Meanwhile…

medieval castles and walled cities

ca. 1000 - 1400 n.Chr.

Genghis Khan unites the Mongol tribes

1206

The Crusades

1095–1291

Defeat of the Kereit and Naiman rivals

1203-1205

Origins of Haka in Māori Oral Tradition

time immemorial, pre-1300

Shoemaking guilds in medieval Europe

12th century

Diverse reef fauna colonizes coral ecosystems

from around 485 million years ago to the present

The Islamic Golden Age

ca. 800 – 1200 n.Chr.

Fibonacci introduces the Hindu-Arabic numeral system to Europe

1202

Across the ocean: Polynesian navigation

rond 1000-1200 na Chr.

hops become the standard bittering and preservative agent

rond 1200 n.Chr.

Millennia of Obscurity Beneath the Soil

8000 BC to 1963 AD

Native American ceremonial dance traditions

from ancient times to today

Wooden town houses and the threat of fire

rond 1200

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden