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300
Classic Mayan Period Began
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300
Camel were First brought to the Sahara
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476
Fall of Rome
Rome had polictical instability. They couldn't figure out how to transfer new leaders fairly. Rome also had economic and social problems. To finance Rome's huge armies, there was heavy taxes. There wasn't enough jobs to support everyone. Crime made the streets unsafe. Finally, the weakening frontiers also caused Rome to fall. A big country is hard to defend. It even took weeks for commanders weeks to communicate. In 476 C.E., the last emperor was driven off the throne by Germanic tribes. -
500
The Byzantium Empire Begins
The Byzantium Empire was a continuatuatioin of the Roman Empire. It started when the emperor Constantine moved the capital to Byzantium, also known as Constantinople. The Creation of the Byzantium Empire also created the Eastern Orthodox Church, different from the Roman Catholic Church. These two systems permenantly divided Byzantium from Rome. -
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
Muhammad became a prophet of Islam
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Jan 1, 651
The first official 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
Feuadilism is when people are listed in order of importance. The order goes: Monarch, Noblemen (Lords), Knights, Peasants, and Serfs. This started after the fall of Rome and people needed a system and a way of defending themselves. Monarchss ruled everything, Noblemen and women helped the Monarch in areas, knights served Noblemen and Monarchs in battle, Peasants worked, and Serfs were slaves. -
Jan 1, 1000
The Tale of Genji, the first Novel, was Written
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Jan 1, 1050
Moveable Type was Invented in China
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Jan 1, 1054
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches Split
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Jan 1, 1065
The 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
The first Crusade Begins
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Jan 1, 1146
The Second Crusade begins
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Jan 1, 1185
The Heian Period Ended
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Jan 1, 1189
The Third Crusade begins
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Jan 1, 1192
Era of Samurai Began
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Jan 1, 1192
The First Shogun Came to Power
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Jan 1, 1200
The Incas First Arrived in Cuzco
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Jan 1, 1200
The Aztecs Arrived in the Valley of Mexico
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Jan 1, 1203
The Ghana Empire ended
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Jun 1, 1215
Signing of the Magna Carta
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Jan 1, 1240
The Mali Empire Began
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Jan 1, 1258
The Mongols destroyed Baghdad
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Jan 1, 1279
The Mongols Dynasty Began
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Jan 1, 1300
Humanism Begins in Italy
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Jan 1, 1300
The Reniassance Began in Italy
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Jan 1, 1300
The Mongol empire was weakened
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Jan 1, 1312
Mansa Musa was the First Islamic Leader
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Jan 1, 1325
Aztecs Started Building in Tenochtitilan
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Jan 1, 1337
The Hundred Years' war begins
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Jan 1, 1347
The Bubonic Plague Begins in Europe
Also known as the Black Death. Symptoms included fever, vomiting, coughing, sneezing, black and blue blothes on the skin, and egg-size swelling or bumps. It also contributes to the decline of feudalism, allowing peasants to demond more pay and rights in return of the need of work. The plague was carried by trade routes starting in central Asia and India. -
Jan 1, 1350
Timbuktu Became the Center of Arabic Learning
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Jan 1, 1368
The Ming Dynasty Begins
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Jan 1, 1368
The Mongol Dynasty Ended
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Jan 1, 1400
The Inquisition takes place
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Jan 1, 1405
Zheng He Made his First Voyage
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Jan 1, 1438
The Incas Began 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
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Jan 1, 1453
The Hundred Years' ends
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Jan 1, 1460
Songhai Empire Began
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Jan 1, 1469
The 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
Isabella Sent Christopher Columbus to Find a Sea Route to Asia
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Jan 1, 1492
The Spanish conquered Granada
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Jan 1, 1497
Vasco Da Gama Began to Sail to India
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Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot Landed in Canada
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Jan 1, 1500
Pedro Cabral Began to Sail to Brazil
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Jan 1, 1500
The Microscope was Invented
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Jan 1, 1500
The Post-Classic Mayan Civilization Ended
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Jan 1, 1504
Michaelangelo Completed his Statue of David
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Jan 1, 1514
Copernicus Stated that the Earth Revolves Around the Sun
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Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther Posted the Ninety-Five Theses
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Jan 1, 1519
The Aztec Empire Ended
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Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan Began to Sail Around the World
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Jan 1, 1519
Hernan Cortez Destroyed the Aztecs
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Jan 1, 1524
Giovanni da Verrazano Landed in North America
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Jan 1, 1525
William Tyndale Translated the Bible into English
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Jan 1, 1532
Francisco Pizarro Destroyed the Incas
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Jan 1, 1532
Inca Empire Ended
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Jan 1, 1534
King Henry VIII Created Anglicanism
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Jan 1, 1541
John Calvin Created Calvinism
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Jan 1, 1543
Copernicus Stated his Theory of Heliocentric Universe
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Jan 1, 1545
The Council of Trent was Formed
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The Songhai Empire Ended
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Henry Hudson Began to Try and Find the Northwest Passage
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Galileo Decided to Build a Telescope
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The Mali Empire Ended
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Thiry Years' War Began
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The Ming Dynasty Ends
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Thirty Years' War Ended
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The Peace of Westphalia was Signed
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Newton Published a Book About Gravity
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Era of Samurai Ended
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Charlamagne's Empire Begins
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Tang Dynasty Begins
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The Tang Dynasty Ends
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Tang Dynasty Recorded a Formula for Gunpowder
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Buddhism Religion Expands in the Tang Dynasty
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The Japanese Invented Kana
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Prince Shotuku Came to Power
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Heian-Kyo became Capital of Japan
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Heian Period Began