Unit-1-Europe during Medieval Times and Unit 2-The Rise of Islam

  • 300

    Camels were first brought to the Sahara

  • 300

    Classic Mayan Civilization began

  • Period: 300 to

    Unit 3-The Culture and Kingdoms of West Africa

  • Period: 300 to Jan 1, 1550

    Unit 6-Civilizations of the Americas

  • Period: 400 to Jan 1, 1500

    Unit 1 Europe during the Medieval Times

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  • 476

    The Fall of Rome

    The Fall of Rome
    In the early time, Rome was the biggest empire the world had seen. Though, becase of political instability, economic problems, etc, Rome began weakening, and in 476 the western part was obliterated, and the Eastern part moved elsewhere,
  • 500

    The Byzantine Empire ...BEGINS!!!

    The Byzantine Empire ...BEGINS!!!
    In 330, Constantine moved the Eastern Half of Rome 850 miles to the east, which became the Byzantine Empire. He moved there, because it was surronded by 3 walls with water, and there were some good trade routes. The Empire BEGINS!!!
  • 500

    The Ghana empire began

  • Period: 500 to

    Japan during Medieval Times

  • 552

    Buddhism is introduced to Japan

  • Period: Jan 1, 600 to Jan 1, 1450

    Unit-4 Imperial China

  • Period: Jan 1, 600 to Jan 1, 1500

    Unit 2-The Rise Of Islam

  • Jan 1, 604

    The Seventeenth 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

    Bookmarking began to spread the Qur'an

  • Jan 1, 1000

    Feudalism Starts

    Feudalism Starts
    Because of the fall of Rome, people needed to protect themselves from barbarians,getting food, and stuff like that, so feudalism started
  • Jan 1, 1000

    The Tale of Genji, the first novel, was written

  • Jan 1, 1050

    Moveable type was invented in China

  • Jan 1, 1054

    The Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox church split

    The Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox church split
    Different matter opinions, like whether icons were good or bad between The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Churches make them seperate. (The picture represents the splitting of the churches)
  • Jan 1, 1065

    Song Dynasty began civil service exams

  • Jan 1, 1085

    The Reconquista began with Toledo

  • Jan 1, 1096

    The First Crusade Began

    4 nobles led the First Crusade. About 30,000 crusaders fought. The Crusaders had trouble at Antioch, but after a traitor helped them find a way through the walls, it fell. Then they laid siege throughout till Jerusalem. After taking Jerusalem, the victorious crusaders went home, but not before establishing 4 crusader cities.
  • Jan 1, 1099

    The First Crusade ended

  • Jan 1, 1146

    The Second Crusade began

  • Jan 1, 1148

    The Second Crusade ended

  • Jan 1, 1185

    The Heian period ended

  • Jan 1, 1189

    The Third Crusade began

  • Jan 1, 1192

    The first shogun is appointed

  • Jan 1, 1192

    The era of the samurai began

  • Jan 1, 1192

    The Third Crusade ended

  • Jan 1, 1200

    The Incas first settled in Cuzco

  • Jan 1, 1203

    The Ghana Empire came to an end

  • Jun 1, 1215

    The Magna Carta was signed

    The Magna Carta was signed
    King John was pea-brained and did some bad things to the empire, including losing some land, taxed people heavily, and arresting opponents at will. Then, some barons forced John to make the Magna Carta, which helped protect the rights of some people
  • 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, 1300

    Humanism began in Italy

  • Jan 1, 1300

    The Renaissance began in Italy

  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to

    Europe's Renaissance and Reformation

  • Jan 1, 1312

    Mansa Musa was the first Islamic leader

  • Jan 1, 1325

    Aztecs started building Tenochtitlan

  • Jan 1, 1337

    The Hundred Year War starts

    The Hundred Year War starts
    When Philip VI of France that the French fiefs of England's King Edward III were part of his own realm, war started.
  • Jan 1, 1347

    The beginning of the Bubonic Plague in Europe

    The beginning of the Bubonic Plague in Europe
    In about 1347, Europe was struck with a serious Bubonic plague, we think that it was spread from Central Asia. THe people at the time thought it was the Jew's fought. The Bubonic plague then killed about 1/3 of the European population, which will make Feudalism come to an end soon...
  • 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 vovage

  • Jan 1, 1438

    The Incas began to create roads

  • Jan 1, 1450

    Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press

  • Period: Jan 1, 1450 to

    Unit 8-Europe Enters the Modern Age

  • Jan 1, 1453

    The end of the Byzantine Empire

    The end of the Byzantine Empire
    After about 1000 years since the start of t, he Byzantine Empire it was conquered by Ottoman Turks.
  • Jan 1, 1453

    The Hundred Year War has ENDED!!!!!!

    The Hundred Year War has ENDED!!!!!!
    The French have finally droven the English out of France. Yay for French!! Thanks to the heroism of Joan of Arc and many others. The English have finally been droven back.
  • Jan 1, 1460

    The Songhai Empire began

  • Jan 1, 1469

    The Medici family began to rule Florence

  • Jan 1, 1488

    Bartolomeu Dias began to sail around the tip of Africa

  • Jan 1, 1492

    Isabella sent Christopher Columbus to find a sea route to Asia

  • Jan 1, 1492

    The Spanish Conquered Granada

  • Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco da Gama began to sail to India

  • Jan 1, 1497

    John Cabot landed in Canada

  • Jan 1, 1500

    Post-Classic Mayan Civilization ended

  • Jan 1, 1500

    Pedro Cabral began to sail to Brazil

  • Jan 1, 1504

    Michelangelo completed his statue of David

  • Jan 1, 1514

    Copernicus stated that the earth revolves around the sun

  • Jan 1, 1517

    Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses

  • Jan 1, 1519

    The Aztec Empire ended

  • Jan 1, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan began to sail around the world

  • Jan 1, 1520

    Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztecs

  • Jan 1, 1524

    Giobanni da Verrazano landed in North America

  • Jan 1, 1525

    William Tyndale translated the Bible into English

  • Jan 1, 1532

    The Inca Empire ended

  • Jan 1, 1532

    Francisco Pizzaro destroyed the Incas

  • Jan 1, 1534

    King Henry VIII created Anglicanism

  • Jan 1, 1541

    John Calvin created Calvinism

  • Jan 1, 1543

    Copernicus stated his theory of the heliocentric universe

  • Jan 1, 1545

    The Council of Trent was formed

  • The Songhai empire ended

  • The microscope was invented

  • Galileo decided to build a telescope

  • Henry Hudson began to try to find the Northwest Passage

  • The Mali empire ended

  • The Thirty Years' War began

  • The Ming Dynasty ended

  • Peace of Westphalia was signed

  • The Thirty Years' War ended

  • Newton published a book about gravity

  • The era of the samurai ended

  • Charlemagne's Christiane Empire begins

    Charlemagne's Christiane Empire begins
    Charlemagne was crowned holy Roman emporor by the Pope because he helped the pope by giving a helping hand in protection.
  • The Tang dynasty began

  • The Tang dynasty ended

  • Buddhism religion expanded in the Tang Dynasty

  • The Heian period began

  • The Japanese invented Kana

  • Prince Shotoku came into power

  • Heian-Kyo became the capital of Japan

  • Charlemagne's Christian empire ended

  • Tang Dynasty recorded a formula for gunpowder