8Th Century
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—
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—
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Events
The
Iberian
peninsula is conquered by
Arab
and
Berber
Muslims
, thus ending the
Visigothic
rule, and starting almost eight centuries of Muslim presence there.
Sometime this century,
Beowulf
is probably composed.
Borobodur
, the famous
Indonesian
Buddhist
structure, begins construction, probably as a non-Buddhist
shrine
.
Buddhist
Jataka
stories are translated into
Syriac
and
Arabic
as
Kalilag and Damnag
.
An account of
Buddha
's life was translated in to
Greek
by Saint
John of Damascus
, and widely circulated to
Christians
as the story of
Barlaam
and
Josaphat
.
The
Nara period
begins in
Japan
.
The
Moravian principality
and
Nitrian principality
arise in central Europe (see
Great Moravia
)
Many
Volga Bulgarians
convert to
Islam
.
Kanem-Bornu
arises north of
Lake Chad
.
Significant persons
Alcuin
, English monk, scholar, and teacher
Charlemagne
, king of the
Franks
from
771
to
814
Charles Martel
The Venerable
Bede
,
English
scholar
Pepin the Short
Harun al-Rashid
, fifth
Abbasid
Caliph
Li Po
,
Chinese
poet
Du Fu
,
Chinese
poet
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
heavy plow in use in the
Rhine
valley
horsecollar in use in
Northern Europe
in
8th
or
9th century
- perhaps introduced from
Asia
papermaking
introduced from
China
to
Arabs
beginning of the decline of the Classical
Maya civilization
ca. 770:
iron
horseshoes
come into common use
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