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See also: List of the centuries, Roman numerals ---- The century begins on January 1st 101 and finishes the December 31st 200.

Events

the Middle East

America

  • Ugly Culture on the northern coast of the Peru (100/700). Centered on the Ugly valley of and Baffled, it increases later its territory by military conquest of the valley of Pascasmayo in north until those of Santa and Nepena in the south.
  • Civilization of Mogollon - Hohokam in the south-west of the the United States.
    • Prosperity of the village Hohokam of Snaketown, in Arizona, of the year 1 with 1200. It extends on more than 120 ha. Mosaic of ground of house, well, platforms, hillocks, play of ball and workshops of pottery.

North Africa

  • Introduction of the Dromedary into Roman Africa at the beginning of the century.

    • the use of the dromedary makes it possible to restore the connections between the Black Africa and the North Africa. Three groups of nomads live then in the Sahara: the Toubou in the east, in the area of the Tibesti, Tuareg in the center, in the area of the Hoggar, the Sanhadja in the west, the edge of the Atlantic . The Tuareg have frequent contacts with Rome. One discovered in the tombs of these nomads of the central Sahara several objects of Roman origin.
  • the Christianisme was introduced as of the 1st century with Carthage by Eastern missionaries who preach the new religion near the Jewish communities and obtain many conversions. About the middle of the 2nd century, preachers from Italy take the changing of the Eastern ones. At the end of the century, the influence of Christianity extends to the towns of Numidie whereas the first persecutions (180) start.
  • As from the century, the culture of the Vine and the olive-tree develops in North Africa parallel to that of the Blé. The breeding of the horses intensifies, but also that of the bovines and the sheep. The country provides a great number of wild beasts for the circus games.

Central Asia

  • Dynastie Pugyel with the Tibet according to the tradition with S. the company then is probably structured as clans, directed by lords independent and combined by marriage. Chinese Annals consign information on Tibet, called Tufan .

India

  • Buddhist art with the Gandhara watch a strong influence of the hellenism.
  • the dynasty Pandya reign in the south of the India ().
  • Dynasty Chera in the extreme south of India (Kerala) until the 10th century. It dominates the country dravidien towards the end of the 2nd century. According to the Śilappadikâram of Ilangô Adigal, one of its kings, Senguttuvan, would have tried to invade the valley of the Gange.
  • Drafting of the Nâtya-śâstra (), containing the theoretical bases of all the styles of the Indian ballet dancing.

the Far East

  • Beginnings of the metallurgy in the islands of the South-East Asia.

Western Europe

  • the Saxon and their parents the Frisons settle in north of the Elba and on the coasts of the the North Sea. Pirates, they devastate the Gallic and Breton coasts.
  • Site of Feddersen Wierde in the estuary of the Weser.
  • Cauldron of solid silver of Gundestrup in Scandinavia, decorated with ritual scenes, elephants, snakes, warriors and divinities. Its Celtic invoice attests commercial relations with the Celtes.

Significant characters

Political leaders

Scientists

  • Galien (Pergame, 131 - Rome, 201), Greek doctor , anatomist and compiler of medical knowledge of its time.

  • Ptolémée (v. 90 - 170), Astronomer and Greek Mathematician .

Men of letters

Monk

  • Black and white Ier, Pope (140 - 155).

  • Justin of Nablus, first Christian Theologist, philosophizes.
  • Irenee of Lyon (Ca 130 - 202), Father of the Church, bishop of Lyon, Theologist, proposes the Canon of the Christian Bible including/understanding the Old Testament and the four canonical Gospels (as well as the epistles and the Apocalypse).
  • Rabbi Ishmaël (which “flowered” towards 120-130 EC.), tanned third generation (Ier-2nd century EC.), resulting from an easy family priests established in High Galileo, Grand Priest of the Second Temple, author of thirteen principles in Herméneutique, in the Baraïta (introduction to the Sifra, comment of the Lévitique).

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

  • Invention of the Rudder of stern post in China.

  • Cai Lun invents paper in China (in 105).
  • Ptolémée indexes all the star S visible with the naked eye.
  • In Peru, the culture Moche undertakes great irrigation work around the river Moche, which makes it possible to make push in the desert of corn, peanuts, sweet peppers and sweet potatoes.

Art & culture

  • Beginning of the construction of funerary and political sites Ugly S ( Huaca LED Ground , in the valley of the Ugly , long 350 m and high 40 m; construction will last six centuries without being completed). Realistic sculptures, ceramics, goldsmithery (gilding, alloy, cast iron with lost wax, moulding).

  • Religion:
    • In the Judaism, end of the drafting of the Mishna.
    • In the Christianity, following the Gnostic proliferation of the texts S, the Église raises the question of the written forwarding of crowned texts; the doctrines of Marcion are rejected by the Pape Pie Ier with a synod with Rome (144).
    • many Fathers of the Church (Justin of Nablus, Tertullien, Irenee of Lyon…) fight the doctrines of Marcion.
    • Beginning of the development of the gun of the New Testament, attested by the Fragment of Muratori.

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