The High Renaissance, a period of prolific growth in the arts and culture sectors, took place over 35 years in Europe, with its center located in Italy. 

In the 10th Century in China, black powder (gunpowder) was discovered to have explosive properties and was used to create the first gun, propelling gunpowder through bamboo tubes. 

The Trans-Saharan Gold and Salt Trade linking Africa and the Mediterranean allowed ancient empires in Ghana and Sudan to become powerful and wealthy. 

The Polynesians reached Hawaii in 1000-1200 AD by crossing over 2,000 miles of open seas in canoes with sails called waʻa kaulua.

According to carbon dating done on old manuscripts of the Qur’an, this key religious text has been in existence in written form since at least 650 CE. 

At the very end of the Post Classical Era, on August 13, 1521, the Spanish took over the Aztec Empire.