Years 750

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Years 730 | Years 740 | Years 750 | Years 760 | Years 770

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Events

America

  • Pregnant crowned Chichén Itzá (Yucatán), used for the ritual sacrifices. Objects are thrown in the ritual puit (Cenote). Permanent use during 1.000 years.

Oceania

  • Towards 750, the Maoris, originating in the east of the Polynesia, settles in New Zealand.
    • the first Polynesian colonists acclimatize sweet potato and the dog in New Zealand. The yam, the taro and the water-bottle have only small surface cultivateds in the Northern island. In the Southern island, Maoris give up agriculture and live fishing, hunting and collection of the indigenous plants, in mobile small groups.

Europe

  • Small medieval climatic optimum of 750 with 1200 - 1230. Withdrawal of the glaciers in the the Alps.

  • Beginning of the Carolingian dynasty on the frank Kingdoms.

  • the Arabs lose the Septimanie.
  • Donation of Pip.
  • War of Byzance against the Bulgarian .
  • Foundation of the emirate of Cordoue.
  • Penetration of the Scandinavian , or Varègue S, until the average the Volga (750-800). Come mainly from Sweden, they seek furs near the Finno-ugric or Slavic populations, and concerned to have regular provisioning, they impose on several these groups the payment of a tribute.

Africa

  • Accroissement in the Trans-Saharan trade enters the Moslem North Africa and savannas of Western Africa.

Asia

  • Battle of Catholic students opposing the Abbasid China and the in Central Asia.

  • the construction of the complex of Hindu temples of Bhubaneswar in India starts at that time.

  • In the middle of the 8th century, the territory of the Kampuchea, parcelled out in principalities, falls under suzerainty from Java.
  • With Java, during second half of the 8th century, a Buddhist kingdom develops under the dynasty Çailendra, in the plain close to Kedu.
    • the dynasty of the Çailendra reign also in the kingdom of Srivijaya. Supremacy alternates between Sumatra and Java. Sumatra control the straits and the trade with the China and the islands with spice, Java has a prosperous agriculture which can provide rice to the islands with spices.

The Middle East & Arab World

  • Beginning of the empire Abbasid.
  • the Arab language is essential in Egypt in the Christian populations and the Copte becomes a language of worship, but Egyptian particularism persists.

Significant characters

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

  • the Papier is introduced into the Muslim world.

  • the Canne with sugar arrives in Egypt by the India.

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