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1432| 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. | | 1432 | Burgundian Netherlands, Holy Roman Empire [art] | Flemish artists Hubert and Jan van Eyck paint The Adoration of the Lamb (Ghent Altarpiece), a polyptych in the Church of Saint Bavo in Ghent, Flanders (now Belgium). Van Eyck paints Portrait of a Man, which may be a self-portrait. |
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