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Event war Europe

Battle of Tours

732 CE

Charles Martel halted the Umayyad Muslim advance into Western Europe near Poitiers, shaping the continent's religious future.

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Standing in 732 CE

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Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Maya chiefdoms and states Polity · Americas 2000 BCE – 1521 CE Khoiasan Polity · Africa 1500 BCE – 1500 CE Serengeti National Park Landmark · Africa 3000 BCE – still standing Great Pyramid of Giza Landmark · Middle East 2560 BCE – still standing Aoraki / Mount Cook Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing

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