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Ancient Rome's Eastern Empire collapses, resulting in a period called the Middle Ages.
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Gupta Empire in India is destroyed by the Huns, starting a period of chaos in India.
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Muhammad begins to record the most important sacred text in Islam; the Qur'an.
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Polynesians colonise New Zealand.
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William the Conqueror leads a Norman army to defeat the Anglosaxans and win control of England.
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European Christians begin the First Crusade - a military expedition to reclaim the city of Jerusalem from Muslims.
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Inca civilization emerges in South America.
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Khmer King Suryavarman II starts building the Angkor Wat temple in today's Cambodia
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Japan comes under the control of it's first Shogun (a military leader); Shoguns rule Japan for the next 400 years.
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Genghis Khan unites Mongol Tribes for the first time.
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Kublai Khan is declared "Great Khan" and becomes a powerful military leader.
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The Ottoman Empire is founded under the rule of Osman I
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First evidence in Europe of the outbreak of the pandemic known as the Black Death.
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Aztec Empire founded in Central Mexico.
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Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas.
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Spanish forces destroy the Aztec Empire in Central America
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The Moghul Empire is established in India.
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Angkor/Khmer Empire founded by King Jayavarman II; under his leadership the Khmers adopt Hinduism.
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Vikings first attack England, starting a 200 year regime of terror for England and Europe.
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Emperor Charlemagne founds the Holy Roman Empire; he was the greatest ruler of Western Europe during the Middle Ages.
