Period 1 (circa 1200 - 1450) Flashcards
The year of the founding of lslam
Year 622
The year printing was invented in China
C. 730
The year of the Battle of Tours (ends Muslim expansion into France)
732
The decline of classical Maya
c. 900
The year of Norman conquest of England
1066
The year of the Great Schism in Christian Church (Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox)
1054
The year of the Battle of Manzikert (Selijuk Turks over Byz)
1066
1st Crusade
1095
Chinggis Khan begins Mongol conquests
1206
The year of Mongols sack Baghdad, end of Abbasid caliphate
1258
Marco Polo’s travels
1271-1295
Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty in China
1279-1368
The year of Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage/hajj
1324
What years Travels of Ibn Battuta
1325-1349
Bubonic plague in Europe
1347-1348
Ming Dynasty
1368-1644
Years of Zheng He’s 7 voyages
1405-1433
The year of the rise of Inca Empire
1438
Currency
Diffusion
Slavery
Specialization of labor
Syncretism
Textiles
Caste system
Filial piety
Merchants
Missionaries
Monastery/monastic
Life/monasticism