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8th century

(7th century - 8th century - 9th century - other centuries)


Events

Significant persons

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 Mayan culture
  • ca. 770: iron horseshoes come into common use

Decades and Years

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700s 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709
710s 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719
720s 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729
730s 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739
740s 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749
750s 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759
760s 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769
770s 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779
780s 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 789
790s 790 791 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799
800s 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809



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