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Period: Jan 1, 600 to Dec 31, 1450
Post Classical Era
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Jan 1, 610
Start of Islam
Mohammed receives his revelation from Allah -
Jan 1, 618
Sui Dynasty
reunified China with the Grand Canal -
Jan 1, 730
Printing invented
Printing was invented in China -
Jan 1, 850
Gunpowder
Chinese alchemists discover gunpowder -
Jan 1, 868
1st Book printed
First book known printed by the Chinese -
Jan 1, 900
Decline of Classical Maya
Cities in the southern lowlands were abandoned -
Jan 1, 1054
Great schism in Christian Church
Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox -
Jan 1, 1066
Norman conquest of England
Invasion by the Norman, Brenton, and French soldiers led by Duke William II -
Jan 1, 1071
Battle of Manzikert
Seljuk turks over byz -
Jan 1, 1090
silk reeling machine
Invention by the Chinese -
Period: Jan 1, 1095 to Dec 31, 1291
Crusades
Wars between Christian European forces and Muslim forces for control of the Holy lands. -
Jul 15, 1099
Christians take Jerusalem in 1st Crusade
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Jan 1, 1146
The Second Crusade
One of the Latin Kingdoms falls to the muslims -
Jan 1, 1189
Third Crusade
Muslims led by Saladin obtain the Holy city -
Jan 1, 1202
Forth Crusade
Crusades targeted the Christian city of Constantinople for wealth -
Jan 1, 1206
Chinggis Khan begins Mongol conquest
The great leader began his journey -
Period: Jan 1, 1206 to Dec 31, 1502
Mongol Empire
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Jan 1, 1220
Conquering of Persia
Didn't last long but was brutal -
Jan 1, 1221
Bomb
Invention of the Chinese -
Jan 1, 1227
Genghis Khan death
Died during the war against the Chinese Kingdom of Xi Xia -
Jan 1, 1258
Seige of Baghdad
Mongols slaughtered more then 200,000 people -
Jan 1, 1271
Marco polo's travels begin
Begins to travel to the Great Khan to give him gifts from Pope Tedaldo -
Jan 1, 1279
Conquered China
After a long brutal war the Mongols finally conquered China -
Jan 1, 1295
Marco polo's travels come to an end
Arrived home in winter from his long voyage -
Jan 1, 1324
Mansa Musa Hajj
pilgrimage to the Holy city of Mecca -
Jan 1, 1325
Ibn Battuta travels
traveling to the Holy City and then the Tomb of the Prophet -
Jan 1, 1348
Bubonic plague in Europe
Killed 60% of Europe's population -
Jan 1, 1368
Yuan Dynasty fall
Zhu Yuanzhang attacked the Yuan dynasty and captured then replaced it with the Ming Dynasty -
Jan 1, 1368
Ming Dynasty
Ruled by Zhu Yuanzhang -
Jan 1, 1405
Zheng He's 7 voyages
7 ocean expeditions for the Ming emperor -
Jan 1, 1438
Inca Empire
The rise of the Inca Empire -
Battle of tours
Ends muslim expansion into France