I millennium

From the left, in time sense: The representation of Jesus, the main figure of Christianity; the Colosseum, a reference point of the mighty Roman Empire; the gunpowder was invented during the last part of the millennium, in China; the chess, a new table game, becomes popular all over the world; the Roman empire of the West falls, marking the beginning of the middle age; the skeletal remains of a young woman, known as the

The first millennium began on January 1, AD 1 and ended on December 31, 1000. It was a period of great cultural and political change, especially on the Eurasian continent. Its first half was characterized by the rise and fall of great empires such as the Chinese (Asia), Roman (Europe) and Gupta (India). Christianity and later Islam had their creation and boom during this period, being one of the most widespread religions on the continent by the year 1000.

In Europe, the first half of the millennium (which coincides with the end of Classical Antiquity) saw the peak and eventual decline of the Roman Empire as well as the rapid spread of Christianity. Around the IV century, the Great Migrations began, which also had effects in Asia. The Eternal City and the Western Roman Empire fell in the year 476, marking the beginning of the "Dark Ages" of western history. Despite the fall of Rome, the Eastern half of her empire (dubbed the & # 34; Byzantine Empire & # 34; by historiography) lasted another thousand years. The second half of the millennium was characterized by the rise of new Christian kingdoms such as the Franco (481), Lombard (568) or the English (927), as well as events such as the Viking Age, the formation of the feudal system and the appearance and fleeting expansion of Islam with the Arab conquests of the 7th century century.

In Asia, the millennium saw the rise and fall of various dynasties in China. Of these, the Han Dynasty stands out, which fell in 220, and the Tang Dynasty, which ruled from 618 to 907. Both dynasties were golden ages for that civilization, which consolidated itself as the maximum hegemony in the region. Buddhism and Islam were introduced to Asia during this period. In the 8th century begins the Golden Age of Islam, which brings various scientific and technological advances. At this same time, the Turkic peoples began their migration from Central Asia to Eastern Europe.

Relevant events

• Christianity was born in the Roman province of Palestine.
• In Central Asia the Mahayana Buddhist religion begins to develop.
• In West Africa, the Kingdom of Axum lives its highest peak.
• Pax Romana. Maximum apogee of the Roman Empire until the crisis of the third century.
• Century II: The role in China is invented.
• CenturyII: Cartogrophy is created in Rome.
• Century III: Metallurgy is introduced in Southern Africa.
• 220: fall of the Han Dynasty and fragmentation of China.
• East Polynesia population.
• 301 Armenia adopts Christianity as an official religion. It was the first country in the world to do so.
• 320 – 535: In India rules the Gupta Empire thanks to which a new golden age lives.
• 330 – 395: the Byzantine Empire formed from the division of the Roman Empire in the East and the West.
• 380: Christianity becomes the official religion of the entire Roman Empire.
• 393: Last Olympic Games, then banned by paganism.
• 476: Fall from Rome at the hands of the Germanic tribes.
• 525: Christian calendar is established with Anno Domini, setting the beginning of the calendar with the birth of Jesus.
• 541 – 700: First registered pest pandemic. Several waves of the plague occurred in the Near East until the centuryVIII.
• 552 – 744: First Turkish Khaganato. Their fragmentation will result in great migrations to the West.
• 610 – 632: creation of Islam under the prophet Muhammad.
• 633 – 711: Muslim expansion; the Arabs conquer Iran, Egypt, Syria, South Hispania and all North Africa.
• 661 – 750: government of the Omeya Caliphate, maximum extension of a unified Islamic State.
• Century IX: discovery of gunpowder in China.
• 843: Europe divides the Franco Kingdom of Charlemagne, laying the foundations of France and Germany.
• 960: The Song Dynasty is established in China. The Paper Coin is created.
• 927: Unification of the Anglos, Saxons and Danes. Creation of the Kingdom of England.
• 962: Proclamation of the First German Reich (Sacro Empire).
• 987: In France is founded the Dynasty of the Capetos, which will govern France and other countries (with its branch Bourbon) for almost a thousand years.
• Feudalism is instituted in Europe.
• In West Asia (Israel, Syria) originates the Christian monastic.

