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300
Camels were First Brought to the Sahara
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300
Classic Mayan civilization began
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476
The Fall of Rome
The Fall of Rome occured to a varioud amount of reasons. For one, there was political instability, where people fought to be the emperor. There were economic and social problems, where many people were poor because they had to pay taxes for the army. Also, the empire was too big to defend. This is why when the Germanic tribes invaded, the fall of Rome occured. -
500
The Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire began after the decline of feudalism in western Europe. It was on two continents, Europe and Asia. -
500
The Ghana Empire Began
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552
Buddhism was Introduced to Japan
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Jan 1, 604
The Seventeen Article Constitution Began
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Jan 1, 610
Muhammed Became a Prophet of Islam
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Jan 1, 651
The First Offical Edition of the Qur'an was Written
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Jan 1, 700
Traders brought Islam to West Africa
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Jan 1, 710
Nara became the Capital of Japan
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Jan 1, 750
Bookmaking Began to Spread the Qur'an
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Jan 1, 1000
Feudalism Begins
The system of Feudalism began in the High Middle Ages, after Rome fell, because life had become dangerous in western Europe. The feudal system gave people protection and safety through a stable social order. -
Jan 1, 1000
The Tale of Genji, the first novel was written
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Jan 1, 1050
Movable type was invented in China
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Jan 1, 1054
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches Split
The Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church split when the pope had excommunicated the partiach of the Eastern Orthodox, and then the patriach excommunicated the cardinal who was sent to do it. -
Jan 1, 1065
Song Dynasty began civil service exams
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Jan 1, 1085
The Reconquista Began with Toledo
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Jan 1, 1096
First Crusade Began
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Jan 1, 1146
The Second Crusade began
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Jan 1, 1185
The Heian Period Ended
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Jan 1, 1189
The Third Crusade Began
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Jan 1, 1192
The First Shogun Came to Power
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Period: Jan 1, 1192 to
Era of the Samurai
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Jan 1, 1200
Incas first settled in Cuzco
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Jan 1, 1203
The Ghana Empire Ended
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Jun 1, 1215
The Singning of the Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was ann agreement between the barons and the king. The barons agreed the king could continue rule, and the king would protect the barons' rights. -
Jan 1, 1240
The Mali Empire Began
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Jan 1, 1250
Aztecs Arrived in the Valley of Mexico
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Jan 1, 1258
The Mongols destoryed Baghdad
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Period: Jan 1, 1279 to Jan 1, 1368
The Mongols Dynasty
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Jan 1, 1300
Renaissance began in Italy
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Jan 1, 1300
Mongol Empire is Weakened
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Jan 1, 1304
Humanism begins in Italy
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Jan 1, 1304
Humanism begins in Italy
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Jan 1, 1312
Mansa Musa was the First Islamic Leader
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Jan 1, 1325
Aztecs started building Tenochtitlan
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Jan 1, 1337
The Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War was when England and France fought a series of wars over the control of lands in France. It began when Philip VI of France and England's King Edward III fought over the French fiefs. This helped weaken feudalism. -
Jan 1, 1347
The Bubonic Plague begins in Europe
The Bubonic Plague was a disease contributed to the decline to feudalism. When fleas fed on infected rats, and then jumped to humans, the people got infected. People got a fever, vomitting, fierce coughing and sneezing fits, and egg-sized swellings and bumps. It was also known as the Black Death due to blue and black spots on the skin of the diseased. -
Jan 1, 1350
Timbuktu Became a Center of Arabic Learning
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Jan 1, 1368
The Ming Dynasty began
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Jan 1, 1400
The Inquisition Took Place
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Jan 1, 1405
Zheng He made his first voyage
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Jan 1, 1438
The Incas Begin to Create Roads
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Jan 1, 1450
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press
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Jan 1, 1453
The Byzantine Empire Ends
The Byzantine empire ended when it was conqured by the Ottoman Turks. -
Jan 1, 1453
The Hundred Years' War Ends
This war helped lead to the decline of feudalism by shifting power from feudal lords to monarchs and common people. The war created national unity and patriotism in both France and England. -
Jan 1, 1460
The Songhai Empire Begin
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Jan 1, 1469
Medici family began to rule Florence
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Jan 1, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias began to sail around the tip of Africa
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Jan 1, 1492
The Spanish conquered Granada
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Jan 1, 1492
Isabella sent Christopher Colombus to find a sea route to Asia
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Jan 1, 1497
Vasco de Gama began to sail to India
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Jan 1, 1497
Cabot landed in Canada
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Jan 1, 1500
Post Classic Mayan Civilization ended
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Jan 1, 1500
Pedro Cabral began to sail to Brazil
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Jan 1, 1500
Microscope invented
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Jan 1, 1504
Michelangelo completed his sculpture of David
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Jan 1, 1514
Copernicus stated that the world revolves around the sun
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Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther posted his 95 theses
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Jan 1, 1519
The Aztec Empire Ended
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Jan 1, 1519
Magellan began to sail around the world
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Jan 1, 1521
Cortes destroyed the Aztecs
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Jan 1, 1524
Giovanni de Veranzo landed in North America
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Jan 1, 1525
William Tyndale translates the Bible into English
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Jan 1, 1532
The Inca Empire Ended
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Jan 1, 1534
King Henry VIII created Anglicanism
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Jan 1, 1541
Calvnism created
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Jan 1, 1543
Copernicus states his theory of the heliocentric universe
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Jan 1, 1545
Council of Trent is formed
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The Songhai Empire Ended
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Galileo decided to build a telescope
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Henry Hudson began to try to find the Northwest passage
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The Mali Empire Ended
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30 years war began
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Ming Dynasty ended
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30 years war ended
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Peace of westphalia was signed
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Newton published a book about gravity
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Newton Published a book about gravity
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Charlemagne's Christian Empire
Charlamagne was the most important leader of the Franks. He was a strong leader, and he encouraged education and scholarship. He built the empire with help of the pope, Leo III, who crowned him Holy Roman Emperor in 800. -
Tang Dynasty recorded a formula for gunpowder
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Buddhism religion expanded in the Tang Dynasty
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Hein Period Begins
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Hein-Kyo became to capital of Japan
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The Japanese Invented Kana
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Prince Shotoku Came to Power
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Period: to
The Tang Dynasty