Period 3 Timeline By Stacy Alexandre

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  • Period: 2000 BCE to 250 BCE

    Mayan city-states

    The Maya people built many cities throughout the history of their civilization. The cities acted as city-states where each single large city ruled over the surrounding areas. Maya cities were not planned out in detail like the cities of the Aztecs. They tended to grow out from the center over time. The center complexes, however, do appear to be planned with buildings often built in alignment to the sun
  • Period: 1500 BCE to 1400 BCE

    Inca Empire

    When the Spanish arrived on the west coast of South America in the 1500s, a large portion of the region was ruled by the powerful and sophisticated Inca Empire. The Empire had ruled much of the region since the early 1400s. The center of the Inca Empire was the city of Cusco.
  • Period: 1405 BCE to 1433 BCE

    Voyages of Zhen

    In the early 1400s, Zheng He led the largest ships in the world on seven voyages of exploration to the lands around the Indian Ocean, demonstrating Chinese excellence at shipbuilding and navigation.
  • Period: 1400 BCE to 1519 BCE

    Aztec Empire

    was located in central Mexico. It ruled much of the region from the 1400s until the Spanish arrived in 1519. Much of the Aztec society centered around their religion and gods. They built large pyramids as temples to their gods and went to war to capture people they could sacrifice to their god.
  • Period: 1368 BCE to 1644 BCE

    Ming Dynasty

    Succeeded Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted huge trade expeditions to southern Asia and elsewhere, but later concentrated efforts on internal development within China.
  • Period: 1356 BCE to 732 BCE

    Battle of Tours

    often called the Battle of Poitiers, but not to be confused with the Battle of Poitiers, 1356) was fought on October 10, 732 between forces under the Frankish leader Charles Martel and a massive invading Islamic army led by Emir Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi Abd al Rahman, near the city of Tours, France.
  • Period: 1346 BCE to 1753 BCE

    Black Death

    Was a period of religious struggle. The plague likely started in Asia and traveled westward along the Silk Road. The disease was carried by fleas that lived on rats. Historians think that black rats living on European merchant ships caught the disease, eventually bringing it to Europe.
  • Period: 1337 BCE to 1453 BCE

    100 Years War

    The Hundred Years' War was a long struggle between England and France over succession to the French throne. It lasted from 1337 to 1453,
  • Period: 1325 BCE to 1521 BCE

    Tenochtitlan built

    Tenochtitlán was an Aztec city that flourished between A.D. 1325 and 1521. Built on an island on Lake Texcoco, it had a system of canals and causeways that supplied the hundreds of thousands of people who lived there.
  • Period: 1279 BCE to 1368 BCE

    Yuan Dynasty

    was a period of time when China was under the rule of the Mongol Empire. The Yuan ruled China from 1279 to 1368. It was followed by the Ming Dynasty
  • Period: 1258 BCE to 1258 BCE

    Siege of Baghdad

    entailed the investment, capture, and sack of Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, by Ilkhanate Mongol forces and allied troops. The Mongols were under the command of Hulagu Khan (or Hulegu Khan), brother of the khagan Möngke Khan, who had intended to further extend his rule into Mesopotamia but not to directly overthrow the Caliphate. Möngke, however, had instructed Hulagu to attack Baghdad if the Caliph Al-Musta'sim refused Mongol demands for his continued submission.
  • Period: 1231 BCE to 1826 BCE

    The Inquisition

    A Roman Catholic tribunal for discovery and punishment of heresy, which marked by the severity of questioning and punishment and lack of rights afforded to the accused
  • Period: 1215 BCE to 1215 BCE

    Magna Carta

    In 1215, King John of England was forced to sign the Magna Carta stating that the king was not above the law of the land and protecting the rights of the people. Today, the Magna Carta is considered one of the most important documents in the history of democracy
  • Period: 1215 BCE to 1215 BCE

    Parliament Established

    In 1215, the tenants-in-chief secured Magna Carta from King John, which established that the king may not levy or collect any taxes (except the feudal taxes to which they were hitherto accustomed), save with the consent of his royal council, which gradually developed into a parliament.
  • Period: 1095 BCE to 1095 BCE

    Crusades

    were a series of wars during the middle Ages where the Christians of Europe tried to retake control of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims.
  • Period: 1054 BCE to 11 BCE

    Great Schism between Catholics and Eastern Orthodox

    Charlemagne's crowning made the Byzantine Emperor redundant, and relations between the East and the West deteriorated until a formal split occurred in 1054. The Eastern Church became the Greek Orthodox Church by severing all ties with Rome and the Roman Catholic Church — from the pope to the Holy Roman Emperor on down.
  • Period: 1051 BCE to 1064 BCE

    William the Conqueror takes England

    William laid claim to the English throne after Edward died. He was a distant cousin of Edward and said that Edward had promised him the throne when visiting France in 1051. He even said his claim had been accepted by Harold Godwinson in 1064, when Harold had been blown onto the Norman shore by a storm. William invaded England to become King and claim the throne from Harold.
  • Period: 1000 BCE to 1300 BCE

    High middle Ages

    The rise of the Catholic Church, and the practices of feudalism and manorialism that began after a long series of invasions throughout Europe in the ninth and tenth centuries (1000-1300)
  • Period: 962 BCE to 1806 BCE

    Holy Roman Empie

    The Holy Roman Empire was a loosely joined union of smaller kingdoms which held power in western and central Europe between A.D. 962 and 1806. It was ruled by a Holy Roman Emperor who oversaw local regions controlled by a variety of kings, dukes, and other officials.
  • Period: 962 BCE to 1806 BCE

