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Smallpox spreads from India into Europe.
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First Grand Canal built
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China attacks Korea
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Turkish invade China
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Reign of Byzantine Emperor Maurice begins
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Reccared, king of the Visigoths in Spain, converts to Catholicism.
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Gregory the Great succeeds Pope Pelagius II (who dies of plague) as the 64th pope.
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Pope Gregory sends Roman monks led by Augustine to England.
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Sui Wen Di united China and changed its name to Sui.
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Wen Di reconstructed the Great Wall.
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