<imagemap>File:1st millennium montage.png|From left, clockwise: Depiction of
Jesus, the central figure in
Christianity; The
Colosseum, a landmark of the once-mighty
Roman Empire;
Gunpowder is invented during the latter part of the millennium, in
China;
Chess, a new board game, becomes popular around the globe; The
Western Roman Empire falls, ushering in the
Early Middle Ages; The skeletal remains of a young woman, known as the "ring lady", killed by the eruption of
Mount Vesuvius in AD 79;
Attila the Hun, leader of the
Hunnic Empire, which takes most of
Eastern Europe (Background: Reproduction of ancient mural from
Teotihuacan, National Museum of Anthropology,
Mexico City)|565px|thumb rect 9 6 182 173
Jesus Christ rect 192 5 411 169
Roman Empire rect 420 16 560 101
Gunpowder rect 416 112 561 212
Chess rect 13 189 171 356
Attila the Hun rect 184 177 308 346
mount Vesuvius rect 313 222 559 352
Early Middle Ages rect 1 1 566 394
Aztec Empire rect 1 1 566 394
Pilate's court </imagemap>