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Event trade East Asia

Kaifeng

960 CE

Northern Song capital and one of the most populous cities in the medieval world, with over a million inhabitants.

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Standing in 960 CE

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Maya chiefdoms and states Polity · Americas 2000 BCE – 1521 CE Khoiasan Polity · Africa 1500 BCE – 1500 CE Andean hunter-gatherers Polity · Americas 1500 BCE – 1783 CE Abu Simbel Landmark · Middle East 1264 BCE – still standing Ephesus Landmark · Europe 1000 BCE – still standing Leptis Magna Landmark · Africa 1000 BCE – still standing

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