Editing 600 (section)

=== By place ===
==== Europe ====
* King [[Chlothar II]] of [[Neustria]] is defeated by his nephews, [[Theudebert II]] and [[Theuderic II]], at [[Dormelles]] (approximate date).
* [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] and [[Slavs|Slavic peoples]] have tremendous [[population growth]], with the Slavs colonizing the [[Balkan|Balkan Peninsula]].<ref>McNeill, William H, "Plagues and Peoples". (Anchor Press/Doubleday, Garden City, New York 1977)</ref>
* [[Rome]] continues as part of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. The [[Italian Peninsula|Italian mainland]] is divided into independent cities and [[Duchy|duchie]]s.<ref>McEvedy, Colin, "The Penguin Atlas of Medieval History". (Rupert Hart-Davis and Crowell-Collier, U.S.A. 1978)</ref>
* [[Venice]] continues as an independent [[realm]], having been built up from [[fishing village]]s and settled by [[fugitive]]s.<ref>Trager, James, "The Peoples Chronology". (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, New York, 1979)</ref>
* [[Dorestad]], lying in a fork between two branches of the [[Rhine]], is established by the [[Franks]] as a [[trade]] center.<ref>Sawyer P.H., "Kings & Vikings A.D, 600–1100". (Methuen, London & New York, 1982)</ref>
* King [[Agilulf]] of the [[Lombards]] and Queen [[Theodelinda]] build a [[Palace|palace complex]] at [[Monza]], northeast of [[Milan]].
* [[Moravia#Ancient Moravia|Moravians]] gain independence, by holding off the attacks from the [[Avars (Carpathians)|Avars]] and the Franks who try to invade.
* According to the [[Ynglinga saga]], king [[Ingvar Harra]] of [[Sweden]] invades ''Adalsysla'' (present day [[Lääne County]] in [[Estonia]]), but is killed by the locals (approximate date).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Tvauri|first1=Andres|title=The Migration Period, Pre-Viking Age, and Viking Age in Estonia|date=2012|pages=29|url=https://www.etis.ee/Portal/Publications/Display/b80b6f11-43ed-4b8c-b616-48ac53b70ec5?language=ENG|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref>
* [[Smallpox]] arrives in [[Western Europe]] for the first time (approximate date).

==== Britain ====
* The Welsh [[bard]], Prince [[Aneirin]] of the [[Pennines]] ([[North West of England]]), writes the poem, ''"[[Y Gododdin]]"'', recording the events of the [[Battle of Catraeth]].
* The [[Britons (Celtic people)|Britons]] of [[Strathclyde]] ([[Scotland]]), [[Wales]] and [[Cornwall]] are all separated by the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] kingdoms.<ref>McVedy, Colin, "The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History". (Fletcher & Son Ltd., Norwich, England 1967)</ref>

==== Asia ====
* The first of the [[Japanese missions to Imperial China|Japanese embassies to Imperial China]] is sent (approximate date).{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
* The [[Sassanid Empire|Persians]] begin to use [[windmill]]s for [[irrigation]] (approximate date).
* [[Namri Songtsen]] becomes the new king of [[Tibet]] (approximate date).
* [[Chaturanga]] is played in its current form in [[India]] (approximate date).
* [[Yangdi]], a [[Sui dynasty|Sui]] emperor, extends the [[Grand Canal (China)|Grand Canal]]. He reportedly assumes power by poisoning his father. Ma Shu-mou, aka Mahu, was one of the canal overseers and was said to have eaten a steamed 2-year-old child each day he worked on the canal. On completion the canal extended for 1,100 miles. 5.5 million people were pressed into service to complete the 1,550 mile canal.
* [[Quill pen]]s, made from the outer feathers of [[crows]] and other large birds, became popular. The first books are printed in [[Sui Empire|China]].
* The oldest inscription in [[Mon language]] dated from 600 AD. later found at Wat Phorang, [[Thailand]].
* [[Mu of Baekje|Mu]] becomes king of the Korean kingdom of [[Baekje]].<ref name=met/>

==== Meso- and South America ====
* [[Loma Caldera]] ([[El Salvador]]) erupts, burying the [[Maya civilization|Maya]] village of [[Joya de Cerén]] (approximate date).
* The [[Hopewell tradition]] ([[North America]]) ceases to be the dominant [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|culture]] (approximate date).
* The city of [[Teotihuacan]] (Central [[Mexico]]) begins to grow unstable, as they exhaust their resources until their inevitable collapse (possibly caused by the [[Toltec]]) circa [[700]].
* [[Moche (culture)|Moche culture]] ends in the [[Andes]] (approximate date).
* [[Nazca culture]] ends in the Andes (approximate date).
* [[Wari Empire|The Wari Empire]] is established in [[Andes|The Andes]] (approximate date) 
* The [[Cultural periods of Peru|Middle Horizon period]] starts in the Andes.

==== Pacific Ocean ====
* Early settlers from the [[Marquesas Islands|Marquesas]] build the [[Alakoko fishpond]] and [[taro fields]] on [[Kauai]], [[Hawaii]].