A timeline is a useful tool for studying history. It creates a picture of when things happened. During the Middle Ages, events took place all over the world. You will create a timeline showing the relationship between these events. You have already learned about some of these events. The others will be covered in later units. Use a variety of colored pencils to identify each event. Label each century line. Label and locate each event on the timeline. The two events marking the beginning and end of the Middle Ages have already been added for you.

Fall of Rome - 476
Muhammad conquers Mecca - 630
Battle of Tours - 732
Axum Empire in Africa fell - c.950
Sung dynasty begins in China - 960
The Norman Conquest of Britain - 1066
The First Crusade begins - 1096
Samurai class begin domination of Japan - 1192
India comes under Muslim rule - c.1200
Ganghis Khan named ruler of the Mongols - 1206
Mali Kingdom reaches its peak - 1312
Great Zimbabwe flourished - c.1350
Chinese explorer Zheng He born - 1371
Johannes Gutenberg creates printing press - 1450
Fall of Constantinople - 1492