Theme 3

  • Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500

    Theme 3

  • 570

    Sunni / Shia Split

    Muslims are split into two main branches, the Sunnis and Shia. The split originates in a dispute soon after the death of the Prophet Muhammad over who should lead the Muslim community.
  • 581

    Grand Canal Built

    The Grand Canal (also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the longest canal or artificial river in the world and a famous tourist destination.
  • Nov 30, 600

    DARK AGES

    During the dark ages of Greece the old major settlements were abandoned and the population dropped dramatically in numbers.
  • Nov 30, 618

    Tang Dynasty

    After 300 years of division and fragmentation following the collapse of the Han dynasty in 220 A.D., China was once again unified under the Sui dynasty (581–618).
  • Nov 30, 622

    The Hijrah

    The Hegira or Hijrah, also romanized as Hijra and Hejira, is the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib, later renamed by him to Medina
  • Nov 30, 632

    Muhammad 1st Revolution

    The long shadow of Muhammad stretches across centuries of strife to the present. Today an estimated 1.4 billion Muslims around the globe follow his teachings the word of God.
  • Nov 30, 632

    Death Of Muhammad

    Prophet Muhammad(saws) died due to high fever or illness. He was neither poisoned nor did he ascend to heaven on a flying horse. Him(saws) ascending on a flying horse is a different incident altogether
  • Nov 30, 661

    Umayyad Caliphate

    The Umayyad Caliphate was the second of the four major Islamic caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. This caliphate was centered on the Umayyad dynasty, hailing from Mecca.
  • Nov 30, 732

    Battle Of Tours

  • Nov 30, 771

    Muslims Control Spain

  • Nov 30, 900

    Mayan City-States

  • Nov 30, 1054

    Great Schism between Catholics and Eastern Orthodox

  • Nov 30, 1058

    Abbasid Take Baghdad

  • Nov 30, 1066

    Vikings invasions on Europe

  • Nov 30, 1066

    William the Conqueror takes England

  • Nov 30, 1095

    Crusades

  • Nov 30, 1206

    Mongol Empire

  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

  • Nov 30, 1215

    Parliament Established

  • Nov 30, 1258

    Abbasid Caliphate

  • Nov 30, 1279

    Yuan Dynasty

  • Nov 30, 1300

    Pax Mongolica

  • Mar 13, 1325

    Tenochtitlan Built

  • Nov 30, 1337

    100 Years War

  • Nov 30, 1345

    Aztec Empire

  • Nov 30, 1346

    Black Death

  • Nov 30, 1368

    Ming Dynasty

  • Nov 30, 1405

    Voyages of Zhen He

  • Nov 30, 1478

    The Inquistiton

  • Nov 30, 1526

    Byzantine Empire

    It was the name of the Bosphorus , the start which connects the sea of Marmara and the Aegean to the black sea and separate the cointinent of Europe and Asia.
  • Nov 30, 1572

    Inca Empire

  • Song Dynasty

  • Holy Roman Empire

    It was descended from the kingdom of charlemagne you see the catholic church shift allegiance from the Roman Empire to a barbarian leader in the west.