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The first millennium is a period of time that commenced on January 1, 1 AD, and ended on December 31, 1000, of the Julian calendar. This millennium is the beginning of the Anno Domini/Common Era for this calendar.

In Mesoamerica, the first millennium was a period of enormous growth known as the Classic Era (200 CE - 900 CE). Teotihuacan grew into a metropolis and its empire dominates Mesoamerica. In South America, pre-Incan, coastal cultures flourished producing impressive metalwork and some of the finest pottery seen in the ancient world.

In Eastern Asia, the first millennium was also a time of great cultural advances. In Japan, a sharp increase in population followed when farmers began using iron tools. The Yamato court was established. The introduction of Buddhism and Confucianism contributed significantly to Japan's artistes, social and political transformations.

In Western Asia, the first millennium saw a time of great advancement known as the Islamic Golden Age (700 - 1200 C.E).

In Europe, the first millennium was a time of great transition. The Fall of Rome in 476 CE brought an end to Classical antiquity and ushered in the Early Middle Ages. This was a period of great migrations, including the Viking expansion.

World population, which had tripled over the preceding millennium, grew more slowly during the first millennium and may have diminished. One optimistic estimate is that the world's population rose from approximately 170 to 300 million[citation needed], but other estimates vary; one estimate suggests that the world population actually declined from 400 million people to 250 million people[citation needed].

[edit] Civilizations, kingdoms and dynasties

The civilizations, kingdoms and dynasties in this section are organized according to the United Nations geoscheme

Kingdoms and civilizations of the 1st millennium AD
Africa America Asia Europe Oceania
 

[edit] Events

The events in this section are organized according to the United Nations geoscheme

Events and trends of the 1st millennium AD
  Africa America Asia Europe Oceania
1st century 1 Cahuachi established[1]
50 Pyramid of the Sun begun[1]		 33 Christianity begins
70 Jewish diaspora
79 Pompeii destroyed		 9 Rhine established as boundary between Rome and Germany[2]
47 London founded
58 Alpes Cottiae becomes a Roman province[2]		 1 Caroline Islands colonized[3]
2nd Century 200 Bantu reach east Africa[4]
212 Egyptians granted Roman citizenship[4]		 150 Cahuachi dominants[1] 184 Yellow Turban Rebellion 106 Dacia becomes a Roman province[2]
166 Siege of Aquileia[2]
180 End of the Macromannic Wars[2]		  
3rd Century   292 Stela 29 inscribed[1]
300 Tikàl conquers El Mirador[1]		   212 Roman citizenship extended to all free people in the empire[2]
214 Hispania divided into Gallaecia, Tarraconensis, Baetica and Lusitania[2]
286 Diocletian divides the empire East and West[2]		 300 Eastern Polynesian culture develops[5]
4th Century 350 Meroe invasion[4]   393 Last Olympic Games

313 Edict of Milan[2]
370 Huns invade Eastern Europe [2]
396 Alaric and the Visigoths invade Greece[2]

  
5th Century 429 Vandal invasion[4]     407 Vandals enter Iberia[6]
421 Romans defeat Persians[6]
476 Fall of Roman Empire[6]		 500 Settlement of Hawaii, Easter Island, Society Islands, Tuamotus and Mangareva[5]
6th Century 533 Belisarius invades Africa[4] 600 Wari' conquer Peru[7]
600 Construction of Palenque[1]		 538Buddhimsm introduced in Japan 507 Battle of Vouillé[6]
535 Byzantine army invades Italy [6]
585 Visigoths conquer Suevi kingdom[6]		  
7th Century 641 Muslims invade Africa[8]
697 Carthage destroyed[8]		 650 Settlement of Xochitecatl and Cacaxtla[7]
700 Teotihuacan destroyed[7]		 632 Rise of Islam
651 Islamic conquest of Persia		   700 Settlement of the Cook Islands[5]
8th Century 702 Ethiopia attacks Arabia[8]
706 Arabic in Egypt [8]
789 Independent Morocco[8]		 750 Sacred Cenote built at Chichén Itzá[7]
780 Murals at Bonampak abandoned[7]		   718 Islamic conquest of Spain  
9th Century     896 Hungarians invade Carpathia 872 Norway unites 900 Settlement of New Zealand[5]
10th Century 905 Tulunids ejected[8]
909 Fatimid established[8]
969 Fustat captured[8]		 950 Great Serpent Mound constructed[7]
990 Toltecs conquer Chichén Itzá		   958 Denmark unites
985 Erik the Red founds colony in Greenland		 1000 Polynesians build stone temples[5]

[edit] Significant people

The people in this section are organized according to the United Nations geoscheme

