The Medieval World and Beyond 2 Period Deshmukh G. By shadowbringer235 300 Camels were first brought to the Sahara 300 Classic Mayan Civilization began 476 The Fall Of Rome 500 The Byzantine Empire Begins Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1203 Ghana Empire 552 Buddhism was introduced to Japan Jan 1, 604 The Seventeen Article Constitution began Jan 1, 610 Muhammad became 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 began 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 time was invented in China Jan 1, 1054 The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church Split Jan 1, 1065 Song Dynasty began civil service exams Jan 1, 1085 The Reconquista began with Toledo Jan 1, 1096 First Crusade Begins Jan 1, 1146 The Second Crusade began Jan 1, 1189 The Third Crusade began Jan 1, 1192 The first shogun came to power Period: Jan 1, 1192 to Jan 1, 1868 The Era of The Samurai Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Jan 1, 1532 The Incas first settled in Cuzco-The Inca Empire ended Jun 1, 1215 Signing Of Magna Carta Period: Jan 1, 1240 to Jan 1, 1610 Mali Empire Period: Jan 1, 1250 to Jan 1, 1519 Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico- The Aztec Empire ended Jan 1, 1258 The Mongols destroyed Baghdad Period: Jan 1, 1279 to Jan 1, 1368 Mongol Dynasty Jan 1, 1300 The Mongol empire was weakened Jan 1, 1312 Mansa Musa was the first Islamic leader Jan 10, 1325 Aztecs started building Tenochtitlan Jan 1, 1337 The Hundred Years' War Begins Jan 1, 1347 The Bubonnic Plague Starts In Europe Jan 1, 1350 Timbuktu became a center of Arabic learning Jan 1, 1350 The Renaissance began in Italy Period: Jan 1, 1368 to Jan 1, 1644 Ming Dynasty Jan 1, 1400 Humanism began in Italy Jan 1, 1400 The Inquisition took 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, 1453 The Byzantine Empire Falls Jan 1, 1453 The Hundred Years' War Ends Period: Jan 1, 1460 to Jan 1, 1591 Songhai Empire Jan 1, 1488 Bartolomeu Dias began to sail around the tip of Africa Jan 1, 1492 The Spanish Coquered Greneda Jan 14, 1492 The Medici family began to rule Florence Jan 1, 1497 Vasco da Gama began to sail to India Jan 1, 1497 John Cabot landed in Canada Jan 1, 1500 Post-Classic Mayan Civilization ended Jan 1, 1500 Pedro Cabral began to sail to Brazil Jan 1, 1500 The microscope was invented Jan 1, 1504 Michelangelo completed his statue of David Jan 1, 1514 Copernicus stated that the earth revolves around the sun Jun 1, 1514 Copernicus stated his theory of the heliocentric universe Jan 1, 1517 Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses Period: Jan 1, 1519 to Jan 1, 1521 Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztecs Aug 1, 1519 Ferdinand Magellan began to sail around the world Jun 1, 1524 Giovanni da Verrazano landed in North America Jan 1, 1525 William Tyndale translated the Bible into English Jan 1, 1533 Francisco Pizarro destroyed the Incas Jan 1, 1534 King Henry VIII created Anglicanism Jan 1, 1541 John Calvin created Calvinism Jan 1, 1545 The Council of Trent was formed Jan 1, 1609 Henry Hudson began to try to find the Northwest Passage Jan 1, 1609 Galileo decided to build a telescope 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 Begins Mar 2, 2022 Tang Dynasty records a formula for gunpowder Mar 2, 2022 Buddhism religion expanded under the Tang Dynasty Mar 2, 2022 Japanese invent kana Mar 2, 2022 Prince Shotoku came to power Mar 2, 2022 Heian-kyo/Tokyo became the capital of Japan Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022 Tang Dynasty Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jan 1, 1185 The Heian Period