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476
Ancient Rome’s Eastern Empire collapses starting a period in Europe known as the middle Ages.
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784
Japan comes under the rule of the first shogun (a military leader); Shoguns rule japan for the next 400 years.
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1001
Vikings first attack England, starting a 200 year regime of terror in England and Europe
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1095
European Christians begin the first Crusade
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1200
Aztec Empire founded in central Mexico
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1271
Under the leadership of Kublai Khan, the Mongols defeat the Sung Dynasty in China and set up the Yuan Dynasty. For the first time, China is ruled by foreigners.
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1346
First evidence in Europe of the outbreak of the pandemic known as the Black Death
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1400
Inca civilization emerges in south America
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1528
The Gupta Empire in India is destroyed by the Huns