Significant people of the 1st millennium AD
  Africa America Asia Europe Oceania
1st Century     Jesus of Nazareth[9]
Paul of Tarsus[10]		 Caesar Augustus[11]
Pliny the Elder		  
2nd Century Septimius Severus[4] Yax Moch Xoc[1] Cai Lun[12]
Zhang Heng		 Plutarch
Ptolemy
Commodus		  
3rd Century Macrinus[4]
King Aphilas of Aksum[4]		 Curl Snout[1] Mani[13] Diocletian[4]  
4th Century     Empress Jingū
Chandragupta II		 Constantine I[14]  
5th Century Augustine of Hippo[15] K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo'[1] Attila the Hun
Aryabhata		 Geiseric[4] Hawaiiloa
6th Century Gelimer[4]
Saint Frumentius[4]		   Khosrau I Clovis I
Theodoric the Great
Justinian I[16]		  
7th Century Gregory the Patrician[8] K'inich Janaab' Pakal[7]
Waxaklahùn Ubàh K'awìl[7]		 Emperor Wen of Sui[17]
Muhammad[18]
Umar[19]		 Saint Isidore of Seville  
8th Century     Abi Ishaq
Li Bai		 Saint Bede
Charles Martel		  
9th Century     Geber
Al-Khwārizmī		 Charlemagne[20]
Alfred the Great
Erik the Red[7]		  
10th Century Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl Al Battani Simeon I
Otto the Great		 'Aho'eitu

[edit] Inventions, discoveries, introductions

Inventions, discoveries and introductions
Communication Math and Science Agriculture Transportation Warfare
  1. Paper[21]
  1. Algebra
  2. Ptolemaic system
  3. Steel
  1. Coffee
  2. Hops
  1. horseshoe
  2. stirrup
  3. Magnetic compass
  1. Greek fire
  2. Chess
  3. Gunpowder[21]

[edit] Centuries and decades

1st century 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s
2nd century 100s 110s 120s 130s 140s 150s 160s 170s 180s 190s
3rd century 200s 210s 220s 230s 240s 250s 260s 270s 280s 290s
4th century 300s 310s 320s 330s 340s 350s 360s 370s 380s 390s
5th century 400s 410s 420s 430s 440s 450s 460s 470s 480s 490s
6th century 500s 510s 520s 530s 540s 550s 560s 570s 580s 590s
7th century 600s 610s 620s 630s 640s 650s 660s 670s 680s 690s
8th century 700s 710s 720s 730s 740s 750s 760s 770s 780s 790s
9th century 800s 810s 820s 830s 840s 850s 860s 870s 880s 890s
10th century 900s 910s 920s 930s 940s 950s 960s 970s 980s 990s

[edit] References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "World Timeline of Europe 200 BC-AD 400 Roman". The British Museum. 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. http://www.webcitation.org/5gka6w6Op. Retrieved on 2009-04-06. 
  3. ^ "World Timeline of the Oceania 1500 BC-AD 1". The British Museum. 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. http://www.webcitation.org/5gka6WdlD. Retrieved on 2009-04-02. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "World Timeline of Africa 332 BC-AD 400". The British Museum. 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. http://www.webcitation.org/5gka68709. Retrieved on 2009-04-02. 
  5. ^ a b c d e "World Timeline of Oceania AD 1-1100". The British Museum. 2005. http://www.worldtimelines.org.uk/world/oceania/AD1-1100. Retrieved on 2009-04-02. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f "World Timeline of Europe AD 400-800 Early medieval". The British Museum. 2005. http://www.worldtimelines.org.uk/world/europe/AD400-800. Retrieved on 2009-04-06. 
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "World Timeline of the Americas AD 600-1000". The British Museum. 2005. http://www.worldtimelines.org.uk/world/americas/AD600-1000. Retrieved on 2009-04-01. 
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i "World Timeline of Africa AD 600-1500". The British Museum. 2005. http://www.worldtimelines.org.uk/world/africa/AD600-1500. Retrieved on 2009-04-02. 
  9. ^ Hart, Michael H. (2000). The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Citadel. ISBN 0806513500.  Jesus is ranked Number 3
  10. ^ Hart, Michael H. (2000). The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Citadel. ISBN 0806513500.  St. Paul is ranked Number 6
  11. ^ Hart, Michael H. (2000). The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Citadel. ISBN 0806513500.  Augustus Caesar is ranked Number 18
  12. ^ Hart, Michael H. (2000). The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Citadel. ISBN 0806513500.  Ts'ai Lun is ranked Number 7
  13. ^ Hart, Michael H. (2000). The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Citadel. ISBN 0806513500.  Mani is ranked Number 83
  14. ^ Hart, Michael H. (2000). The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Citadel. ISBN 0806513500.  Constantine is ranked Number 21
  15. ^ Hart, Michael H. (2000). The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Citadel. ISBN 0806513500.  St. Augustine is ranked Number 54
  16. ^ Hart, Michael H. (2000). The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Citadel. ISBN 0806513500.  Justinian I is ranked Number 99
  17. ^ Hart, Michael H. (2000). The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Citadel. ISBN 0806513500.  Zu Wen Ti is ranked Number 85
  18. ^ Hart, Michael H. (2000). The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Citadel. ISBN 0806513500.  Muhammed is ranked Number 1
  19. ^ Hart, Michael H. (2000). The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Citadel. ISBN 0806513500.  Umar ibn al-Khattab is ranked Number 52
  20. ^ Hart, Michael H. (2000). The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Citadel. ISBN 0806513500.  Charlemagne is ranked Number 97
  21. ^ a b "Who Built it First". Ancient Discoveries. A&E Television Networks. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. http://www.webcitation.org/5gka7inaW. Retrieved on 2009-04-03. 
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