The Medieval World and Beyond Period 6 zhaow By shinee 300 Camels were first brought to the Sahara 300 Classic Mayan Civilization began 476 The Fall of Rome 500 The Byzantine Empire began 500 The Ghana empire began Feb 13, 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 began 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 began with Toledo Jan 1, 1096 The First Crusade began Jan 1, 1100 The Tale of Genji, the first novel, was written Jan 1, 1146 The Second Crusade began Jan 1, 1168 The era of the samurai began 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, 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 Jan 1, 1279 The Mongols Dynasty began Jan 1, 1300 The Mongol empire was weakened Jan 1, 1312 Mansa Musa was the first Islamic leader Jan 1, 1325 Aztecs started building Tenochtitlan Jan 1, 1337 The Hundred Years' War began Jan 1, 1347 The Bubonic Plague began 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 Incas began to create roads Jan 1, 1453 The Byzantine Empire ended Jan 1, 1453 The Hundred Years' War ended Jan 1, 1460 The Songhai empire began Jan 1, 1492 The Spanish conquered Granada Jan 1, 1500 Buddhism was introduced to Japan Jan 1, 1500 Post-Classic Mayan Civilization ended Jan 1, 1519 The Aztec Empire ended Jan 1, 1532 The Inca Empire ended Jan 1, 1591 The Songhai empire ended Jan 1, 1610 The Mali empire ended Jan 1, 1644 The Ming Dynasty ended Jan 1, 1868 The era of the samurai ended Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne's Christian Empire began Mar 2, 2022 The Tang Dynasty began Mar 2, 2022 The Tang Dynasty ended Mar 2, 2022 Tang Dynasty recorded a formula for gunpowder Mar 2, 2022 Buddhism religion expanded in the Tang Dynasty Mar 2, 2022 Prince Shotoku came to power Mar 2, 2022 The Heian period began Mar 2, 2022 Heian-kyo became the capital of Japan Mar 2, 2022 The Japanese invented kana