Time Line 550 B.C.E. and A.D.

550 B.C.E.
INSTITUTIONS:
550 Seven wonders the Temple of Artemis “Diana” at Ephesus built
563 Siddhartha Gautama “Buddha” founder of Buddhism is born
550 Athena, Perseus, and Madusa (Relief art)
550 Temple of Apollo, (Doric columns)
550 Hera Temple in Paestum, Italy
550 Nike form Delos was created


GOVERNANCE:
551 China Confucius is born
553 Cyrus the Great of Persia leads a rebellion against his over lords, MEDES
550 Byzantine Empire begins
559 Cyrus the Great built world’s first large empire

COMMERCE:

TECHNOLOGY:
550 Doric columns
550 Electricity is discovered by Greek physicists
Magnetism was found is the region of Thessaly
6th Century the game Backgammon is invented
The board game Chess is invented
Mathematician Pythagoras said the Earth is round

550 AD

INSTITUTIONS:
554 The trinity version of Christianity has won against Arianism, the Pope and Catholicism now reign in Rome in central Italy


GOVERNANCE:
Tiwanaku Empire was established 550 a.d. in Bolivia, Peru

COMMERCE:
India and profitable trade with Roman Empire has ended
India and trade with Persia has declined
550 AD. the first Slavic tribes arrive to Czech bassin from the North-East (north Baltic coast)

TECHNOLOGY:
Lacquer was discovered in China from tree sap

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