Front Page Authors (by Period) Ancient Asia

Period: Ancient Asia

This historical period is very broad and includes the earliest human civilisations in the Middle East, China, and India. The literature, religious texts, and laws which emerged during this period have had a profound influence on the direction human culture has taken over the past millenia. The major historical events and intellectual movements of that time, which influenced the development of liberty, include the following:

• the codification of law in ancient Sumeria
• the emergence of religious texts, such as the Old Testament, with accounts of the origin of the world, moral philosophy and laws to guide human life, and the earliest efforts at writing history
• the philosophy of Confucius

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