World History Overview: 700 to Present

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Islamic Empire with capital in Baghdad, built around trade, used receipt and bill system. Decline led to rise of Turkic Muslim empires like the Seljuk Empire.

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750-1258: Abbasid Caliphate

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Neo-Confucianism, legal rights restrictions for women, expansion of imperial bureaucracy, economic development through Champa rice and Grand Canal.

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960-1279: Song Dynasty

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Founded by Osman Bey, expanded rapidly, adoption of gunpowder weapons, devshirme system.

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1299-1923: Ottoman Empire

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Military campaigns by European Christians to convert Muslims and non-Christians.

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1095-1291: Crusades

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Spread of Islam in Southeast Asia, Rajput Kingdom resisted Muslim intrusion.

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1206-1526: Delhi Sultanate

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Established Mongol Empire, unified tribes in Mongolia, impact on world trade and cultural diffusion.

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1206-1227: Reign of Genghis Khan

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Right to a fair trial for citizens.

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1215: Magna Carta signed

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Introduced the wealth of Mali to the Mediterranean.

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1324: Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca

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First foreign-ruled dynasty in China, led by Mongols.

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1279-1368: Yuan Dynasty

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Bubonic Plague spread via Silk Roads and Indian Ocean Trade, significant population loss in Middle East and Europe.

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1346-1388: Black Death