The Medieval World and Beyond 0 ajjarapun By awesomeboy_13 300 Camels were first brought to the Sahara 300 Classic Mayan civilization began 476 The Fall of Rome 500 The Ghana empire began Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1453 The Byzantine Empire begins and ends 552 Buddhism was introduced to Japan Jan 1, 604 The Seventeen Article Constitution began Jan 1, 610 Muhammad becomes a prophet of Islam Jan 1, 651 The first official edition of the Qur’an was written Jan 1, 700 Traders brought Islam to West Africa Jan 1, 710 Nara became the capital of Japan Jan 1, 750 Bookmaking begins to spread the Qur’an Jan 1, 1000 Feudalism begins Jan 1, 1000 The Tale of Genji, the first novel, was written Jan 1, 1050 Movable type was invented in China Jan 1, 1054 Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches split Jan 1, 1065 Song Dynasty began civil service exams Jan 1, 1085 The Reconquista begins with Toledo Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1099 The First Crusade Period: Jan 1, 1146 to Jan 1, 1148 The Second Crusade Period: Jan 1, 1189 to Jan 1, 1192 The Third Crusade Jan 1, 1192 The first shogun came to power Period: Jan 1, 1192 to Jan 1, 1868 The era of the samurai Jan 1, 1200 The Incas first settled in Cuzco Jan 1, 1203 The Ghana empire ended Jun 1, 1215 The signing of the Magna Carta Jan 1, 1240 The Mali empire began Jan 1, 1250 Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico Jan 1, 1258 The Mongols destroyed Baghdad Period: Jan 1, 1279 to Jan 1, 1368 The Mongol Dynasty Jan 1, 1300 The Renaissance began in Italy Jan 1, 1300 The Mongol Empire is weakened Jan 1, 1300 Humanism began in Italy Jan 1, 1312 Mansa Musa was the first Islamic leader Jan 1, 1325 Aztecs started building Tenochtitlan Period: Jan 1, 1337 to Jan 1, 1453 Hundred Year's War Jan 1, 1347 The Bubonic Plague begins in Europe Jan 1, 1350 Timbuktu became a center of Arabic learning Period: Jan 1, 1368 to Jan 1, 1644 The Ming Dynasty Jan 1, 1400 The Inquisition takes place Jan 1, 1405 Zheng He made his first voyage Jan 1, 1438 The Incas began to create roads Jan 1, 1450 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press Jan 1, 1460 The Songhai empire began Jan 1, 1469 The Medici family began to rule Florence Jan 1, 1488 Bartolomeu Dias began to sail around the tip of Africa Jan 1, 1492 Isabella sent Christopher Columbus to find a sea route to Asia Jan 1, 1492 The Spanish conquer Granada Jan 1, 1497 Vasco da Gama began to sail to India Jan 1, 1497 John Cabot landed in Canada Jan 1, 1500 Pedro Cabral began to sail to Brazil Jan 1, 1500 The microscope was invented Jan 1, 1500 Post-Classsic Mayan Civilization ended Jan 1, 1504 Michelangelo completed his statue of David Jan 1, 1514 Copernicus stated that the earth revolves around the sun Jan 1, 1517 Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses Jan 1, 1519 The Aztecs empire ended Jan 1, 1519 Ferdinand Magellan began to sail around the world Jan 1, 1521 Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztecs Jan 1, 1524 Giovanni da Verrazano landed in North America Jan 1, 1525 William Tyndale translated the Bible into English Jan 1, 1532 The Inca empire ended Jan 1, 1533 Francisco Pizarro destroyed the Incas Jan 1, 1534 King Henry VIII created Angclicanism Jan 1, 1541 John Calvin created Calvinism Jan 1, 1543 Copernicus stated his theory of the heliocentric universe Jan 1, 1545 The Council of Trent was formed Jan 1, 1591 The Songhai empire ended Jan 1, 1609 Henry Hudson began to try to find the Northwest Passage Jan 1, 1609 Galileo decided to build a telescope Jan 1, 1610 The Mali empire ended Period: Jan 1, 1618 to Jan 1, 1648 The Thirty Years' War Jan 1, 1648 Peace of Westphalia was signed Jan 1, 1687 Newton published a book about gravity Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne's Christian Empire began Mar 2, 2022 Buddhism expanded in the Tang Dynasty Mar 2, 2022 The Tang Dynasty records a formula for gunpowder Mar 2, 2022 The Japanese invented kana Mar 2, 2022 Prince Shotoku came to power Mar 2, 2022 Heian-kyo became the capital of Japan Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jan 1, 1185 The Heian Period Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022 The Tang Dynasty
