Backgammon (nard) in Persia by Burzoe |
Chess, as chaturanga, entered Persia from India and was modified to shatranj. |
Breaststrap horse harness in use in Frankish kingdom |
Byzantine Empire acquires silk World from China |
Vaghbata, Indian medical books |
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stirrup introduced to Persia from China, late 7th century |
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Heavy plow in use in Rhine valley |
horsecollar in use in Northern Europe in 8th or 9th century |
papermaking introduced from China to Arabs |
Pattadakal, Chalukya Architecture |
770 iron horseshoes come into common use |
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800s Vulgar Latin begins to devolve into various Romance languages |
Invention of gunpowder by Chinese Taoist Alchemists |
843 rotary grindstone in Europe (Utrecht Psalter) |
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Hop (plant) first mentioned in connection with beer brewing |
900 Europe was beginning to take shape as it is today. France, Austria and Germany grew strong. |
912 Chivalry commenced. knights swore to be true to their trusts as champions of God and ladies. Chivalry flourished from eleventh to fifteenth century. |
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