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Period: 200 to 900
Maya (Classic Period)
Location: Central America & southern Mexico
Accomplishment: created the first solar calendar -
Period: 220 to
Imperial China
Location: China
Accomplishment: created the magnetic compass -
Period: 500 to 1453
Byzantine Empire
Location: Constantinople
Accomplishment: created the Eastern Orthodox Church -
Period: 500 to 1203
Ghana
Location: West Africa
Accomplishment: trans-Saharan trade -
Period: 794 to 1185
Japan (Heian Period)
Location: Japan
Accomplishment: created the first novel -
Period: 1240 to 1400
Mali
Location: West Africa
Accomplishment: acceptance of Islam -
Period: 1400 to 1532
Inca
Location: Peru
Accomplishment: Trephination -
Period: 1428 to 1519
Aztec
Location: Central Mexico
Accomplishment: created the sun stone calendar