Home Quiz Quick Guess: 500s BC Or 500s AD?
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The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was constructed.

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500s AD
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The first major outbreak of the first bubonic plague pandemic.

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500s AD
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First historical reference to toilet paper.

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500s AD
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A lifetime of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism.

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The collapse of the Gupta Empire in India.

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500s AD
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Death of Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon.

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500s AD
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Birth of Muhammad, founder of Islam.

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500s AD
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The Kingdom of Kush moves its capital from Napata to Meroë.

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500s AD
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Volcanic winter of 536, due to Krakatoa.

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500s AD
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Sun Tzu, author of 'The Art of War' was born.

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500s AD
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Birth of Chinese philosopher Confucius.

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500s AD
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Anno Domini (AD) dating system is devised.

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500s AD
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Beginning of the Late Woodland Period in North America.

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500s AD
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End of the Northern and Southern dynasties period in China.

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500s AD
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The First Panathenaic Games of Ancient Greece are held.

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500s AD
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Establishment of the Roman Republic.

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500s AD
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Founding of the Zapotec city of Monte Albán.

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500s AD
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First Tikal-Calakmul War on the Yucatán Peninsula.

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500s AD
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Founding of the Achaemenid Empire in Persia.

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500s AD
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Establishment of the world's oldest company, Kongō Gumi.

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500s AD