6th century BC

(7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC - other centuries)

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Events:

• Persians conquer Ancient Egypt, dominate eastern Mediterranean.
• Ruin of the Kingdom of Judah and the destruction of the First Temple (586 BC), return of the Jews several decades later.
• Buddha founds Buddhism in India. It became a major world religion.
• Confucius formulates his ethical system of Confucianism, which proved highly influential in China
• Roman republic founded
• Dao de jing written

Significant persons:

• Cyrus the Great king of Persia
• Thales Greek mathematician. has predicted an eclipse
• Pythagoras, Greek mathematician. See Pythagorean Theorem

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions

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