Meanwhile…

Decline and fragmentation: the end of the Tang dynasty

circa 907 n.Chr.

Flourishing of the Fujiwara regency and court culture

circa 1000

Rise of the samurai as a military class

circa 1050-1150

The Crusades

1095–1291

Al-Azhar Mosque Founded in Cairo

970 AD

Romanesque basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht

rond 1000-1040 na Chr.

Silk Road Caravan Networks Flourish

around 700 AD

Rise of Pisa as a maritime republic

11e eeuw

Shoemaking guilds in medieval Europe

12th century

The Islamic Golden Age

ca. 800 – 1200 n.Chr.

Chinese astronomers record a 'guest star'

1054

Flourishing of the Hohokam culture

ca. 700-900 n.Chr.

Across the ocean: Polynesian navigation

rond 1000-1200 na Chr.

Diverse footwear traditions across Bronze and Iron Age civilizations

between 1200 BC and 1000 AD

Córdoba flourishes as a cultural center of Al-Andalus

10e eeuw

Cahokia and the Mississippian culture

rond 1050 n.Chr.

The survival of the birds

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