Meanwhile…

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 Yongle Emperor ascends the throne and moves the capital to Beijing

1402-1403

Islamic conquests and the Umayyad Caliphate

circa 661-750 n.Chr.

Abduction and rescue of Börte

circa 1184

Conquest of the Aztec Empire by Spanish conquistadors

1521

Carolingian church building under Willibrord and Boniface

rond 700-750 na Chr.

Great Schism Divides Eastern and Western Christianity

1054 AD

Origins of Haka in Māori Oral Tradition

time immemorial, pre-1300

Silk Road Caravan Networks Flourish

around 700 AD

Shoemaking guilds in medieval Europe

12th century

Hanseatic League Standardizes Maritime Trade

around 1350

Al-Khwarizmi lays the foundations of algebra

rond 820

Chinese astronomers record a 'guest star'

1054

The botanical garden of Huaxtepec under Moctezuma

1467

The Grand Canal of China

rond 600 na Chr.

Across the ocean: Polynesian navigation

rond 1000-1200 na Chr.

Invention of the Printing Press

around 1440

The Tang dynasty: a golden age of culture and poetry

rond 700 n.Chr.

Córdoba flourishes as a cultural center of Al-Andalus

10e eeuw

West African drumming and communal dance traditions

around 1300 AD

terps and mounds in the north

rond 600-700 na Chr.

Birth of Leonardo Pisano

rond 1170