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1383| 1100–1532 | South America [administration] | The Inca empire dominates the Andes region of South America. Its population numbers as many as 12 million. Incan society is based on a strict hierarchy, with an emperor who rules with absolute power. Their religion is based on sun-worship, and they are skilled builders who create a system of roads and irrigation. | | 1383 | France [plagues and epidemics] | Ships entering Marseille, France, are required to spend 40 days in isolation, quarantina, to prevent the spread of plague. | | 1383 | Poland, Lithuania [treaties] | Poland and Lithuania unite under the Treaty of Volkovysk. Queen Jadwiga of Poland marries Grand Prince Jagiello of Lithuania, and Lithuania accepts Christianity, so ending the crusades of the Teutonic Knights, whose expansion prompted the union. |
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