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General

Population: 224 Million*

• Entertainment: Book of Kells – illuminated manuscript – kept in Ireland
  "Hildebrandsleid" written as old German poem
  Earliest Persian poetry and literature
  Development of miniscule handwriting in West HRE
  Japanese "Sitting Buddha" created
  Musical poems sung in Charlemagne's court
• Religion: Pope Leo III separates from E Empire and becomes supreme bishop of the west
  Charlemagne reforms church

Africa

• East: Christian empire in Ethiopia continues after Aksum declines
  Arabs and Persians explore E African coast and set up trading stations at Mombasa, Malindi, Kilwa and Mogadishu
• Ghana: Start of Kingdom of Ghana (this century)
• North: Aghlabid dynasty roles in Tunis
  Smallpox outbreak in Lake Chad AFR

Americas

• Americas: Hohokam peoples in Americas expand settlements
• Mexico: End of collapse of Teotihuacan civilization in Mexico
• South America: Machu Picchu established in Peru

Asia

• Burma: Start of Mon kingdoms in Burma
• India: Rajputs occupy N India area of Kana Uj
  Worst hailstorm kills between 200 and 600 in India sometime this century
• Korea: Korean civilization flourishes
• Tibet: Tibet formed as kingdom by this time

Europe

• General: First castles built in Europe
  Invasion of Bohemia by Franks
  Northmen invade Germany
  Northmen discover Faroe Islands
  Palmyra region starts to be abandoned
• Eastern Europe: Slav tribes migrate to areas around the Oder, the Havel, and Spree rivers and Ore mountains
  Start of Medieval Croatian State
• German States: Vikings invade Germany
• Holy Roman Empire: Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne (Charles) of Franks emperor in Rome – over Irene and Byzantines
  Franks develop feudal system
• Iceland: Irish travelers reach Iceland

Middle East

• Babylon: Harun al-Rashid sends embassy to court of Charlemagne