Unit 3 600 - 1450

  • Jan 1, 600

    Byzantine Government

    Prevented wealthy families to take over peasant's land
  • Period: Jan 1, 600 to Dec 31, 1450

    Post Classical Era

  • Jan 1, 610

    Start of Islam

    Muhammad receives his revelation from Allah
  • Jan 1, 615

    Muslims persecution

    The persecution of Muslims in Mecca was so extreme, that some left to Abyssinia
  • Period: Jan 1, 618 to Dec 31, 907

    Tang Dynasty in China

  • Jan 1, 622

    Muhammad Ali

    Since Muhammad Ali feared for his life, he was forces to leave Mecca.
  • Jan 1, 661

    Muhammad's son-in-law dies

    A civil war arose after the death of Ali between the Sunni's and Shi'ites
  • Jan 1, 700

    Ghana Founding

    The Ghana empire was formed by the farming people called Soninke
  • Jan 1, 732

    Muslims empire extent

    Battle of tours prevented Muslims to advance to the North since they reached their furthest extent.
  • Jan 1, 750

    Expansion of Islam

    Islam empire covered all the Middle East and some of southeast Asia, then split into smaller empires
  • Jan 1, 800

    Charlemagne crowned "New Roman Emperor"

    He ruled Carolingian Empire from 768 - 814 CE and standardized weights and measures
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Schools in Islam

    Education schools called madrasas started to emerge.
  • Jan 1, 1095

    Byzantine Crusades

    European men assisted the Byzantine emperor in fighting the Turks.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1095 to Dec 31, 1291

    The Crusades

  • Jul 15, 1099

    Christians take the city of Jerusalem

    During first Crusade, Christian forces from Europe take control of the city of Jerusalem from Muslim forces
  • Jan 1, 1200

    Genghis Khan

    Unification of the Mongol tribes and expanded into larger empires
  • Jan 1, 1200

    Song dynasty and its population

    Song population escalated because of the champa rise from Vietman.
  • Jan 1, 1206

    Temujin is Genghis Khan

    Mongol tribal assembly recognize Temujin as Genghis Khan
  • Jan 1, 1209

    Beginning of Mongol Conquests

    Marks the rise of the conquests for Mongols that continues for about 50 years
  • Jan 1, 1215

    Manga Carta

    Document limited the kings right.
  • Jan 1, 1235

    Mongol Empires

    Empire was split into smaller ones, they destroyed cities and were merciless warriors
  • Jan 1, 1238

    Genghis Khan and his establishments

    Established the first pony express, postal system, and gave tax breaks to teachers and clerics.
  • Jan 1, 1279

    Song Dynasty fall

    Dynasty fell to the Jurchen then to the Mongols who changed it to the Yuan Dynasty
  • Jan 1, 1281

    Broken Attack

    Genghis Khan broke off his attack on China and turned west toward Central Asia and Eastern Europe
  • Jan 1, 1347

    Black Death

    Bacteria of fleas in the rats caused a plague and other diseases to spread in many ports
  • Jan 1, 1491

    Prince Henry sent expeditions

    Sent expeditions down the west coast of Africa to outflank the Muslim hold on Asian trade routes
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Christians reconquered Spain

    Spain was overthrown to Christians once again and ALL Muslims and Jews were expelled
  • Jan 1, 1526

    Fall of the Delhi

    Ba-hur overcame the Delhi and established the Mughai empire
  • Controversy on religion

    Disagreement over religious images and erupt in the Christian communities.
  • Islams sacred texts

    Baghdad was the center for translation of texts from Greek to Arabic
  • Song Dynasty

    The north and south of China were reunified under emperor Taizu.
  • Tang Dynasty falls

    The dynasty became immense and the local warlords gained power which resulted in the collapse of the Tang Dynasty.