Date Test

c. 1000 BCE

:Iron tools made farming more efficient, led to population increase.

551 BCE

:the philosophy of life blends political, economic, and culture together and defines Asia today.

221 BCE

:Emperor Qin unified China through harsh rule based on legalist principles.

44 BCE

:Caesar's death marks the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire.

313 CE

:Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, and eventually the largest of the world religions.

100-500 CE

:Nomads helped bring down empires but they also transmitted goods and ideas along the trade routes.

476 CE

:Byzantine Empire (eastern part of the Roman Empire) remained. This marks an early split between the East and the West.

622 CE

:Year 1 in Muslim calendar. Muhammad's followers left Mecca for Medina.

c. 750 CE

:by this date Islam had spread from the Indus river in the east to present day Spain (Iberian Peninsula) in the west.

800 CE

:Represents the merging of the Germanic/Frank, Christian and Roman traditions that became European culture.

1096 CE

:Successful initially, but lead to the spread of eastern goods and ideas in Europe, not the recapturing of the "holy land."

c. 1100

:First used for fireworks but eventually was used for military purposes during the Song Dynasty.

1258

:Mongols destroyed the city and never let it recover.

c.1320

:this innovation eventually made castles obsolete and helped end the feudal period.

1347

: The Black Death or Plague moved from Asia along trade routes opened during the Pax Mongolica period and arrived in Italy.

1433

:the decision to stop state-sponsored long distance voyages marks the beginning of a period of Chinese isolation.

1453

:the fall of Constantinople ended the Byzantine Empire and caused European merchants to search for an alternative route to the east.