The Medieval World and Beyond Period 1 chene By dragonsong.pennyroyal 300 Camels were first brought to the Sahara 300 The Classic Mayan Civilization Begins 476 The Fall of Rome 500 The Byzantine Empire Begins 500 The Ghana Empire Began 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 Begins to Spread the Qur'an Jan 1, 1000 Feudalism Begins Jan 1, 1000 The Tale of Genji was Written Jan 1, 1050 Moveable Type was invented in China Jan 1, 1054 Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches Split Jan 1, 1065 Song dynasty begins civil service exams Jan 1, 1085 The Reconquista Began with Toledo Jan 1, 1096 First Crusade Begins Jan 1, 1146 The Second Crusade Begins Jan 1, 1185 The Heian period ended Jan 1, 1189 The Third Crusade Began Jan 1, 1192 The first shogun came to power Jan 1, 1192 The era of the samurai began Jan 1, 1200 The Incas first settled in Cuzco Jan 1, 1203 The Ghana empire ended Jun 1, 1215 The Signing of Magna Carta Jan 1, 1240 The Mali Empire Began Jan 1, 1250 The Aztecs Arrived in the Valley of Mexico Jan 1, 1258 The Mongols destroy Baghdad Jan 1, 1279 The Mongol Dynasty Began Jan 1, 1300 The Mongol Empire was Weakened Jan 1, 1300 Humanism begins in Italy Jan 1, 1300 The Renaissance beings in Italy Jan 1, 1312 Mansa Musa was the first Islamic leader Jan 1, 1325 Aztecs Started Building Tenochtitlan Jan 1, 1337 Hundreds Years' War Begins Jan 1, 1347 The Bubonic Plague Begins in Europe Jan 1, 1350 Timbuktu became a center of Arabic learning Jan 1, 1368 The Ming Dynasty Began Jan 1, 1368 The Mongols Dynasty Ended Jan 1, 1400 The Inquisition Took Place Jan 1, 1405 Zheng He made his first voyage Jan 1, 1438 The Inca Began to Create Roads Jan 1, 1450 Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press Jan 1, 1453 The Byzantine Empire Ends Jan 1, 1453 The Hundred Years' War Ends 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 Spanish Conquer Granada Jan 1, 1492 Isabella sent Christopher Columbus to find a sea route to Asia 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 Jan 1, 1517 Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses Jan 1, 1519 The Aztec Empire Ended Jan 1, 1519 Ferdinand Magellan began to sail around the world Jan 1, 1520 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, 1532 Francisco Pizarro destroyed the Incas Jan 1, 1534 King Henry VIII created Anglicanism 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 and find the Northwest Passage Jan 1, 1609 Galileo decided to build a telescope Jan 1, 1610 The Mali Empire Ended Jan 1, 1618 The Thirty Years' War Began Jan 1, 1644 The Ming Dynasty Ended Jan 1, 1648 The Thirty Years' War Ends Jan 1, 1648 Peace of Westphalia is signed Jan 1, 1648 Peace of Westphalia was signed Jan 1, 1687 Newton published a book on gravity Jan 1, 1868 The era of the samurai ended Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne's Christian Empire Mar 2, 2022 The Tang Dynasty Begins Mar 2, 2022 The Tang Dynasty Ended Mar 2, 2022 Tang Dynasty recorded a formula f or gunpowder Mar 2, 2022 Buddhism religion expanded in the Tang dynasty Mar 2, 2022 The Japanese invented kana Mar 2, 2022 The Heian period began Mar 2, 2022 Prince Shotoku came to power Mar 2, 2022 Heian-kyo became the capital of Japan