History
 

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World

General

Population: Between 190 and 230 million*
  • Births: Atilla the Hun and Pope Leo I born
  • Entertainment: Vatsayara composes the Kamasutra
  • Languages: Celtic language dies out in Galati

Africa

  • Bantu herders cultivating cattle in south-east Africa
    Use of iron spreads through eastern and southern Africa
    Christianity in Aksum empire in north-east Africa spreads
    Noba people settle in Kush creating Nubian kingdom
    Jenne-jeno flourishes as first town in W Africa

Americas

  • North America: Zapotec state with capital at Monte Alban flourishes in southern Mexico
    Rise of Teotihuacán Empire in Americas
    The Fremont Culture develops through the Great Basin
  • South America: Incans established in South America

Asia

  • Cambodia: Khmers (Cambodians) established as a kingdom
  • India: Gupta empire spans all India
    Indian art flourishes in Gupta period
  • Japan: First definite recorded Japanese history
    Yamato state formed in Japan

Europe

  • German States: Germanic invaders enter western empire
  • Ireland: Christianity introduced into Ireland
  • Scotland: St. Ninian brings Christianity to Scotland

Middle East

  • End of Nabataean kingdom in Jordan region

Pacific

  • Hawaii-Loa Tahitian chief discovers Hawaii



 
 
 
 
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