Relevant people

• 63 a. C. – 14 d.C.: Octavio Augusto, first Roman emperor.
• 4 a. C. – 65 d.C.: Seneca, playwright and philosopher.
• 1 BC – 33 AD: Jesus Christ, prophet of Jewish origin and central figure of Christianity.
• 14–37: Tiberius, Roman emperor.
• 35–95: Quintilian: Roman rhetoric.
• 37–41: Caligula, Roman emperor.
• -67: Saint Peter, first pope of the Catholic Church.
• 50–121: Cai Lun, Chinese author of the paper.
• 54–68: Nero, Roman emperor.
• 100–170: Claudio Ptolomeo, Greek philosopher and mathematician.
• 155–220: Cao Cao, Chinese minister who laid the foundations of Jin Dynasty.
• 161–180: Marco Aurelio, Roman emperor.
• 180–241: Ardashir I, the founding king of Sassanid Dynasty in Iran.
• 240–280: Śrī Gupta, founder of the Gupta Empire.
• 274–337: Constantine I the Great, Roman emperor; became Christianity and gave birth to a Christian or Byzantine Roman empire.
• 284–305: Diocletian, Roman emperor.
• 311–383: Ulphiles: apostle of the gods.
• 340–385: Prisciliano, bishop of Ávila.
• 316-397: San Martín de Tours.
• 346–395: Theodosius I, Roman emperor; at his death the empire was definitively divided between East and West. He recognized the Visigoths as an integral part of the Roman Empire.
• 354–430: Saint Augustine of Hippo, African bishop.
• 370–410: Alarico I, king of the goths; he plundered Rome in 410.
• 377–408: Arcade, Roman/Byzantine emperor.
• 389–461: Saint Patrick, Irish priest.
• 434–493: Odoacro, head of Huno-Scire, of the Germanic tribe of the Hercules; it overthrows the Roman Empire.
• 434–453: Atila, leader of the Huns.
• 448–458: Meroveo, Frank King, founder of the Merovingia Dynasty.
• 466–511: Clodoveus I, a unifying king of the French tribes.
• 476–550: Aryabhata, an Indian mathematician who worked with the π Number.
• - 552: Bumin, founder of the First Turkish Khaganato.
• 482–565: Justinian I the Great, Byzantine emperor and restorer of much of the West.
• 566–635: Gaozu de Tang, a Chinese counterpart under the Tang Dynasty.
• 571–632: Mohammed, Arab prophet and founder of Islam.
• 600–661: Ali Ibn Abi Talib, central figure of Chiismo
• 617–651: Yezdegerd III: the last Sassanid sovereign.
• 621–631: Suintila, a Visigoth king who expelled the Byzantines of Hispania.
• 630-668: Constant II, last Roman consul.
• 685–737: Don Pelayo, first king of Austrias.
• 686-741: Charles Martel, Frank King.
• 701–762: Li Bai, Chinese poet.
• 742–814: Charlemagne, Frank King who laid the foundations for the present Europe.
• 778–840: Ludovico Pio: son of Carlomagno.
• 805?- 865: Ragnar Lodbrock, Viking King, highlighted by leading Viking incursions into territories of Christian Europe.
• 810–870: Muhammad Ibn Ismail Al-Bujari, an important Sunni Islamic author.
• 811–886: Basil I, the founder Byzantine emperor of Macedonic Dynasty.
• 849–899: Alfredo the Great, an Anglo-Saxon king who agreed with the Normans.
• 858–929: Al-Battani, a scientist and astronomer.
• 891–961: Abderramán III, Caliph of Córdoba.
• 898–951: Ramiro II, king of Leon.
• 912–973: Oton I, founder of the Holy Roman-German Empire (1.^♪ Reich German)
• 927–976. Song Taizu, founder of the Song Dynasty in China.
• 893–939 Athelstan, unifying England.
• 933–996: Ricardo I of Normandy.
• 938–996: Hugo Capeto, founding French king of the Dynasty of the Capetos that will last until the French Revolution. He is a descendant of the current king of Spain.
• 939–1002: Almanzor, Caliph of Córdoba.
• 950–1007: Erik the Red, King and Viking Scout.
• 965–1040: Alhacén, an Arab scholar who created the scientific method and experimented with the optics.
• 973–1048: Al-Biruni, an outstanding Islamic thinker.
• 977–1038: St Stephen I, the founding king of the Hungarian state.
• 979–1037: Avicena, Persian doctor.