    Holy Roman Empire

    The Holy Roman Empire was a loosely joined union of smaller kingdoms which held power in western and central Europe between A.D. 962 and 1806. It was ruled by a Holy Roman Emperor who oversaw local regions controlled by a variety of kings, dukes, and other officials.
  • Period: 960 BCE to 1279 BCE

    Song Dynasty

    Ruled Ancient China from 960 to 1279. It followed the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Ancient China was the most advanced civilization in the world during the rule of the Song dynasty. It is famous for its many inventions and advances, but eventually collapsed and was conquered by the Mongol barbarians to the north.
  • Period: 750 BCE to 750 BCE

    Abbasid Caliphate

    Was the third of the Islamic caliphates to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the 750 CE,and ruled over a large, flourishing empire for three centuries,
  • Period: 711 BCE to 1492 BCE

    Muslim Spain

    Christians and Jews lived under restrictions, for much of the time the three groups managed to get along together, and to some extent, to benefit from the presence of each other.It brought a degree of civilisation to Europe that matched the heights of the Roman Empire and the Italian Renaissance.In 711 Muslim forces invaded and in seven years conquered the Iberian peninsula.It became one of the great Muslim civilisations; reaching its summit with the Umayyad caliphate of Cordovain
  • Period: 700 BCE to 865 BCE

    Viking invasions in Europe

    Just as Christian Europe had settled down after the barbarian invasions, followed by the onslaught of Islamic armies, a new wave of barbarian invaders came from the north in the form of the Vikings. These raiders came from the countries we now call Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. The Norsemen (North Men) were skilled craftsmen, navigators and sailors. Viking longships were capable of sailing seas and oceans, as well as maneuvering in very shallow rivers and streams. No place seemed safe
  • Period: 661 BCE to 750 BCE

    Umayyad Caliphate

    The Umayyads were the first Muslim dynasty that is, they were the first rulers of the Islamic Empire to pass down power within their family. Under their rule, which lasted from 661 to 750 AD
  • Period: 632 BCE to 632 BCE

    Sunni/Shia Split

    The schism that occurred when the Islamic prophet Muhammad died in the year 632, leading to a dispute over succession to Muhammad as a caliph of the Islamic community spread across various parts of the world, which led to the Battle of Siffin.
  • Period: 622 BCE to 622 BCE

    The Hiijri

    the era used in the Islamic lunar calendar, beginning its count from 622 CE, the year of the migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib (later Medina), an event known as the Hijra.
  • Period: 622 BCE to 622 BCE

    The Hijrah

    is the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib, later renamed by him to Medina, in 622 CE.
  • Period: 618 BCE to 907 BCE

    Tang Dynasty

    Ruled Ancient China from 618 to 907. During the Tang rule China experienced a time of peace and prosperity that made it one of the most powerful nations in the world. This time period is sometimes referred to as the Golden Age of Ancient China.
  • Period: 610 BCE to 610 BCE

    Muhammad’s 1st revelation

    was visited by the archangel Gabriel in 610 CE, who revealed to him a verse from the Quran. The event took place in a cave called Hira, located on the mountain called Jabal an-Nour, near Mecca.
  • Period: 610 BCE to 610 BCE

    Muhammad’s 1st revelation

    was visited by the archangel Gabriel in 610 CE, who revealed to him a verse from the Quran. The event took place in a cave called Hira, located on the mountain called Jabal an-Nour, near Mecca.
  • Period: 581 BCE to 618 BCE

    Grand Canal Built

    which created a northeast-southwest link from the Huang He (when the Huang had a northern course) to the Huai River, was built beginning in 605 during the Sui dynasty (581–618)
  • Period: 570 BCE to 632 BCE

    Death of Muhammad

    Died in 632 A.D. He died as a result of being poisoned following his attack upon and conquest of the Jewish settlement of Khaibar.
  • Period: 476 BCE to 800 BCE

    Dark Ages

    Was a period of religious struggle. The plague likely started in Asia and traveled westward along the Silk Road. The disease was carried by fleas that lived on rats. Historians think that black rats living on European merchant ships caught the disease, eventually bringing it to Europe.
  • Period: 476 BCE to 800 BCE

    Dark Ages

    Was a period of religious struggle. The plague likely started in Asia and traveled westward along the Silk Road. The disease was carried by fleas that lived on rats. Historians think that black rats living on European merchant ships caught the disease, eventually bringing it to Europe.
  • Period: 330 BCE to 1453 BCE

    Byzantine Empire

    When the Roman Empire split into two separate empires, the eastern Roman Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire. It continued on for 100 years after the Western Roman Empire. The Byzantine Empire ruled most of Eastern and Southern Europe throughout the middle Ages.
  • Period: 330 BCE to 1453 BCE

    Byzantine Empire

    When the Roman Empire spilt into two separate empires, the eastern Roman Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire. It continued on for 100 years after the Western Roman Empire. The Byzantine Empire ruled most of Eastern and Southern Europe throughout the middle Ages.
  • Period: 13 BCE to 14 BCE

    Mongol Empire

    existed during the 13th and 14th centuries and was the largest contiguous land empire in history Originating in the steppes of Central Asia
  • Period: 13 BCE to 14 BCE

    Pax Mongolica

    the Mongolica or "Mongol Peace" is a phrase coined by Western scholars to describe the social, cultural, and economic outcome of the Mongol Empire's conquest of the territory from Southeast Asia to Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries. As a result of the Mongol conquest, much of the "Silk Road," which connected trade centers across Asia and Europe, came under the rule of the Mongol Empire. "Pax Mongolica" refers to the facilitation of communication and commerce that occurred.
  • Period: 5 BCE to 15 BCE

    Middle Ages

    The period in European history from the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century CE to the period of the Renaissance (variously interpreted as beginning in the 13th, 14th, or 15th century.