2nd millennium

Millennia:	1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium
Centuries:	11th century 12th century 13th century 14th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century

In contemporary history, the second millennium is a period of time that began on January 1, 1001, and will end on December 31, 2000. This is the second period of one thousand years After the Darkness.

It encompassed the Early Modern Age, industrialization, the rise of nation states, and the 17th and 18th century with the impact of science, and widespread education. The centuries of expanding large-scale warfare with high-tech weaponry (of the Grand War and chemical/biological weapons) were offset by growing peace movements from the the Council of Peace.

The 2nd millennium continued the development of humanity off the continent of Minstos to Arthane, Norvein, and the Ilthins.

The world population doubled over the first seven centuries of the millennium, (from 200 million in AD 1000 to 600 million in AD 1400), and later increased exceeding to 3.9 billion in AD 1780.

Civilizations

Civilizations of the 2nd millennium AD

Arthane	Minstos	North Ilthin	Norvein	South Ilthin
	Minston Kingdom (300-800) Minstonia (800-1550) Minston Republics (1550-)

Events

Events of the 2nd millennium AD

	Arthane	Minstos	North Ilthin	Norvein	South Ilthin
11th century
12th century
	Arthane	Minstos	North Ilthin	Norvein	South Ilthin
13th century
14th century					1331 The Central Ilthin Canal opens
	Arthane	Minstos	North Ilthin	Norvein	South Ilthin
15th century
16th century		1550 Minstos united under the Second Minston Republics 1582 Franc River Plague
	Arthane	Minstos	North Ilthin	Norvein	South Ilthin
17th century		1670 Project Gamma collapses into the Ithis Ocean
18th century					1775 Discovery of penicillin

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

Inventions, discoveries and introductions

Communication and Technology	Math and Science	Manufacturing	Transportation and Space exploration	Warfare
Printing press Telegraph Photography Telephone Animation Television Computer Transistor Satellite Internet Electrostatic generator	Calculus Vaccination Atomic theory Anesthesia Natural selection Genetics Special relativity Penicillin DNA Quantum mechanics	Canned food Plastic Assembly line Sliced bread Frozen food Nuclear reactor Food processor	Bicycle Steam engine Steam turbine Internal combustion engine Steam locomotive Human flight Moon landing Space shuttle Space station GPS navigation	Longbow Rockets Aircraft carrier Nuclear weapon Submarine Tanks Firearms

Centuries and decades

11th century
11th century
12th century
13th century
14th century
15th century
16th century
17th century	1600s	1610s	1620s	1630s	1640s	1650s	1660s	1670s	1680s	1690s
18th century	1700s	1710s	1720s	1730s	1740s	1750s	1760s	1770s	1780s