![]() ![]() 10 January: Death of Empress Dowager Masako (empress consort of the late Emperor Reizei).Murasaki Shikibu starts to write The Tale of Genji.Yasuko leaves the palace under the patronage of Empress Dowager Senshi and Michinaga (moved to his residence). Michinaga (her half-brother) investigates it secretly and finds out the truth about her pregnancy. Palace Scandal: Princess Consort Yasuko has an affair. ![]() World population is estimated to have been between c. Cholula flourished in central Mexico, as did Tula, the center of Toltec culture. Mitla, with Mixtec influence, became the more important site of the Zapotec, overshadowing the waning Monte Albán. In Mesoamerica, the Maya Terminal Classic period saw the decline of many grand polities of the Petén like Palenque and Tikal yet a renewed vigor and greater construction phases of sites in the Yucatán region like Chichén Itzá and Uxmal. Wari and Tiwanaku cultures receded in power and influence while Chachapoya and Chimú cultures rose toward florescence in South America. The pre-Columbian New World was in a time of general transition in many regions. Sub-Saharan Africa was still in the prehistoric period, although trans Saharan slave trade was beginning to be an important factor in the formation of the Sahelian kingdoms. India was divided into a number of lesser empires, such as the Chalukya Empire, Pala Empire ( Kamboja Pala dynasty Mahipala), Chola dynasty ( Raja Raja Chola I), Yadava dynasty, etc. The year falls well into the period of Old World history known as the Middle Ages in Europe, it is sometimes and by convention considered the boundary date between the Early Middle Ages and the High Middle Ages.Ĭhina was in its Song dynasty, Korea was in its Goryeo dynasty, Japan was in its classical Heian period. It was also the last year of the 10th century as well as the last year of the 1st millennium of the Christian Era ending on December 31, but the first year of the 1000s decade. In the proleptic Gregorian calendar, it was a non-leap century year starting on Wednesday (like 1800). Year 1000 ( M) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Porter, D.1000 in various calendars Gregorian calendar Text from “The Blue Planet, An Introduction to Earth System Science”, B. By observing the winds and currents, ancient navigators could get an idea of their approximate geographic position. Still farther north, a canoe encountered the north-east tradewinds and another westward-flowing current system that helped carry it northwestward toward Hawaii. The initial part of the voyage therefore involved sailing somewhat east of north across this belt until, just north of the equator, a belt of light variable winds and an eastward-flowing current Havai’I lay in the southeast trade-winds belt, where prevailing winds blow from the southeast, and also in the region of a great westward-flowing ocean current that lies just south of the equator. In sailing from Havai’I to Hawaii, a canoe crossed three wind systems and the surface ocean currents related to them. Like competent modern sailors, the Polynesian navigators became familiar with the winds and currents systems that affected their vessels. A long canoe voyage across the uncharted ocean must have required an exceptional degree of navigational skill. By chance, they discovered and subsequently colonized, the Hawaiian Islands. More than 1300 years ago, Polynesian explorers set out from Havai’I (now Raiatea, in the Society islands) in great double-hulled canoes across the vast unknown expanse of the North Pacific Ocean. To do so they make use of the North Star as a reference point to guide them. The Vikings explore the Arctic and Northern Atlantic Ocean around Greenland, Iceland, and Newfoundland. Vikings explore the Arctic and Northern Atlantic Medieval monks observed and accurately recorded tidal movements along the coast of England. They use indicators such as the stars, sun, planets, moon, winds, clouds, currents, and tides as "landmarks." The Polynesians develop an elaborate system for navigating between the many islands of the South Pacific, an area of approximately 10 million square miles. Text adapted and used with permission, from Surface on their rocking ship, they floated the needle in a shallowīowl of water, and the compass that guides explorers to this day was Prevented the Chinese from navigating by the sky the mariners used Knowledge of the winds and currents of the Pacific. Arabs used the seasonal variability of the monsoon winds to trade along the African coast between Zanzibar and Arabia.īy the first century A.D., historians say, the Chinese had some Trading relationships between Arabia and the East African coast were established by the 1st century AD. Arabic traders sail along the African coast. ![]()
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