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5th century — '''6th century''' —
7th century —
other centuries)
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== Events ==
* The first academy of the east the Academy of
Gundeshapur founded in
Persia by the Persian
Shah Khosrau I.
*
Irish colonists and invaders, the Scots, began migrating to Caledonia (later known as
Scotland)
*
Glendalough monastery,
Wicklow Ireland founded by
St. Kevin
*
Zen Buddhists enter
Vietnam from
China.
*Buddhist
Jataka stories are translated into
Persian by order of the
Zoroastrian king
Khosrau.
*
Buddhism introduced to
Japan from
Baekje (
Korea) in
552, thus contributing to the changes that occurred in the
Asuka period.
*Outbreak of
bubonic plague in
Constantinople and the rest of the Roman Empire.
*Establishment of
Karantania, first stable and independent state of
Slovenians and of
Slavs.
== Significant persons ==
*
Pope Gregory the Great (590-604)
*
Arthur, defeated the
Anglo-Saxons
*
Justinian,
Byzantine Emperor (527-565)
*
Belisarius, last great Roman general
*
Beowulf, (fictional?)
king of the Geats
== Inventions, discoveries, introductions ==
*
Backgammon (''nard'') invented in
Persia by
Buzurgmihr
*
Chess entered
Persia from
India and was modified
* heavy plough in use in Po Valley, Italy
* breast-strap horse harness in use in Frankish kingdom
*
Byzantine Empire acquires silk technology from China
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af:6de eeu
ca:Segle VI
cs:6. stolet
da:6. rhundrede
de:6. Jahrhundert
es:Siglo VI
eo:6-a jarcento
fr:VIe sicle
fy:6e ieu
io:6ma yar-cento
it:VI secolo
ja:6世紀
ko:6세기
lb:6. Joerhonnert
nl:6e eeuw
no:6. rhundre
pl:VI wiek
pt:Sculo VI
ro:Secolul VI
ru:VI век
sl:6. stoletje
fi:500-luku
sv:500-talet
uk:6 століття
zh:6世纪
