Meanwhile…

the fall of the Western Roman Empire

ca. 476 n.Chr.

Rise of the Wari empire in the Andes

ca. 600-800 n.Chr.

Rise of motte fortifications and early stone castles

rond 1100-1150 na Chr.

The Jinshin War

672 na Chr.

The Crusades

1095–1291

End of the ancient Olympic Games

393 na Chr.

Carolingian church building under Willibrord and Boniface

rond 700-750 na Chr.

Great Schism Divides Eastern and Western Christianity

1054 AD

camel caravans crossing the Sahara

rond 300 na Chr.

Silk Road Caravan Networks Flourish

around 700 AD

Shoemaking guilds in medieval Europe

12th century

Diophantus writes the Arithmetica

rond 250 n.Chr.

Al-Khwarizmi lays the foundations of algebra

rond 820

Al-Biruni studies India and the world

rond 1030

The Grand Canal of China

rond 600 na Chr.

Viking ships conquer the North Atlantic waters

rond 850 na Chr.

Across the ocean: Polynesian navigation

rond 1000-1200 na Chr.

decline of roman architecture

rond 400 na Chr.

The Tang dynasty: a golden age of culture and poetry

rond 700 n.Chr.

Start of construction of Pisa Cathedral

1063

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

terps and mounds in the north

rond 600-700 na Chr.

Birth of Leonardo Pisano

rond 1170