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The beginning of the Mississipian Cahokia culture in America, the most advanced of the plains people. The Cahokia people will build the largest earthen mound structure in North America, Monk's Mound and create an astronomic observatory now known as Woodhenge, and trade from the Great Lakes to the Gulf coast. They decline in 1400, a century before the Europeans arrive.
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The Moors invade Spain
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The Chinese issue the first paper money.
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The Normans conquer England
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the doomsday book was written for william the conquerer
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pope Urban the 2nd calls for the first crusade to protect the christian pilgrims from attack. They succeded in 1099.
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The first crusade captures Jerusalem.
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The Second Crusade
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Oxford University is founded in Oxford England.
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Saladin recaptures Jerusalem
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The Third Crusade
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The Mayan culture revives after it's collapse in 900ad and survives until the 1450s when it falls shortly before the Europeans arrive.
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The Mongols invade Northern China
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King John seals Magna Carta
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Genghis Khan dies
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The Mongols invade Russia
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First documented black African slaves imported into Europe.
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The Chimu civilization in Peru is defeated by the rising power of the Inca. The Chimu started around 1100.
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Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth.
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Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.
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Carolus Linnaeus creates a taxonomic system for naming species.
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The "Kentucky Long Rifle", which has groves, or rifling, cut into its barrel to give the bullet spin for stability is common in the Appalachian Mountains being brought to the US by German gunsmiths. It has a 300 yard range instead of the 100 yard range of the smooth bore muskets of the day, but it takes 60 seconds to reload instead of the 20 seconds for smooth bore muskets.
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Vikings start raiding Ireland.