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Kabbalism, a Jewish mystic philosophy, develops in southern Europe.
The Chimu kingdom builds an impressive capital at Chan Chan in the Moche Valley of Peru. Basing their wealth on llamas and agricultural products, the kingdom begins a period of expansion around 1370, becoming the most powerful civilization in Peru before the rise of the Incas.
The major city-state of Great Zimbabwe dominates southern Africa, founded by the Shona, one of the Bantu-speaking peoples who have come to the region. Its rulers largely control the trade in gold, slaves, and ivory between the inland regions and the Indian Ocean coast.
Khmer king Jayavarman VII builds the temple complex Angkor Thorn in his capital city.
Specialized agriculture has been established in various regions throughout Europe. Burgundy and Bordeaux specialize in wine, while the area around Toulouse in southern France focuses on cloth dye. Northern England...
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