Timeline of

World History I A helpful reference for the

year

The Age of Justinian

6th Century

(527C.E. -

565 C.E.)

The Prophetic Career of

Muhammad 7th century

(610 C.E.-632

C.E.)

The Prophet

Muhammad

founds the

religion of

Islam

The Hijra 7th century (622 C.E.)

622 C.E. Muhammad and followers had to flee to Medina (then known as Yathrib)

Muhammad’s journey to Medina is known as the hijra

622 C.E. is the year 1 in the Islamic Calendar

Muhammad’s Return to

Mecca 7th century (630 C.E.)

Muhammad raised an army and defeated the merchants in Mecca

Muhammad returned in triumph to Mecca

Made Islam the new official religion of Mecca

Death of Muhammad in

Medina

7th century

(632 C.E.)

The Icon Crisis Between Eastern and

Western Christianity

8th Century

(726 C.E.-

740 C.E.)

The Caliphate Islamic Empire

8th century-13th century (750 C.E.-1258 C.E.)

“Golden Age of Islam”

Empire controlled territory in the Middle East, Europe, Mediterranean and Africa

Falls in 1258 C.E. when the Mongols sack Baghdad

The Vikings Settle in Kiev

8th-9th

centuries

(700s C.E.-

800s C.E.)

The Era of the Mongol Empire

13th and 14th

centuries (1200s C.E.-

early 1300s C.E.)

The Mongols would

control vast amounts

of territories including

lands in the Middle

East, Russia, China

and South East Asia

Era of Ivan III- Ivan the Great

Ruled

during the

15th and 16th

centuries

(1462 C.E.-

1505 C.E.)

Height of The Ottoman Empire

15th century-17th century (1453 C.E.-1683 C.E.)

The Ottomans sack Constantinople in 1453 and establish an Islamic Empire

The Ottoman Empire would expand into Eastern Europe and would threaten central Europe until the late 17th century

Era of Ivan IV- Ivan the Terrible

Ruled during

the 16th

century (1530

C.E. -1584

C.E.)

Sources

World History I Textbook

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_III_the_Is

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