Bianji compiles Great Tang Records on the Western Regions
The Great Tang Records on the Western Regions is a narrative of Xuanzang’s nineteen-year journey from Chang’an in central China to the Western Regions of Chinese historiography.
7th Century C.E.
Brahmagupta writes the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta, a seminal work of mathematical astronomy
The Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta is a text of mathematical astronomy contains significant mathematical content, including a good understanding of the role of zero, rules for manipulating both negative and positive numbers, a method for computing square roots, methods of solving linear and quadratic equations, and rules for summing series.
Muhammad begins Hijrah, marking the start of the Islamic era
Muhammad encouraged his followers to migrate to Medina, and in a span of two months, nearly all the Muslims of Mecca migrated to the city.
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The Byzantine Lex Rhodia becomes perhaps the world’s first law governing the seas
The Rhodian Sea Law persisted across the Mediterranean region in influence, if not in actual practice, through the 12th century.
Initial construction of Grand Canal in China is completed
The Grand Canal is a vast waterway system in the north-eastern and central-eastern plains of China, running from Beijing in the north to Zhejiang province in the south. It was conceived as a unified means of communication for the Empire for the first time in the 7th century C.E. (Sui dynasty).
The Qieyun, a historic Chinese rime dictionary, is written and published by Lu Fayan
The Qieyun and later redactions, notably the Guangyun, are important documentary sources used in the reconstruction of historical Chinese phonology.
The panemone windmill is invented, perhaps in Persia
A panemone windmill is a type of vertical axis wind turbine. It has a rotating axis positioned vertically, while the wind-catching blades move parallel to the wind.
The Wari culture flourishes in modern-day Peru
Based at their capital Huari, the Wari successfully exploited the diverse landscapes they controlled to construct an empire administered by provincial capitals connected by a large road network.
The Redware people arrive in modern-day Jamaica
The first inhabitants of Jamaica probably came from islands to the east in two waves of migration. About 600 CE the culture known as the “Redware people” arrived; little is known of them, however, beyond the red pottery they left.
The Lucayans of the Taino people becomes the first inhabitants of the Bahamas
The first inhabitants of the Bahamas were the Lucayans, an Arawakan-speaking Taino people, who arrived between about 500 and 800 C.E. from other islands of the Caribbean.