Post Classical Era

  • Period: 589 to Dec 31, 618

    Sui Dynasty

    Short Chinese dynasty
  • Period: Jan 1, 600 to Dec 31, 1450

    Post Classical Era

  • Jan 1, 610

    Start of Islam

    Muhammad receives his first revelation from Allah
  • Jan 1, 730

    Printing invented in China

    The Chinese began woodblock printing
  • Jan 1, 732

    Battle of Tours

    Ended Muslim expansion into France
  • Dec 25, 800

    Charlemagne crowned

    On Christmas Day, Charlemagne was crowned the new Roman emperor by the Pope.
  • Jan 1, 900

    Decline of classical Maya

    Mayan empire fell due to diseases, and political problems
  • Period: Jan 1, 936 to Dec 31, 973

    Otto I Of Saxony

    Created the Holy Roman Empire
  • Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Dec 31, 1250

    High Middle Ages

    Medieval Europe
  • Jan 1, 1054

    Great Schism in Christian Church

    Separated the Catholic and Orthodox church
  • Jan 1, 1071

    Battle of Manzikert

    Turks over Byzantine
  • Period: Jan 1, 1095 to Dec 31, 1291

    Crusades

  • Period: Jan 1, 1162 to Dec 31, 1227

    Temujin

    Led and united the Mongols.
  • Jan 1, 1206

    Temujin was recognized as Genghis Khan

    A Mongol tribal assembly recognized Temujin.
  • Jan 1, 1206

    Chinggis Khan begins Mongol conquests

    Founder of Mongol empire.
  • Jan 1, 1209

    Expansion of Mongol conquest

    Continued for over 50 years with Genghis Khan
  • Period: Jan 1, 1250 to Dec 31, 1500

    Late Middle Ages

    Compromised Medieval Europe.
  • Jan 1, 1258

    Mongols sack Baghdad

    Ended the Abbasid caliphate.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1271 to Dec 31, 1295

    Marco Polo's travels along the Silk Road

    Traveled along the Silk Road trading with others.
  • Jan 1, 1274

    Mongol's 1st failed invasion of Japan

    The Mongols failed to invade Japan
  • Period: Jan 1, 1279 to Dec 31, 1368

    Yuan Dynasty in China

    Dynasty ruled by Mongols in China.
  • Jan 1, 1281

    Mongol's 2nd failed invasion of Japan

    The Mongols failed to invade Japan twice.
  • Jan 1, 1324

    Mansa Musa's hajj

    Mansa Musa took a pilgrimage along Africa
  • Period: Jan 1, 1325 to Dec 31, 1349

    Ibn Battuta travels

    Moroccan Islam traveler
  • Jan 1, 1347

    Plague reaches other regions

    The plague had reached the Middle East and Western Europe
  • Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Dec 31, 1348

    Bubonic Plague

    The plague in Europe originated in Central Asia
  • Period: Jan 1, 1348 to Dec 31, 1350

    The plague

    The plague had killed 1/2 of Europe's population
  • Jan 1, 1350

    Mongol empire was in disarray

    The Mongolian empire was coming apart loosing their power.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1368 to

    Ming Dynasty

    Ruling dynasty of China
  • Jan 1, 1438

    Rise of Inca Empire

    Established their capital in Cuzco.