| 570-632 C.E. |
Mid East |
Muhammad, founder of Islam |
| 618-907 C.E. |
East Asia |
Tang Dynasty in China |
711-1492 C.E.
|
Europe |
Muslim occupation of Spain |
| 750-1258 C.E. |
Mid East |
Abbasid Dynasty |
750-1279 C.E.
|
East Asia |
Song Dynasty in China |
1096 C.E.
|
Mid East |
First Crusade |
| 1000-1200 C.E. |
Africa |
Kingdom of Ghana |
1200-1400 C.E.
|
Africa |
Empire of Mali |
| 1211 C.E. |
East Asia |
Mongol conquests begin |
1271-1295 C.E.
|
East Asia
|
Marco Polo’s expeditions to China |
1279-1368 C.E.
|
East Asia
|
Yuan Dynasty in China |
| 1289 C.E. |
Mid East |
Ottoman Empire begins |
| 1304-1369 C.E. |
Africa |
Ibn Battuta |
| 1330 C.E. |
East Asia |
Bubonic Plague |
| 1368-1644 C.E. |
East Asia
|
Ming Dynasty in China |
| 1300-1600 C.E. |
Africa |
Kingdom of Kongo |
| 1405-1433 C.E. |
East Asia |
Zheng He exploration in the Indian Ocean |
| 1441 C.E. |
Africa |
Beginning of the Portuguese slave trade |