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10th century

10th century: c. 900 - c. 1000  

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2012
Subject:
History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
With the end of iconoclasm, the screen between the nave and the altar sanctuary becomes covered in icons in Orthodox churches
11th century

11th century: c. 1000 - 1100  

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2012
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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
Iceland's parliament, the althing, passes a resolution that everyone on the island is to be baptized
12th century

12th century: c. 1100 - c. 1200  

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2012
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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
The Assassins, a sect of Nizari Ismailis, begin to acquire strongholds in Persia
13th century

13th century: c. 1200 - c. 1300  

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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
The new Christian doctrine of Transubstantiation prompts rumours that the Jews desecrate the consecrated Host
14th century

14th century: c. 1300 - c. 1400  

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Flying buttresses are a striking new structural feature on the exterior of Gothic cathedrals
15th century

15th century: c. 1400 - c. 1500  

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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
Guilds of singers and song-writers develop in German towns, calling themselves Meistersinger, or master singers
16th century

16th century: c. 1500 - 1600  

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The people of Benin begin a lasting tradition of sculpture in brass, melted down from objects brought by traders
1st century CE

1st century CE: c. 10 BCE - c. 100  

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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
The period of stability achieved during the reign of Augustus Caesar has been given the name Pax Romana ('Roman peace')
2nd century

2nd century: c. 100 - c. 200  

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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
A naturalistic style of Buddhist sculpture develops in the Gandhara region, part of modern Pakistan
3rd century

3rd century: c. 200 - c. 300  

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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
The potato is cultivated in the Peruvian Andes
4th century

4th century: c. 300 - c. 400  

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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
Horses strong enough to carry men wearing armour are put to good use by northern barbarians, and by Romans in border regions such as Dacia
5th century

5th century: c. 400 - c. 500  

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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
Niall of the Nine Hostages is the first man to be called king of Ireland, though his direct control does not extend beyond Ulster
6th century

6th century: c. 500 - c. 600  

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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
The Czechs are the most powerful of the various Slav tribes by now settled in Bohemia
7th century

7th century: c. 600 - c. 700  

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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
Ritual intoning of the psalms, derived from Jewish synagogues, is formalized in Christian worship as Gregorian chant
8th century

8th century: c. 700 - 800  

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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
Shortage of manpower in the Muslim armies causes a change of policy, with non-Arabs now allowed to convert to Islam
9th century

9th century: c. 800 - c. 900  

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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
The use of zero, essential in practical mathematics, is now familiar in India and is adopted in Baghdad
Aachen

Aachen   Reference library

The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2013
Subject:
Art & Architecture, History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
Length:
3,315 words
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City in Nordrhein-Westfalia, Germany. It was the birthplace and residence of Charlemagne, ruler of the Frankish Kingdom, and remained associated

Aachen

Aachen   Reference library

The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2010
Subject:
History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
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110 words
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(town, palace) West central German town, known for its hot springs. Aachen’s significance is linked to *Charlemagne, who created

Aachen

Aachen   Reference library

Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
Length:
477 words
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Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) is situated to the north of the Eifel massif. Its hot springs were known to the Romans, who

Aachen

Aachen  

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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
(town, palace) West central German town, known for its hot springs. Aachen’s significance is linked to Charlemagne, who created a Carolingian palace complex there, where he was buried. Successive ...

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