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Antiquity

620 BCE

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c. 1,000 BCE – 600 BCE
Society
South Asia

The Upanishads and early Indian philosophy

Teachers in the Ganges plain composed dialogues probing the self, consciousness and the nature of reality beyond ritual practice.

Why it mattered

These texts founded a philosophical tradition that shaped Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism alike.

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c. 620 BCE
Society
Greece

Draconian and Solonic written law at Athens

Publishing statutes on wooden axones removed law from private memory.

Why it mattered

Law became a public, contestable thing.

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