MKD + MKP 600-1450 Flashcards
c. 730
printing invented in China
622
founding of Islam
732
battle of tours (end of Muslim move into France)
800
Charlemagne crowned emperor of the Romans
c. 900
decline of classical maya
1054
great schism in Christian church (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox)
1066
Norman conquest of England
1071
battle of manzikert (Seljuk Turks defeat Byzantine army)
1095
first crusade
1206
chinggis khan begins Mongol conquests
1215
king john signs the Magna Carta
1258
mongols sack Baghdad
1271-1295
Marco polo’s travels
1279-1368
yuan (Mongol) dynasty in China
1324
mansa musa’s pilgrimage
1325-1349
travels of Ibn battuta
1347-1348
bubonic plague in Europe
1368-1644
Ming dynasty
1405-1433
Zheng Hi’s voyages
1438
rise of inca empire
Justinian
Byzantine empire in the 6th century responsible for codifying the old roman laws which governed the empire for the next 900 years and for building the Hagia Sophia
Muhammad
founder of Islam; religious, political, military leader from Mecca who unified Arabia into a single religious polity
genghis khan
founder of Mongol empire; came to power by uniting the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia
kublai khan
grandson of genghis khan; conquered China and created yuan/Mongol dynasty there
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer/merchant who traveled to yuan dynasty; hosted by kublai khan at the imperial palace and traveled through Asia
Saladin
Muslim general and sultan of Egypt who defeated the European crusaders in the third European crusade
mansa musa
king of Mali famous for his hajj journey; stopped and gave out gifts to many cities which ruined local economies
Ibn battuta
Moroccan explorer known for his travels in Africa, Asia, Arabian peninsula
Ibn sina
Muslim philosopher wrote many works on Islamic/Hellenistic medicine and philosophy; the canon of medicine
Zheng he
commanded voyages throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Africa during Ming dynasty; meant to re establish Chinese dominance
pachacuti inca
founder of Incan empire; United small tribes into one large empire
Thomas aquinas
Italian Dominican priest and philosopher/theologian in tradition of scholasticism; summa theologica