Period 3 Review Timeline

Ghana Kingdom

500

West Africa
Persia: P
The kingdom of Ghana was located in present day Ghana in western Africa. It was founded in 500.

Nubia converted to Christianity

534

West Africa
Persia: R
The Nubia were a group of people in western Africa. They were one of the first peoples in Africa to be converted to Christianity.

Period 3 Review Timeline

Period: Jan 1, 600 to Dec 31, 1450

Harsha's Kingdom comes to power

Nov 8, 606

South Asia
Persia: E and P
Harsha was a ruler who was crowned at the age of 16. He was a very kind ruler and turned out to be very good at his job.

Muhammad has the vision of Allah

Nov 4, 610

Middle East
Persia: R
The Angel Gabriel came to Muhammad in a dream in 610. In this dream he saw Allah and this made him want to spread his word.

Tang Dynasty begins

Nov 8, 618

East Asia
Persia: P and E
The Tang Dynasty was like another golden age fro china. During the dynasty we saw many advancements in things like technology and art.

Muhammad invades Mecca

Nov 4, 629

Middle East
Persia:R and P
Muhammad wanted Mecca to be the pilgrimage city for Islam. So he invaded the city and destroyed all relics of other religion and made Mecca an important Islamic city.

Xuanzang begins his pilgrimmage to India

Nov 8, 629

South Asia
Persia: R
Xuanzang was a monk. He went on a pilgrimage to find the deeper meaning of his religion. After he went back to China.

Muhammad Dies

Nov 4, 632

Middle East
Persia: R
Being the founder of Islam and the last prophet of Muhammad the death of Muhammad is an important event.

Founding of Cairo

Nov 8, 641

West Africa
Perisa: E and A
Cairo is a city in Egypt, it was founded in 641 and would become and trading center for Africa and the middle east

The Quran is finished being written by Abu Bakar

Nov 4, 650

Middle East
Persia: R and I
The Quran was written by Abu Bakar. It is the holy book of Islam. It is believed to be the word of Allah.

Swahili Civilization begins

Nov 4, 700

East Africa
Persia: P, E, and A
The Swahili Civilization was organized into city-states that stretched from modern day Somalia to Mozambique. The language was a mashup of Arabic and Bantu

Fall of the Umayyad Caliphate

Nov 4, 750

Middle East
Persia: R and P
The Umayyad Caliphate was lead by Damascus but declined due to many rebellions and a small # of converts.

Decline of Tang begins

Nov 8, 750

East Asia
Persia: A and P
The Tang empire began to fall in the 750's, mostly because of nomads who attacked relentlessly.

Growth of gold trade in the Sahara

Nov 8, 800

West Africa
Persia: E
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe caused the gold trade to blossom across the Trans Saharan trade routes

Rome’s population drops from 1,000,000 to 10,000

Nov 4, 900

Europe
Persia: A and S
When the Bubonic Plague was at its strongest it was able to wipe out a large amount of the Roman population.

The Christian Church Splits

Nov 8, 1054

Europe
Persia: R
The Christian church split into two main groups. The Catholic church was in the east while the orthodox was in the west.

First Crusade

Nov 4, 1095

Europe
Persia: P and R
The Crusades were holy wars waged by Christians who were trying to take back the Holy Land from other religions, specifically Islam.

The Delhi Sultanate is founded

Nov 8, 1206

South Asia
Persia: E and R
The Delhi Sultanate is important because they were a minority group in Northern India that had control over a majority religious group.

Mali Empire Founded

Nov 8, 1230

West Africa
Persia: A and E
The Mali Empire was founded in 1230, it was located somewhere in modern day West Africa.

Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe comes to power

Nov 4, 1250

East Africa
Persia: E and A
The Great Zimbabwe kingdom came to power because they had lots of gold. They were very good at mining it (for the time period).

Mongols begin invasion of China

Nov 4, 1271

East Asia
Persia: P
The Mongols were "advanced nomads" who were really good at taking land over. They fought viciously in battle and were feared among many.

Collapse of Delhi Sultanate

Nov 8, 1300

South Asia
Persia: R and E
The Delhi Sultanate did eventually collapse just like all empires. It was due to the majority religious group throwing them over.

The Black Death infects China

Nov 4, 1331

East Asia
Persia: S
The Black Death (Bubonic Plauge) was so strong that it stretched to China. China was not as impacted as much as Europe by the disease.

Black Death begins to infect Europe

Nov 4, 1347

Europe
Persia: E and S
The Black Death was responsible for millions of deaths. It got its start in Europe and then spread across the eastern hemisphere.

Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe falls

Nov 4, 1350

East Africa
Persia:
The kingdom falls because their biggest resource ran out. Once the gold was gone they could pay anyone to do anything so they vanished until more was found

The Silk Road is gone

Nov 4, 1350

All of Asia and Middle East
Persia: E, S, and I
The Bubonic Plauge caused the Silk Road to pretty much vanish. Since people became scared to trade on land and get sick every one traded on the sea.

Songhai Kingdom

Nov 8, 1350

West Africa
Persia: A
The Songhai kingdom was in west Africa and was founded around 1350.

Ibn Battuta crosses the Sahara

Nov 4, 1354

West Africa
Persia: R and I
Ibn Battuta was a Muslim who traveled around the Muslim World. He did not like the way Islam was being practiced by coverts.

Hanseatic League is founded

Nov 4, 1358

Europe
Persia: E
The Hanseatic League was a group of German trading cities that go together to protect trade interest

Mongols are forced out of China

Nov 4, 1368

East Asia
Persia: P and S
After the Mongols invaded and took over China, they were kicked out. They were not Chinese enough in that, they didn't look and act Chinese.

Population boom in South Asia

Nov 8, 1500

South Asia
Persia: S and E
The population boom in South Asia of 53 million to 105 was majorly due to the large trading centers caused by the Trans Saharan Trade Routes