Period 3: 600 CE- 1450 CE Flashcards
(19 cards)
Founding of Islam
622
The Tale of Genji written in Japan
1000
Byzantine Empire attacked by Seljuk Turks (Manzikert)
1071
Fall of Ghana
1076
1st crusade sends Europeans to the Middle East
1095
Delhi Sultanate established in South Asia
1206
Magna Carta signed in England
1215
Rise of the Kingdom of Mali
1230
Mongols conquer northern China
1234
Marco Polo travels the Silk Road
1271
European Renaissance begins
1300
Mansa Musa rules Mali and makes pilgrimage
1324
Ibn Battuta begins his travels
1325
Aztec capital Tenochititlan founded
1325
Bubonic plague in Europe
1347
End of Zheng He’s travels with junks
1433
Incan empire expands
1438
Printing press invented by Gutenberg
1440
Tang and Song (690) Dynasties- Period of innovation
618