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8267859485Umayyad CaliphateIslamic Caliphate - Middle East, SW Asia, capital was Damascus First hereditary dynasty of Muslim caliphs0
8267885292Abbasid CaliphateIslamic Caliphate - Middle East, SW Asia, capital was Baghdad descendants of Muhammad's uncle, al-Abbas; overthrew Umayyad Caliphate1
8267912210Tang DynastyEast Asia, Golden Age of Chinese Civilization Ruling dynasty of China from 618 to 907; noted for its openness to foreign cultural influences.2
8267939444Song DynastyEast Asia - Great period of technological advancements the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy3
8267974026Srivijaya KingdomSoutheast Asia - modern day Indonesia4
8268258278Chinggis Kahn(Temujin) United the Mongols, grew into largest land based empire in history, began in Central Asia5
8268317011MuhammadOne true prophet of the Islam Founder of Islam, considered the greatest prophet in Islam, originated in Arabia, Middle East, SW Asia born in Mecca, holiest city of Islam6
8268625655Spain falls to IslamUmayyad Caliphate expands to the Iberian peninsula (parts of Spain)7
8268642962The CrusadesChristian holy wars called by the Papacy seeking to retake the Holy Land from Islam8
8268672026Ottoman victory over ConstantinopleOttoman Turks (Muslims) defeat and end the Byzantine Empire (Christians)9
8268683297Icon ControversyConflict over whether or not to worships icons (RCC say ok, OCC say no)10
8268733132Conversion of Kievan RusPrince Vladimir chooses Eastern Orthodox Church as the faith to unite Kiev11
8268700730Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman EmperorWestern Europe 800 CE12
8268747667Great Schismthe official split between the Roman Catholic and Byzantine churches that occurred in 105413
8268771885Spanish ReconquestChristians drive the final Moors (Spanish Muslims) out of Spain (last Moorish stronghold was Granada)14
8268789371Trans-Saharan TradeTrading network linking North Africa (Med Sea) with sub-saharan across the Saharan. GOLD for SALT in WEST African Kingdoms along the NIGER River. Ghana, Mali and Songhai.15
8268809011Indian Ocean Basinconnected East Africa, Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia with China and Japan16
8268822378Black DeathA deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 135217
8268837745Incan RoadThe Inca road system was the most extensive and advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America.18
8268890218Silk Roadan ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles)19
8268914602West African EmpiresKingdom of Ghana, Kingdom of Mali20
8268960331KoreaParticipated in Chinese Tribute System21
8268971916VietnamParticipated in Chinese Tribute System22
8268981500Japanable to stay completely independent of China23
8268995613AnatoliaModern day Turkey a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey24
8269010844Medinathe second holiest city of Islam; where Muhammad lived after fleeing Mecca25
8269042062Northern India20-25% of people convert to Islam26
8269058780Khanate of the Golden Hordethe Mongol empire, that, after the fall of Kiev, ruled all of southern Russia for 200 years27
11362607619MeroeCapital of a flourishing kingdom in southern Nubia from the fourth century B.C.E. to the fourth century C.E.. In this period Nubian culture shows more independence from Egypt and the influence of Sub-Saharan Africa.28
11362610268AxumThe Christian state in Africa that developed its own branch of Christianity, Coptic Christianity, because it was cut off from other Christians due to a large Muslim presence in Africa.29
11362618228Jenne-jenoOne of the first urbanized centers in western Africa. A walled community home to approximately 50,000 people at its height. Evidence suggests domestication of agriculture and trade with nearby regions.30
11362622045MayaThey settled in the Yucatan Peninsula, not far from the Olmecs. A very cultural and intellectual people who used astronomy to create and very accurate calendar.31
11362626414Teotihuacanfirst major metropolis in Mesoamerica, collapsed around 800 CE. It is most remembered for the gigantic "pyramid of the sun".32
11362645492ChavinThe first major urban civilization in South America (900-250 B.C.E.). Its capital was located high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Chavin became politically and economically dominant in a densely populated region.33
11362653945BantuThe people who spread throughout Africa spreading agriculture, language, and iron.34
11362662614Ancestral PuebloSouthwest Native American culture known especially for its architecture, which consisted of apartments and kivas.35
11362668149Mound-Buildersnative american civilizations of the eastern region of north america that created distinctive earthen works that served as elaborate burial places36
11362680753MelanesiaThe most populous of the three groups of Pacific islands, includes Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and others.37
11362686051PolynesiaIslands contained in a rough triangle whose points lie in Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island38
11362690206MicronesiaSmall islands in the western Pacific, northeast of New Guinea.39

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