
A few centuries that rewired thought
From 800 to 200 BCE, transformative philosophies and religions arose across Eurasia, mostly independently.Human History: The Axial Age—Ideas That Rewired Civiliz atio

Parallel breakthroughs
Confucianism in China; Buddhism and Jainism in India; Jewish monotheism; Greek philosophy; Zoroastrianism strengthened under the Achaemenids.Human History: The Axial Age—Ideas That Rewired Civiliz atio