1st millennium
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The first millennium of the
world population rose more slowly than during the preceding millennium, from about 200 million in the year 1 to about 300 million in the year 1000.[2]
In Western Eurasia (
Late Antiquity, the rise of Christianity and the Great Migrations. The second half of the millennium is characterized as the Early Middle Ages in Europe, and marked by the Viking expansion in the west, and the continuation of the Byzantine Empire
(Eastern Roman Empire) in the east.
In
Iberian peninsula, culminating in the Islamic Golden Age
(700–1200).
In
coastal cultures
flourished, producing impressive metalwork and some of the finest pottery seen in the ancient world.
In North America, the Mississippian culture rose at the end of the millennium in the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys. Numerous cities were built; Cahokia, the largest, was based in present-day Illinois. The construction of Monks Mound at Cahokia was begun in 900–950.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the Bantu expansion reaches Southern Africa by about the 5th century. The
trans Saharan slave trade spans the Sahara and the Swahili coast
by the 9th century.
Civilizations, kingdoms and dynasties
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Events
The events in this section are organized according to the United Nations geoscheme
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1st century | AD 70 Kandake Amanikhatashan sends Kushite cavalry to aid Roman Emperor in Jerusalem revolt[3] AD 100 rise of the Aksum AD 100 Khoekhoe reach southern coast of Africa[4] |
AD 1 Cahuachi established[5] AD 50 Pyramid of the Sun began[5] |
AD 1 Caroline Islands colonized[7] | ||
2nd century | 150 Rhapta, hint of pre-Swahili, Periplus of the Erythraean Sea 200 Bantu reach east Africa[8] 200 Nok culture ends |
150 Cahuachi becomes dominant ceremonial site in southern Peru[5] | 184 Yellow Turban Rebellion | 106 Dacia becomes a Roman province[6] 166 Siege of Aquileia[6] 180 End of the Macromannic Wars[6] |
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Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | |
3rd century | prints own coins | 250 Rise of Laguna de los Cerros 292 Stela 29 inscribed[5] 300 Tikàl conquers El Mirador[5] |
212 Roman citizenship extended to all free people in the empire[6] 214 Hispania divided into Gallaecia, Tarraconensis, Baetica and Lusitania[6] 286 Diocletian divides the empire East and West[6] |
300 Eastern Polynesian culture develops[9] | |
4th century | King of Anwar, Kaja Maja | 378 Teotihuacan conquers Waka, Tikal, and Uaxactun, the beginning of its conquest of the Maya[10] | 319 Rise of Gupta Empire in South Asia 383 Battle of Fei River 393 Last Olympic Games |
313 Edict of Milan[6] |
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Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | |
5th century | Southern and Northern Dynasties period begins
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Fall of Roman Empire[11]
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6th century | monophysite Christianity
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538 Buddhism introduced in Japan. 570 Birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammad |
507 Battle of Vouillé[11] 535 Byzantine army invades Italy[11] 585 Visigoths conquer Suevi kingdom[11] |
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Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | |
7th century | 641 Muslims invade Africa[13] 690 Za Dynasty founded 697 Carthage destroyed[13] |
650 Settlement of Xochitecatl and Cacaxtla[12] 700 Teotihuacan destroyed[12] |
Islamic conquest of Persia
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c.680 Bulgarian Empire is founded | 700 Settlement of the Cook Islands[9] |
8th century | 702 Aksum attacks Arabia[13] 706 Arabic in Egypt[13] 789 Independent Morocco[13] |
Copan
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An Shi Rebellion
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Islamic conquest of Spain
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Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | |
9th century | Ganlu Incident
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872 Norway unites c.874 Settlement of Iceland 896 Hungarians invade Carpathia |
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10th century | 905 Tulunids ejected[13] 909 Fatimid established[13] 969 Fustat captured[13] |
Chichén Itzá
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907 Political upheaval of the Five Dynasties begins 960 Song dynasty established |
958 Denmark unites 985 Erik the Red founds colony in Greenland |
1000 Polynesians build stone temples[9] |
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
Communication | Math and Science | Agriculture | Transportation | Warfare |
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Centuries and decades
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Goldewijk et al. (2011) estimate 188 million as of the year 1, citing a literature range of 170 million (low) to 300 million (high).
Out of the estimated 188 million, 116 million are estimated for Asia (Western Asia), 44 million for Europe and theRoman Egypt and Roman North Africa), 12 million for Mesoamericaand South America. North America and Oceania were at or below one million. For 1000, they estimate the world population at 295 million . [1]
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