5th century4 events1 region
500
In 500: 4 events across 1 region, including Hopewell tradition, Basketmaker III: pottery, beans and the bow on the Colorado Plateau, Late Basketmaker II era.
Events
North America
- Hopewell traditionbetween 200 and 100 BC – c. 500
- Late Basketmaker II erac. 50 – c. 500
- Basketmaker III: pottery, beans and the bow on the Colorado Plateauc. 500 – c. 750
- The Late Woodland period in eastern North Americac. 500 – c. 1000
Still going on
Processes that began earlier and continued through this period
- Nazca culture and the Nazca Linesbetween 200 and 100 BC – between 500 and 800 · Latin America
- Óc Eo, the port of Funanbetween 1 and 100 – between 601 and 700 · Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Teotihuacan at its height: the largest city of the Americasc. 250 – c. 550 · Latin America
- Kofun period: the age of keyhole tombsbetween 250 and 300 – 538 · East Asia
- The Rouran Khaganate dominates the steppe402–552 · Central and Northern Asia
- The later caves of Ajanta under the Vakataka king Harishenabetween 460 and 480 – between 480 and 550 · South Asia
- Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britainbetween 410 and 449 – between 550 and 625 · Western and Central Europe
- The Alchon Huns invade India: Toramana and Mihirakulabetween 496 and 500 – between 528 and 534 · South Asia
- Early Slavic cultures: Prague-Korchak, Penkovka and Kolochinc. 450 – c. 700 · Eastern Europe