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476

Ancient Rome’s Eastern Empire collapses, starting a period of in Europe known as the Middle Ages.
550

Inca civilization emerges in South America.
Jan 1, 610

Muhammad begins to record the most important religious text in Islam – the Qur’an; he dies 22 years later, in 632.
Jan 1, 750

Angkor/Khmer Empire founded by King Jayavarman II; under his leadership the Khmers adopt Hinduism.
Jan 1, 1066

The Moghul Empire is established in India.
Jan 1, 1095

Khmer king Suryavarman II starts building the Angkor Wat temple in today’s Cambodia.
Jan 1, 1100

Japan comes under the rule of its first shogun (a military leader); shoguns rule Japan for the next 400 years.
Jan 1, 1185

The Ottoman Empire founded under the rule of Osman I.
Jan 1, 1206

Vikings first attack Europe, starting a 200-year regime of terror for England and Europe.
Jan 1, 1260

Emperor Charlemagne founds the Holy Roman Empire; he was the greatest ruler of Western Europe during the Middle Ages.
Jan 1, 1278

First evidence in Europe of the outbreak of the Pandemic known as the Black Death.
Jan 1, 1299

William the Conqueror leads a Norman Army to defeat the Anglo-Saxons and win control of England.
Jan 1, 1347

Gupta Empire in India is destroyed by the Huns, starting a period of chaos in India.
Jan 1, 1427

Spanish forces destroy the Aztec Empire in Central America.
Jan 1, 1492

Italian explorer Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas.
Jan 1, 1492

European Christians begin the First Crusade – a military expedition to reclaim the city of Jerusalem from Muslims. There were another seven crusades over the next 200 years.
Jan 1, 1521

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.
Jan 1, 1526

Genghis Khan unites Mongol tribes for the first time.
Mar 2, 2022

Polynesians colonise New Zealand.
Mar 2, 2022

Aztec Empire founded in central Mexico.
Mar 2, 2022

Kublai Khan (grandson of Genghis Khan) is declared ‘Great Khan’ and becomes a powerful Mongol leader.

Ancient Rome’s Eastern Empire collapses, starting a period of in Europe known as the Middle Ages.

Inca civilization emerges in South America.

Muhammad begins to record the most important religious text in Islam – the Qur’an; he dies 22 years later, in 632.

Angkor/Khmer Empire founded by King Jayavarman II; under his leadership the Khmers adopt Hinduism.

The Moghul Empire is established in India.

Khmer king Suryavarman II starts building the Angkor Wat temple in today’s Cambodia.

Japan comes under the rule of its first shogun (a military leader); shoguns rule Japan for the next 400 years.

The Ottoman Empire founded under the rule of Osman I.

Vikings first attack Europe, starting a 200-year regime of terror for England and Europe.

Emperor Charlemagne founds the Holy Roman Empire; he was the greatest ruler of Western Europe during the Middle Ages.

First evidence in Europe of the outbreak of the Pandemic known as the Black Death.

William the Conqueror leads a Norman Army to defeat the Anglo-Saxons and win control of England.

Gupta Empire in India is destroyed by the Huns, starting a period of chaos in India.

Spanish forces destroy the Aztec Empire in Central America.

Italian explorer Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas.

European Christians begin the First Crusade – a military expedition to reclaim the city of Jerusalem from Muslims. There were another seven crusades over the next 200 years.

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.

Genghis Khan unites Mongol tribes for the first time.

Polynesians colonise New Zealand.

Aztec Empire founded in central Mexico.

Kublai Khan (grandson of Genghis Khan) is declared ‘Great Khan’ and becomes a powerful Mongol leader.