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6th century BC
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( 2nd Millennium BC - - 1st Millennium )
The 5th and 6th centuries BC were a time of empires, but more importantly, a time of learning and philosophy.
- Mediterranean: Beginning of Greek philosophy, flourishes during the 5th Century BC
- The late Hallstatt Culture period in Eastern- and Central Europe, the late Bronze Age in northern Europe
- East Asia: Chinese philosophy become the "religion" of China. Confucianism , Daoism , Legalism , and Moism flourish, the so called Spring And Autumn Period in China.
- Middle East: During the Persian empire, Zoroaster , aka Zarathustra, founded Zoroastrianism , a dualistic philosophy
- India: The Buddha and Mahavira found Buddhism and Jainism , challenging Hinduism and the Caste system
- The decline of the Olmec civilization in America
- Aeschylus of Athens , Playwright ( 525 – 456 BC ).
- Confucius , founding figure of Confucianism ( 551 – 479 BC ).
- Cyrus The Great , king of Persia ( 576 – 529 BC , reigned 559 – 529 BC ).
- Darius I , King Of Persia (reigned 521 – 485 BC ).
- Epimenides of Knossos , a famous Cretian Seer and Philosopher - Poet , associated with the Epimenides Paradox .
- Gautama Buddha , founding figure of Buddhism (c. 563 – 483 BC ).
- Lehi , legendary figure, first prophet recorded in the Book Of Mormon .
- Mahavira of Vaishali ( 599 – 527 ).
- Stesichorus of Sicily , Lyric Poet (c. 640 – 555 BC ).
- Solon of Athens , one of the Seven Sages Of Greece ( 638 – 558 BC ).
- Thales , Greek mathematician ( 635 – 543 BC ). Predicts solar eclipse in 585 BC .
- Pisistratus , Tyrant of Athens in 561 , 559 – 556 and 546 – 528 BC .
- Pythagoras of Samos , Greek mathematician. See Pythagorean Theorem . ( 582 – 496 BC ).
- Sun Tzu , author of '' The Art Of War ''.
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