The Evolution of Earth's People

Roman Empire

375

The Roman Empire was divied into the West and East. The west was very weak and the east was great for it trading.

Trans-Saharan Trade

Period: 400 to 500

The Trans-Saharan trade let to growth in power. It was also a center of the trade of gold.

Writing in Japan

500

Japan adopted the Chinese alphabet which allowed them to communicate and form literature. With this knowledge of Japan spread to the rest of the known world and they were able to increase their economy.

Muhammad

570

Birth of Muhammad, the messenger of God. It was believed he held some sort of power to obtain this honor.

Islamic World

Period: 570 to Apr 15, 632

The Islamic Empire was ruled by a caliph who was a military commander, a chief judge, and a religious leader. It also created a trade center/zone.

Islamic Split

Apr 15, 600

The Shi'it and Sunni split, creating two branches of Muslims. THis happened after the Persian empire collapse.

Medina

Jun 17, 622

Muhammad fled to Medina. Which later this journey became known, as the hegira. And has become a pilgrimage for the Islamic people.

Mecca

Apr 15, 630

Muhammad goes to Mecca. While in Mecca he captured the city.

Population

Jan 1, 640

Changan was a important trading center. By 640 the population was over 2 million, which made it the largest city at the time.

Umayyad Dynasty

Apr 15, 661

The Umayyad dynasty rises as the firs Islamic dynasty. This dynasty was established by the Sunnis.

Constantinople

Apr 15, 674

Islamic attacks against Constantinople .The Romans stopped the attacks in the west.

Crusades

Period: Jan 1, 1045 to Jan 1, 1241

The Crusades where out fighting for the holy land.

Church

Jan 1, 1054

The church split into two. The Roman Catholic Church and The Eastern Orthodox Church. Which later they both spread.

The New Pope

Jan 1, 1073

In order to reorganize church finances cardinals in Rome selected Gregory VII. He made claims that gabe him an exteme positions and this is antagonizing th lords and monarchs.

Popes Declaration

Jan 1, 1078

Gregory VII (Pope) declared emperor Henry VII deposed. As a result he was forced to flee from Rome to Salerno where he died two years later.

Crusades

Period: Jan 1, 1095 to Jan 1, 1204

Christans and Muslims fighting over Jerusalem. Cultural impact of Crusade on western Europe reulted in noble courts and burgeoning cities consuming more goods from the east.

Crusades

Period: Apr 15, 1095 to Apr 15, 1270

The pope wanted to take Palestine and Jerusalem frome the Muslims. Which meant a holy war, for land.

Northern Song

Jan 1, 1126

Because of the army being so ineffective it caused many problems. Like the lost of the northern half of the empire to the nomads.

New Archbishop of Canterbury

Jan 1, 1162

Henry II persuaded Thomas a Becket to become a priest and assume position of Archbishop of Canterbury. When Henry sought to try cleries accused of crimes in royal inead of ecelesiastical courts, Thomas resisted.

Death of a Archbishop

Jan 1, 1170

Four of Henry II's knights knew of the kings desire of Thomas Becket's (Archbishop of Canterbury) death. They murdered him and the crime backfired making Canterbury a major pilgrimage center for sympathetic followers.

Great Famine in Japan

Jan 1, 1181

Great famine in Japan kills hundreds of thousands of people. Causing economic decrease and a strain on trade.

Delhi Sultanate

Apr 15, 1192

Delhi was captured, in northern India, by the muslim general. The dynasties that ruled norhtern India at the time were later known as the Delhi Sultanate,

MIlitary

Jan 1, 1200

Miltary threats from North continued and invaded groups. Song Dynasty became the new Mongol Empire.

Delhi Dynasties

Apr 15, 1200

The Mamluk,Khilji, Tughlaq, and Sayyid and Lodi dynasties, were part of the Delhi.

Campaign of Genghis Khan

Period: Jan 1, 1206 to Jan 1, 1263

Following unification of the Mongol tribes, Genghis Khan launches a campaign of conquest. His sons and grandsons create the world's biggest land empire.

Campaign of Genghis Khan

Period: Jan 15, 1206 to Jan 15, 1263

After unification of the Mongol tribes, Genghis Khan launches a campaign of conquest. His sons and grandsons create the world's biggest land empire.

The Sultanate

Apr 15, 1206

The Delhi, entered a period of new advancements and new technology. Through the ruling of a new sultan whom this was all possible.

Campaign of Genghis Khan

Period: Apr 15, 1206 to Apr 15, 1263

Following unification of the Mongol tribes, Genghis Khan launches a campaign of conquest. His sons and grandsons create the world's biggest land empire.

Campaign of Genghis Khan

Period: Apr 15, 1206 to Apr 15, 1263

After unification of the Mongol tribes, Genghis Khan launches a campaign of conquest. His sons and grandsons create the world's biggest land empire.

Campaign of Genghis Khan

Period: Apr 15, 1206 to Apr 15, 1253

After unification of the Mongol tribes, Genghis Khan launches a campaign of conquest. His sons and grandsons create the world's biggest land empire.

