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The Byzantine Empire helped spread Christianity and was started by Constantine.
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This trade route sent ivory, gold, and salt from E Africa to S Asia.
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The Silk Road was a trade route between Europe and Asia that traveled through the Middle East. It brought European technology to Asia and Chinese technology to Europe. Many different empires controlled it and it influenced the time period greatly
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Muhammad was a merchant who started Islam. After taking Mecca, he expanded the Caliphate until he died.
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The Sui started the Grand Canal and unified china after a 350 period of disunion. It fell because of lack of leadership.
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The Tang had a major influence on Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.
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The Hijra sparked an increase in Islam and ended up ending to the retaking of Mecca by Muhammad.
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The death of Muhammad created a conflict in the Islamic world that lead to a split between Sunni and Shia.
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Technological advancements like Gunpowder,Bombs, grenades, cannons, mechanical clock, paper money, and the magnetic compass were developed during the Song.
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Many trading states along the African coast that traded on the Indian Ocean Sea Trade routes. They were organised into city states.
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Under the Abbasid, art and literature flourished. Many math and astronomy advancements were made as well.
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Caliphate established after the death of Muhammad. It fell because of revolts within the empire. After it ended, the Abbasid began.
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Xuangzang traveled to India to learn more about Buddhism and returned to China to tell what he had discovered.
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After the death of their emperor, nomad invasion, and peasant revolts, the Tang dynasty fell
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Became very wealthy by controlling trade routes of gold and salt. This also lead to its fall when gold was no longer available.
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The divide between Christianity which lead to the creation of Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
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European kings tried many times to take back the Holy Land from Muslims. They were started by Pope Urban the II and lead to an increased power to kings in Europe.
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Created by muslims in present day Sudan that played an importand role in gold trade
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The Mongols trade lead to 1/3 of East Asia dying from the black death.
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Islamic invaders took control of Hindu majority in India.
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The Mongols increased trade and governed a large and diverse empire very well. They also helped Chinese and European cultures interact better.
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Genghis Khan was the leader of the Mongols and spread the empire greatly. After his death, the empire was broken into many parts.
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An agricultural empire in Africa that was influenced by the Bantu.
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Sparked intellectual and artistic advancements in Europe. Started in Italy.
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Trade with Asia brought the black death to Europe and killed 1/3 of the population.
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Traveled through the Muslim world and wrote about what he encountered on his journeys.
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After Mansa Munsa Died, the kingdom fell apart from lack of strong leadership.
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The Ottoman Empire took control of Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire.
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The Sultanate ended because of multiple slave revolts by the Hindu majority.
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The Silk Road was a trade route between Europe and Asia that traveled through the Middle East. It brought European technology to Asia and Chinese technology to Europe. Many different empires controlled it and it influenced the time period greatly.