Culture & IdeasThe 6th century

Culture & Ideas in the 6th century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged culture and ideas — art, language, science and learning, narrowed to the 6th century — 3 of them, drawn from 3 nations, all of it in 500. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
3
Nations
3
Earliest
500
Latest
500
Asia
2
North America
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. North America

    Costa Rica

    Diquis chiefdoms and the stone spheres

    Chiefdom societies in the Diquis delta carve more than 300 near-perfect stone spheres and build settlements of mounds and paved precincts.

    Era: Chiefdoms and the Stone Spheres

    Sources: Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquis · UNESCO World Heritage Centre, A Stone Sphere from Costa Rica · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  2. Asia

    Nepal

    Licchavi stone inscriptions

    Dense Licchavi-era inscriptions and chronicles make the valley one of the best-documented early states of the Himalayas, recording Hindu and Buddhist patronage alike.

    Era: Ancient Kingdoms: Kirata and Licchavi

    Sources: Licchavi era · Encyclopædia Britannica

  3. Asia

    Tajikistan

    Sogdian merchants dominate the Silk Road

    Sogdian traders from Samarkand and Penjikent become the principal caravan merchants of the Silk Road, and the Sogdian language serves as the commercial lingua franca of Central Asia.

    Era: Sogdiana, Bactria and the Silk Road

    Sources: Sogdiana — Central Asia, Silk Road, Persian Empire · Encyclopædia Britannica, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan: Country Studies · Federal Research Division, Library of Congress