Regional and Trans-regional Interactions 600-1450 By cassjessmaddie Jan 1, 622 Hegira: Beginning of Islamic calendar Jan 1, 711 Ummayyads conquer Spain (will rule until 976) Jan 1, 750 Abassid Caliphate begins rule. Teotihuacan empire collapses in Mexico Jan 1, 1000 Vikings led by Leif Erikson reach Canada and create trade route with Russia Jan 1, 1054 Great Schism between Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy Jan 1, 1095 Beginning of Crusades Jan 1, 1206 Unification of mongols by Genghis Khan, reinstates Silk Roads. Delhi Sultanate founded in India. Jan 1, 1260 Mongol empire divides into 4 empires Jan 1, 1300 Renaissance begins in Italy Jan 1, 1324 Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca displays Mali wealth Jan 1, 1325 Ibn Battuta begins travels from Morocco throughout Islamic world (will continue until 1354) Jan 1, 1347 Black Plague hits Europe Jan 1, 1368 Establishment of Ming Dynasty (continues until 1644) Jan 1, 1430 Invention of the moveable-type printing press Jan 1, 1433 Mali Empire declines. China cuts off ocean voyages. Rise of Ottoman Empire Mar 2, 2022 Beginning of Tang Dynasty and political revival in China Mar 2, 2022 Coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor Mar 2, 2022 Fujiwara rule in Japan develops feudal Japan Mar 2, 2022 Founding of Koryo and unification of Korea Mar 2, 2022 Beginning of Song Dynasty
