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Jan 1, 622
Hegira: Beginning of Islamic calendar
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Jan 1, 711
Ummayyads conquer Spain (will rule until 976)
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Jan 1, 750
Abassid Caliphate begins rule. Teotihuacan empire collapses in Mexico
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Jan 1, 1000
Vikings led by Leif Erikson reach Canada and create trade route with Russia
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Jan 1, 1054
Great Schism between Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy
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Jan 1, 1095
Beginning of Crusades
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Jan 1, 1206
Unification of mongols by Genghis Khan, reinstates Silk Roads. Delhi Sultanate founded in India.
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Jan 1, 1260
Mongol empire divides into 4 empires
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Jan 1, 1300
Renaissance begins in Italy
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Jan 1, 1324
Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca displays Mali wealth
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Jan 1, 1325
Ibn Battuta begins travels from Morocco throughout Islamic world (will continue until 1354)
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Jan 1, 1347
Black Plague hits Europe
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Jan 1, 1368
Establishment of Ming Dynasty (continues until 1644)
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Jan 1, 1430
Invention of the moveable-type printing press
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Jan 1, 1433
Mali Empire declines. China cuts off ocean voyages. Rise of Ottoman Empire
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Beginning of Tang Dynasty and political revival in China
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Coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor
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Fujiwara rule in Japan develops feudal Japan
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Founding of Koryo and unification of Korea
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Beginning of Song Dynasty
