Hindu-Arabic numerals reach Europe
The numbers that make up the modern number system are introduced to Europe.
The facts
| Dates | AD 1200 |
|---|---|
| Source | Printed on the chart |
Where this sits on the chart
Hindu-Arabic numerals reach Europe falls 5204 years out from Creation at the centre. On the printed chart you can put a finger here and read straight outward to see what the rest of the world was doing in the same moment.
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Who else was alive
Nazca coastal culture, WesternAD 1000The establishment of the Kingdom of HungaryAD 1000The First CrusadeAD 1096 – AD 1099The establishment of the University of OxfordAD 1096The Mongol invasion of EurasiaAD 1206 – AD 1324The signing of the Magna CartaAD 1215Aztec empireAD 1400 – AD 1519Inca empire 1400 Pueblo people gathern large townsAD 1438 – AD 1538
Now see where it sits
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