Dates and What happened

Question 1

570 CE

Answer 1

Birth of Muhammad

Question 2

610 CE

Answer 2

First Revelation of the Quran

Question 3

622 CE

Answer 3

Hijra from Mecca to Medina(start of Islamic calender)

Question 4

630 CE

Answer 4

Conquest of Mecca

Question 5

680 CE

Answer 5

Battle of Karbala

Question 6

1096- 1192 CE

Answer 6

Crusades

Question 7

1071 CE

Answer 7

Battle of Manzikert- Seljuks beat the Byzantines. Spread Islam

Question 8

1258

Answer 8

Sack of Baghdad- Mongols destroy Baghdad- which was run by Abbasids at this time

Question 9

1260

Answer 9

Battle of Ayn Jalut- Mongols loose against the Mamluks. Mamluks proved themselves worthy; Held off Mongols for a bit

Question 10

1402

Answer 10

Battle of Ankara - Timur defeats the Ottomans and nearly wipes out the Ottomans- led to Ottoman Interregnum

Question 11

1453

Answer 11

Fall of Constantinople- Ottomans (mehmed II) take over Constantinople. Ottoman expansion! Europe!

Question 12

1514

Answer 12

Battle of Chaldrian- Ottomans (Selim I) defeat Safavids- more land for Ottomans

Question 13

1517

Answer 13

End of Mamluk- Abbasid Caliphate