Century
10th Century BCE
What happened in the 10th Century BCE.
CivilizationRise of the Chimú Kingdom at Chan Chanc. 1000 CE · Chan Chan, PeruThe Chimú establish the largest adobe city in the Americas at Chan Chan.
ExplorationLapita Settlement in Western Samoac. 1000 BCE · Western SamoaLapita voyagers reach the Samoan archipelago, marking the first entry into Remote Oceania.
ScienceRefinement of Polynesian Wayfinding Techniquesc. 1000 BCE to 1500 CE · Pacific Ocean (Society Islands)Polynesian navigators perfect star paths and ocean swells to traverse the vast Pacific without instruments.
ReligionCodification of the Hawaiian Kapu Systemc. 1000 CE · Hawaii (Big Island), USAThe Hawaiian kapu system is formalized, establishing a rigid social hierarchy and religious code.
ScienceDiffusion of Sweet Potato (Kumara) to Polynesiac. 1000 CE · South America to PolynesiaThe sweet potato, originally from South America, is transported across the Pacific by Polynesian voyagers.
TechnologyConstruction of Double-Hulled Voyaging Canoesc. 1000 CE · Society Islands, French PolynesiaPolynesian shipbuilders perfect the double-hulled canoe for long-distance ocean voyaging.
PoliticsEmperor Taizu Establishes the Song Dynasty960 CE · Kaifeng, ChinaZhao Kuangyin seizes power in the Chenqiao Mutiny, founding the Northern Song and centralizing authority.
ExplorationHiram I of Tyre Supplies Cedar for Solomon's Templec. 960 BCE · Jerusalem / Tyre (Lebanon)King Hiram of Tyre provides cedar and craftsmen for the construction of Solomon's Temple.