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• Buddha
  ...presented definite opinions gave dates within 20 years either side of 400 BCE for the Buddha's death, with others supporting earlier or later dates. ...efore the reign of the [[Maurya]] king [[Ashoka the Great|Aśoka]] (273–232 BCE).
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• El
  ...hish which has on its opposite face the name of Amenhotep II (c. 1435–1420 BCE) The title ḏū gitti is also found in Serābitṭ text 353. Cross (1973, A Phoenician inscribed amulet of the 7th century BCE from Arslan Tash may refer to ʼĒl. Rosenthal (1969, p. 658) translated th
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• Tolerance
  ...and "Judaism, briefly in power during the Hasmonean period (second century BCE) should have persecuted pagan Idumeans". [11] Cohen continues: "When all is
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• Buddhist Philosophy
  ...of [[Buddha|Gautama Buddha]], a.k.a. Siddhartha Gautama (c. [[5th century BCE]]). Buddhist philosophy deals extensively with problems in [[metaphysics]], This process took shape from about the [[2nd century BCE]] to probably the [[2nd century CE]].
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• Planet
  ...orb astronomical learning, including constellations and the zodiac, by 600 BCE. A Chronological History of Babylonian Astronomy, Gary D. Thompson, https:/
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• Classics
  ...iquity]], roughly spanning from the Ancient Greek [[Bronze Age]] in 1000 [[BCE]] to the [[Dark Ages]] circa [[Common Era|CE]] 500. The study of the Classi
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• Materialism
  ...early proponents of [[atomism]]. The Nyaya-Vaisesika school (600 BCE - 100 BCE) developed one of the earliest forms of atomism. The tradition was carried
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• Prophecy
  Throughout ancient Israel's history as an independent state (c. 1000–586 BCE), the religious orientation of a large segment of its population was polyth By at least the eighth century BCE the Hebrew prophets or their [[scribe]]s commonly wrote down their oracles,
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• Chosen People
  ...onomy]] (7:6, 14:2), a biblical text not written until the seventh century BCE. Underlying God's promises to [[Abraham]] and his descendants in [[Genesis] ...code of [[moral]] and [[cult]]ic [[behavior]]. Thus, by the eighth century BCE, the prophet [[Isaiah]] admonishes those who outwardly follow cultic prescr
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• Amen
  ...Contemporary usage reflects ancient practice: As early as the 4th century BCE, Jews assembled in the Temple responded 'amen' at the close of a doxology o
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• Jurors
  ...he city-state of [[Athens]], where records of jury courts date back to 500 BCE. These voted by secret ballot and were eventually granted the power to annu
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• Atheism
  ...to indicate more-[[intention]]al, active godlessness in the 5th century [[BCE]], acquiring definitions of "severing relations with the gods" or "denying ...c philosophical Cārvāka School that originated in India around 6th century BCE is probably the most explicitly atheistic school of philosophy in India. Th
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• Immortal
  ...Shi Huang Di]], the First Emperor of China who reigned during 221 BCE–210 BCE, also sought immortality in his old age. He sent hundreds of people to find
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• Chemistry
  #Egyptian alchemy [5,000 BCE - 400 BCE], formulate early "element" theories such as the [[Ogdoad]]. #Greek alchemy [332 BCE - 642 CE], the Greek king [[Alexander the Great]] conquers Egypt and founds
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• 2006-07-12-Introducing Great Andite Leader
  George: "Thirteen thousand years ago (11,000 BCE) dates these Clovis points? That’s a question, Andrea. Did you guys bring
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• Library Science
  ..., temple library, and two private libraries which date back to around 1200 BCE, containing diplomatic texts as well as poetry and other literary forms. In
  16 KB (2,239 words) - 01:22, 13 December 2020
• Salem
  Jerusalem has been sacred to the Jews since the 10th century BCE,as the site of [[Solomon's Temple]] and the [[Second Temple]]. It is mentio
  15 KB (2,310 words) - 02:32, 13 December 2020
• Literary theory
  ...ww2.cddc.vt.edu/gutenberg/etext99/poetc10.txt Aristotle's ''Poetics'' (350 BCE)]
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• Translation
  ...nd in translations into several Asiatic languages of the second millennium BCE. The Epic of Gilgamesh may have been read, in their own languages, by early ...ranslated into Koine Greek in Alexandria between the 3rd and 1st centuries BCE. The dispersed Jews had forgotten their ancestral language and needed Greek
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• Monotheism
  ...sh fundemental that the Torah was received from God on Mount Sinai in 1313 BCE (hebrew year 2448). References to other cultures are inclued to understand
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