• Period: 200 to 900

    mayan classical period

    Place: Lower mexico(yucatan peninsula)
    Made a fully functioning calendar, by around 900 C.E. farming would not allow for the growth of the empire
  • Period: 330 to 1453

    byzantine empire

    Place: territories around the mediterranean sea.
    The remains of the roman empire specifically in the eastern region. Fell to the ottoman empire in 1453, ending the byzantine empire.
  • Period: 350 to 543

    Gupta empire

    Place: india
    Often called the golden age of india.
  • Period: 601 to 1240

    Ghana

    Place: western africa
    There is not much information about how it started but it was one of the most successful kingdoms ever.
    The king had total control over the kingdoms finances and the justice system. Adopted islam to be their religion.
  • Period: 610 to

    Muslim empire

    Place: The Middle East, northern Africa, the Iberian peninsula, and parts of Asia into India.
    One of the largest empires ever. During the rule of the muslim empire many muslim cultural traits developed, such as art and literature.
  • Period: 794 to

    Japan

    Place: Japan
    Japans military was one of the most efficient of all time, their armor was light and they fought well. The design of Japanese government was taken from china, similar to their city structure and religion.
  • Period: 800 to

    Holy Roman Empire

    Place: europe
    accomplishments: took over almost all of central europe and many islands and territories all over the world.
  • Period: 900 to

    Imperial China

    Place: south Asia
    leaders ruled under three types of government. Over time created some of the most important inventions in all of history.
  • Period: 1200 to 1533

    Incan empire

    Place: west coast of south america
    When finding places to expand, the aztecs would send delegates to negotiate a deal to join them. If they were rejected, often times they attacked them. The sapa inca was the leader, who was told to be a descendant of their sun god inti.
  • Period: 1226 to

    Mali

    Place: West Africa
    The Mande tribe had taken control of Kumbi and built Mali.
    Mansa Musa was the first Mali king to practice islam devoutly and he is considered to be the richest person to ever live.
  • Period: 1300 to 1521

    Aztec empire

    Place: middle mexico (capital in mexico city)
    Tribute system needed anything that they would need to grow the city. The spanish tricked the emperor into thinking they were friendly, then attacked. Then the aztecs fell as an empire
  • Period: 1460 to

    Songhai kingdom

    Place: West Africa
    The largest of the West African kingdoms, and it was also one of the most powerful.