Beijing

Jan 1, 1215

The Mongols attacked and destoryed what now aday is Beijing.

Magna Carta

Jan 1, 1215

King John was forced to sign this document. The purpose was to take away power from the king. Taxes were one of the things affected becasue the king would have to get approval from the people and parliament.

Try to expand

Jan 1, 1227

The Mongols tried to expand there land. But they didn't expand due to civil war outbreaks and invasion failures.

Great Khan

Jan 1, 1227

The Great Khan died and all of his empire was taken by his 4 sons. They continued to conquer after his death.

Marco Polo

Period: Jan 1, 1253 to Jan 1, 1324

Kubalai Khan (conquereer of China) took a liking to him and sent him on holy missions. He bcame one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia through China. Also was one of the few to observe traditional China in this period and have a book written about his journeys that became an important on this era in China's history.

Battle of Xiangyang

Jan 1, 1268

The Battle of Xiangyang was known as the 6 year battle. The batt;e was between the Chinese Song Dynasty and the Mongol forces of Kublaai Khan.

Marco Polo

Jan 1, 1271

Marco Polo was out to explored the Easter land.

Invasion in Feudal Japan

Period: Jan 1, 1272 to Jan 1, 1281

A period of Mongolian attempt to invade Feudal Japan but one of their attempts failed when a typhoon called Kamikaze repeled their attack along with Japan's own defensive strategy. As a result nvasion attempt had devastating domestic repercussions, leading to the extinction of the Kamakura shogunate.

End of Battle of Xiangyang

Jan 1, 1273

Battle of Xiangyang ends. Song surrender to Kublai Khan. This was also the first battle to use firearms in combat.

Southern Song

Jan 1, 1274

Southern Song continued to flourish. Better then the North.

Retried to expand land

Jan 1, 1281

The Mongols retired to expand there land and they did this time. They got to invade Japan.

Mansa Musa

Apr 15, 1312

Mansa Musa built libraries, Islamic schools, brought soldiers, slaves and gold, Hw was the most important emperor of Mali.

Weakening of the Delhi

Apr 15, 1325

India was under the Tughliq Dynasty when the weak state began. There was rebellions and civil wars which caused southern India to become an independent Hindu state.

Ibn Battuta

Apr 15, 1326

Muslim explorer in 1326.He traveled at least 2,000 miles and was the most famous of the muslim explorers as well.

100 Years War

Period: Jan 1, 1337 to Jan 1, 1453

A period of fighting between Engaland and France over land. This caused the loss of their best troops, money, and weakend Western Europe.

Black Death

Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Jan 1, 1351

Spread of Bubonic plague that killed 2/3 of European population. Peopl blamed Jewish and water pollution. Religion became popular because people would be hopeful.

Reconquered

Jan 1, 1350

After all the hard work that the Mongols did to expand there land other armies ended up reconquering there land.

Civil war within Mongols

Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1454

Civil war breaking lose within the Mongols breaks apart unifed society. Without unity Mongolian power is weakened. This eventually leads to their empires destruction

Islam Spreads

Apr 15, 1400

Islam spread through to the Pillipines. This shows the great expansion of islam, and how it diffused into different regions.

Ottoman

Jan 1, 1453

Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople.

Songhai Empire

Apr 15, 1460

The Songhai was one of the largest empires in Africa. As well as a productive empire.

Civil War in once united Japan

Jan 1, 1467

Civil war broke up Japan’s feudal system. The country collapsed into chaos. Centralized rule ended. Power switched from the shogun to territorial lords in hundreds of separate domains. Japan also limited contact with the western world. Isolated Japan

Decline in Delhi

Apr 15, 1526

The Delhi became taken over by the Mughal empire. Basically fell into it by over power.

Portuguesse arrive to Japan

Jan 1, 1549

Saint Francis Xavier (Portuguesse missionary) was one of the first to arrive in Japan. After his arrival the Portuguesse became the most successful Europeans in inititiating major trade agreements with Japan.

Songhai, Mali

Apr 15, 1570

Songhai gained its independence. And it was also linked to Mali, because they had an important trade relationship.

Control

Mar 2, 2022

Reestablished centralized control over China. Which gain the Song Dynasty more power.

The Returned

Mar 2, 2022

Han Dynasty first returned to China. Then 400 years later Sui Dynasty returned to China.

Empress Wu

Mar 2, 2022

Empress Wu had so much power in her hands, which she used in a good and bad way. 690 she waas given the name of Heavenly Empress.

Ghana Empire

Mar 2, 2022

Trade in Ghana was the rise and decrease factor. There was a tax on traders who traded in Ghana. The decline was when at one point it became overtaken by the mali empire.

Anti Buddhist Campaign

Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022

841 to 845 Anit Buddhist Campaign happened. This detroyed the religion in China, and later caused for NeoConfucianism to happen.

Charles the Great

Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022

Charlemagne was king of the Frans and Emperor of the Romans. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. His rule was associated with the Carolington Renaissance (a revival of art, religion, and culture through the medium of the Catholic Church)