National Museum of world History

Post-Classical
World
600 CE- 1450 CE

Post-Classical
World
600 CE- 1450 CE

Early Modern
Period
1450 CE- 1750 CE

Early Modern
Period
1450 CE- 1750 CE

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Islam

Islam became one of the

most influential religions
to the world during the
post-classical age,
bringing trigonometry,
theory of relativity, and
many other concept to the
world .
The prophet Muhammad
(S.A.W) introduced Islam
in 610 C.E. after
experiencing what he
claimed as a message
from God(ALLAH). The

Byzantine
Empire
The Byzantine Empire, is
the eastern part of the
Roman Empire. When the
Roman empire collapsed in
476 CE, only the Byzantine
remained.
As a result, the empire
survived for another 1000
years.
This empire was highly
centralized , unlike the
western, which was total
chaos. It adopted

Tang Dynasty

Tang dynasty was second

largest and longest enduring
empire after the Han Dynasty.
The Li family ruled during this
time, and were powerful rulers.
Li Shimin, the ruler of the time,
promoted Buddhism, and under
his rule the silk road flourished
even more.
The fall came due to famine
and natural disasters wrecking
havoc on china. Thus losing the
mandate of heaven in the

The Mongols
The Mongols emerged as one of
the most nomadic tribe.
As they were very advance in
warfare, and defeated neighboring
nomadic tribes, and even the Song
dynasty later on.
Mongols facilitated the 3rd Golden
Age of the Silk Road( the Pax
Mongolica) Were very tolerant to
other religions. Collapsed during
1294 CE, and became 4 different
empires after Kublai Khans death

Ghana Gold
Africa was very popular during the
time, with an abundance of natural
gold, people wanted to trade with the
Africans. Thus developing a tade
route through the Trans Saharan,
and the Sub Saharan.

Crusades
The Crusades was a war
between the Christians in
Europe and the Muslims in the
Middle East between 1095 and
1291.
The Crusades started because
of greed. One of the main
reason why crusades
volunteered to fight was
because they were promised by
the pope that if they died in the
war, all of their sins would be
immediately forgiven, thus
meaning they will go to heaven.

Early Modern Period

1450 CE- 1750 CE

Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange brings
one of great change to the
Americas and Europe.
In Europe it brings, sugar, gold,
and crops like potatoes that were
very vital to European countries
later on (Ireland). America, on
the other hand, get the short end
of the stick.
The Europeans diseases brought
by the explorers killed the large
native population, while the
population in Europe increased
due to a food surplus. One of the

China

The Early Modern Period was a

progressive time period for
Buddhism because it spread
throughout India, China, and Korea.
This time period had many Chinese
dynasties such as the Sui, Song,
Yuan and Ming dynasty. The Chinese
had a lot of economical and
territorial expansion during this
time, as a result there was a golden
age for the silk road in the Tang,
and Yuan dynasty.
One of the biggest new changes
around the song dynasty was foot

Gun Powder Empires

The Islamic , Ottoman, Safavid and
Mughal empire were all called gun
powered empires. These empires were
famous for their military power and
leadership in battles. In order to
prepare their army for battle, each
state developed a highly centralized
administration that handled the finances
of the war.
The use of gunpowder became a huge
deal with this empires because without
it, they would probably be nothing at

Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution is classified
as the turning point socially and
economically.
It led to higher production of goods
and also a surplus of food. Due to
better transportation systems,
farmers were able to make a better
profit since they were able to export
at a easier, faster way.
Paving way into modern technology
today

Gold Aztec coins

The golden coins came from
the Aztecs, it was significant
during the time period
because of the Spanish
conquest looking for gold.
As result would conquer the
Aztecs for the extreme
amount of wealth they had.

Scientific Revolutions
The scientific revolution
brought many new ideas to
the table.
Such as Gravity, Galileos
center of the universe, and
the invention of the
microscope.
With these ideas, it brought
enlightenment to many
scholars, and philosophers.