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See also: List of the centuries, Roman numerals ---- The century begins on January 1st 1001 and finishes the December 31st 1100.

Events

America

America

  • Birth of the empire of the Indians Chimu with the Peru (1000-1460).

  • legendary Foundation of the empire INCA by Manco Cápac.

Oceania & the Pacific

  • antiquated Period maorie in New Zealand (fine in 1350).
    • the assemblies of objects of the antiquated phase are often very similar to those of the contemporary Polynésie central, with polished stone adzes, hooks in bone, out of stone and shell, the pendentive ones and collars in bone, as well as harpoons and needles with tattooing
  • Début of the erection of the carved statues of the Easter Island (fine towards 1600). The inhabitants of the Easter Island, arrived towards 400, seem not to have exceeded the number of 7000. Their culture declines with the production decrease of food and wood as from 1600. All the statues will be thrown face against ground at the end of the 18th century and at the beginning of the 19th century. Many statues remained unfinished and partly hidden in the basalt careers of the Rano Raraku, which seems to indicate a brutal catastrophe.

Southern Africa

  • probable Construction of the first monuments of the town of Zimbabwe. People of builders come from the North-West would have little by little imposed his authority to the minors installed in the area since the surroundings of the 5th century.
    • the site of Zimbabwe establishes the link between the pastures of the lowlands and those of the high plateaus, where the herds will take refuge after the invasion of the tsetse flies in the lowlands during the rain season.

  • Certaines tribes Bantou would have crossed the Limpopo as of the 11th century, then would have skirted the coast towards the south.

Western Africa

  • Apogee of the kingdom of Ghana.
  • the Mossi form aristocratic States in the high ones and average valleys of the Volta (XIe and 12th century). The least badly known of these kingdoms animists is the Yatenga because of its proximity of the Moslem kingdoms.
    • Mossi resist savagely Islam and their neighbors much more powerful and organized better than them and often take the initiative of the attack.

Eastern Africa

  • Of 11th at the 13th century, the sovereigns of Dongola, in Nubie, resist the penetration of the Islam and successfully fight the encroachments of their Moslem neighbors. They pour a tribute with the Egypt, but this one concentrates its forces against the crusaders in Syria and Palestine, which makes it possible Nubie Christian woman to preserve her independence.

Asia

  • Arrived at the Tibet of new Buddhist missionaries come from India, of which Âtîśa, originating in the kingdom Pala with the Bengal (1042). This second “foundation” has consequences on the political and religious state of the country. Feudality and theocracy Tibetan are set up about this time. Beside the nobility, the monasteries profit from a power increased, on the level as well secular as religious. In some of them, survives the traditional belief according to which the LAMA or the superior of the community réincarne after its death in a child or an young man who becomes the new chief of the monastery.
  • In India, important migrations of the Rroms probably following the Moslem invasions. They advance towards the west while crossing the Iran towards the Asia Mineure and the Byzantine Empire.
  • In Barus on the west coast of Sumatra (current Indonesia), presence of a league of merchants Tamoul S.

Europe

  • the tribes Lithuania are not known to us by the German, Polish chronicles and Russian who describes them around the Niémen and of the future site of the town of Kaunas.
  • 1031 : Collapse of the Caliphate omeyyade of Cordoue. Political parcelling out of Al Andalus, allowing a decisive impulse the Reconquest, with the catch of Tolède (1085) in particular.
  • 1066 : Battle of Hastings, beginning of the Conquest of England, by William the Conqueror.

Economy & company

  • In Italy, as from the 11th century, the Florentins develop an artisanal sector, then industrial, dominated by wool. The particularly thick fabrics florentines, of red color, are manufactured by Arte della Lana (Guilde of wool) and are imported by Pisa in all Western Europe.

Art & Culture

  • In India, temples jaïna of the mount Âbû, marking the apogee of the style Solankî (- 13th centuries).

  • Illumination S Buddhist on sheets of palm tree carried out to the S with the Bihâr, Bengal and Nepal (Eastern school).

Significant characters

Political leaders

Philosopher S and Theologist S

See: Philosophical and theologists of the {{S|XI|E}}

Writer

See:

  • French Writer born with the {{S|XI|E}}

Scientist

  • Abu Raihan Al-Biruni, mathematician, astronomer, physicist, Persan encyclopedist

Musician and astronomer

Religious

  • Guillaume de Volpiano (960-1031), originating in Piedmont, reformer and manufacturer of abbeys in Burgundy and Normandy,

  • Holy Bruno (1030 - 1101), founder of the Carthusian monks,
  • Rachi (this 1040 - this 1105), commentator of the Jewish crowned texts.

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions

Philosophy and sciences

  • Beginning of the introduction of the philosophy and Arab and Greek sciences in occident via Gerbert d' Aurillac: algebra (Al-Khwarizmi), astronomy, reintroduction of the Quadrivium in the monasteries.

  • Development of the Liberal arts and the Comput in the schools.

Mathematics

  • Introduction of the Arab Figure S by Gerbert d' Aurillac (introduced of India by Al-Khwarizmi),

Agriculture

Navigation

Information technologies

  • Appearance of the Paper in San Felipe, in Spain, in 1056, introduced by the Arabs (paper was invented in China towards -),

  • In China, invention of the mobile characters in Imprimerie (1041), by an unknown craftsman, makes possible the press to be printed,

Structure

  • Development of the religious architecture (architect lombard Guillaume de Volpiano),

  • strong Castles (out of stone).

Techniques with the service of art

  • Technique of Peinture has fresca , or has fresco (fresco),

Music, Literature, tapestry

Medicine

See too

  • Year thousand

Beats-smg: XI omžios Be-X-old: 11 стагодзьдзе Fiu-vro: 11. aastagasada Nds-nl: 11th eeuw Simple: 11th century

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