The medieval Chinese of the Song dynasty invent toilet paper
The first documented use of toilet paper in human history dates back to the 6th century C.E., in early medieval China.
Early humans
The Cueva people form in modern-day Panama
The Cueva were an indigenous people who lived in the Darién region of eastern Panama.
Guaraní culture emerges in modern-day Paraguay
Guaranà are a group of culturally related indigenous peoples of South America. The traditional range of the Guaranà people is in present-day Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Bolivia.
The Mongpa people build a kingdom in modern-day Bhutan
Earliest records about the area which the Monpas inhabit today indicate the existence of a kingdom known as Lhomon or Monyul which existed from 500 B.C to 600 C.E.
Macau becomes important part of trade route between Ghangzhou and Southeast Asia
Since the 5th century, merchant ships travelling between Southeast Asia and Guangzhou used the region as a port for refuge, fresh water, and food.
K’inich Yax K’uk Mo founds Copán dynasty
A farming settlement from as early as 1000 B.C.E., Copán emerged as a major centre around 250 C.E. The traditional named founder of Copán, K’inich Yax K’uk Mo’, reigned from 426 C.E. to c. 437 C.E.
Kalina culture emerges in South America
Making up for lack of written records, archaeologists have to date uncovered 273 Amerindian archeological sites on only 310 km² of the land recovered from the Sinnamary River by the Petit-Saut Dam. Some date back as far as two thousand years, establishing the antiquity of the Amerindian presence in this area.
The Chinese of the Han Dynasty invent the wheelbarrow
The earliest wheelbarrows with archaeological evidence in the form of a one-wheel cart come from second century Han Dynasty Emperor Hui’s tomb murals and brick tomb reliefs.
The Moche civilization flourishes in modern-day Peru
The Moche civilization (also known as the Mochica) flourished along the northern coast and valleys of ancient Peru, in particular, in the Chicama and Trujillo Valleys, between 1 CE and 800 CE.
Humans invent glassblowing, perhaps in modern-day Iran
The earliest evidence of glassblowing was found in Chogha Zanbil, where many glass bottles were found in the excavations of the 2nd millennium B.C.E. site