Empires Turn

Events in this puzzle

221 BC

Qin Unifies China

Warring states were joined under China's first emperor.

800 AD

Charlemagne Crowned Emperor

A Frankish king revived the imperial title in western Europe.

1258 AD

Sack of Baghdad

Mongol armies shattered a major center of Abbasid power.

1453 AD

Fall of Constantinople

The Ottomans captured the city that had anchored Byzantium.

1868 AD

Meiji Restoration

Japan reorganized imperial rule and rapidly modernized.

Correct timeline

1. Qin Unifies China

   East Asia / Empires & Kingdoms
   221 BCSource
2. Charlemagne Crowned Emperor

   Europe / Empires & Kingdoms
   800 ADSource
3. Sack of Baghdad

   Middle East / Revolutions & Wars
   1258 ADSource
4. Fall of Constantinople

   Europe / Empires & Kingdoms
   1453 ADSource
5. Meiji Restoration

   East Asia / Empires & Kingdoms
   1868 ADSource