Must Know Dates: 600-1450 Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
Q
Founding of Islam
A
622
2
Q
Printing invented in China
A
c. 730
3
Q
Battle of Tours (end of Muslim move into France)
A
732
4
Q
Charlemagne crowned “King of the Romans”
A
800
5
Q
Decline of classical Maya
A
c. 900
6
Q
Great Schism in Christian Church (Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox)
A
1054
7
Q
Norman conquest of England
A
1066
8
Q
Battle of Manzikert (Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine army)
A
1071
9
Q
1st Crusade
A
1095
10
Q
Chinggis Khan begins Mongol conquests
A
1206
11
Q
King John signs the Magna Carta
A
1215
12
Q
Mongols sack Baghdad
A
1258
13
Q
Marco Polo’s travels
A
1271-1295
14
Q
Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty in China
A
1279-1368
15
Q
Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage
A
1324
16
Q
Travels of Ibn Battuta
A
1325-1349
17
Q
Bubonic plague in Europe
A
1347-1348
18
Q
Ming Dynasty
A
1368-1644
19
Q
Zheng He’s voyages
A
1405-1433
20
Q
Rise of Inca Empire
A
1438
