In this dream he saw Allah and this made him want to spread his word. -
East Asia
Persia: P and E
The Tang Dynasty was like another golden age fro china. During the dynasty we saw many advancements in things like technology and art. -
Middle East
Persia:R and P
Muhammad wanted Mecca to be the pilgrimage city for Islam. So he invaded the city and destroyed all relics of other religion and made Mecca an important Islamic city. -
South Asia
Persia: R
Xuanzang was a monk. He went on a pilgrimage to find the deeper meaning of his religion. After he went back to China. -
Middle East
Persia: R
Being the founder of Islam and the last prophet of Muhammad the death of Muhammad is an important event. -
West Africa
Perisa: E and A
Cairo is a city in Egypt, it was founded in 641 and would become and trading center for Africa and the middle east -
Middle East
Persia: R and I
The Quran was written by Abu Bakar. It is the holy book of Islam. It is believed to be the word of Allah. -
East Africa
Persia: P, E, and A
The Swahili Civilization was organized into city-states that stretched from modern day Somalia to Mozambique. The language was a mashup of Arabic and Bantu -
Middle East
Persia: R and P
The Umayyad Caliphate was lead by Damascus but declined due to many rebellions and a small # of converts. -
East Asia
Persia: A and P
The Tang empire began to fall in the 750's, mostly because of nomads who attacked relentlessly. -
West Africa
Persia: E
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe caused the gold trade to blossom across the Trans Saharan trade routes -
Europe
Persia: A and S
When the Bubonic Plague was at its strongest it was able to wipe out a large amount of the Roman population. -
Europe
Persia: R
The Christian church split into two main groups. The Catholic church was in the east while the orthodox was in the west. -
Europe
Persia: P and R
The Crusades were holy wars waged by Christians who were trying to take back the Holy Land from other religions, specifically Islam. -
South Asia
Persia: E and R
The Delhi Sultanate is important because they were a minority group in Northern India that had control over a majority religious group. -
West Africa
Persia: A and E
The Mali Empire was founded in 1230, it was located somewhere in modern day West Africa. -
East Africa
Persia: E and A
The Great Zimbabwe kingdom came to power because they had lots of gold. They were very good at mining it (for the time period). -
East Asia
Persia: P
The Mongols were "advanced nomads" who were really good at taking land over. They fought viciously in battle and were feared among many. -
South Asia
Persia: R and E
The Delhi Sultanate did eventually collapse just like all empires. It was due to the majority religious group throwing them over. -
East Asia
Persia: S
The Black Death (Bubonic Plauge) was so strong that it stretched to China. China was not as impacted as much as Europe by the disease. -
Europe
Persia: E and S
The Black Death was responsible for millions of deaths. It got its start in Europe and then spread across the eastern hemisphere. -
East Africa
Persia:
The kingdom falls because their biggest resource ran out. Once the gold was gone they could pay anyone to do anything so they vanished until more was found -
All of Asia and Middle East
Persia: E, S, and I
The Bubonic Plauge caused the Silk Road to pretty much vanish. Since people became scared to trade on land and get sick every one traded on the sea. -
West Africa
Persia: A
The Songhai kingdom was in west Africa and was founded around 1350. -
West Africa
Persia: R and I
Ibn Battuta was a Muslim who traveled around the Muslim World. He did not like the way Islam was being practiced by coverts. -
Europe
Persia: E
The Hanseatic League was a group of German trading cities that go together to protect trade interest -
East Asia
Persia: P and S
After the Mongols invaded and took over China, they were kicked out. They were not Chinese enough in that, they didn't look and act Chinese. -
South Asia
Persia: S and E
The population boom in South Asia of 53 million to 105 was majorly due to the large trading centers caused by the Trans Saharan Trade Routes