Statistics for The 5th and 6th Century BC

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  • The average score is 12 of 17

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YearDescriptionAnswer% Correct
404 BCThis city-state defeats Athens in the Peloponnesian WarSparta
95%
528 BC
This man, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, attains Enlightenment
while sitting under the Bodhi tree
Buddha
90%
5th century BCThe general Sun Tzu supposedly writes this famous textThe Art of {War}
87%
509 BCThis city overthrows its last king, becoming a republicRome
84%
c. 551 BCThis great Chinese philosopher is bornConfucius
83%
432 BCThis temple is completed on the Acropolis of AthensThe Parthenon
83%
c. 586 BC
This city is conquered by the Babylonians, ending the kingdom of
Judah and forcing its people into exile
Jerusalem
82%
490 BC
Phidippides runs 25 miles to announce the Greek victory
over Persia at this battle
Battle of
{Marathon}
76%
543 BCPrince Vijaya founds the first Sinhalese kingdom on this islandSri Lanka
72%
c. 470 BC
Departing from this Mediterranean city-state, Hanno the Navigator
explores the African coast as far south as Cameroon
Carthage
62%
481 BCThis period of Chinese history comes to an end
{Spring} and
Autumn Period
60%
550 BCThis conqueror founds the First Persian Empire{Cyrus} the Great
58%
c. 500 BC
The Persian empire reaches its peak under this ruler. About 40% of the
world's population is under his reign.
{Darius} the Great
51%
c. 430 BCThis Greek historian writes "Histories"Herodotus
49%
6th century BCThis civilization in modern-day Tuscany reaches its apexEtruscan
46%
527 BCMahavira, the 24th supreme preacher of this Indian religion, attains nirvana{Jain}ism
46%
5th century BC
This Mesoamerican civilization, known for its "colossal head" sculptures,
comes to an end
Olmecs
43%

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