Period 3 Dates Flashcards
622
Founding of Islam
C. 730
Printing invented in China
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/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 He’s voyages
1438
Rise of the Inca Empire