High Middle Ages - 1000 to 1300

216 events · 1000-1300 · Saeculum · sample of the first 8 rows

High Middle Ages - 1000 to 1300. Crusades, cathedrals, and the slow waking of Europe. The whole era as one printed chronology, sectioned by century.
Date	Event	Region	Theme
1000-1099
1000	Cahokia begins its great expansion	North America	Culture
1000	Leif Erikson makes landfall in Vinland	North America	Exploration
1000	Murasaki Shikibu begins the Tale of Genji	East Asia	Culture
1000	Polynesians settle the last Pacific islands	Oceania	Exploration
1000	Song Dynasty advances in rice cultivation	East Asia	Technology
1000	Stephen crowned first King of Hungary	Europe	Politics
28 Jan 1005	Treaty of Shanyuan ratified	East Asia	Politics
30 Apr 1006	Supernova SN 1006 blazes in southern sky	Europe	Science

Covers the High Middle Ages, 1000-1300. Shows the 216 events scored 8 or higher for significance out of the 4890-event Saeculum corpus. Everything below that line - and every event on this sheet - is free to read in full on its own year and event page.

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