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Axial Age (also Axis Age, [1] from the German Achsenzeit) is a term coined by the German philosopher Karl Jaspers. It refers to broad changes in religious and philosophical thought that occurred in a variety of locations from about the 8th to the 3rd century BCE.
The term Axial Age, coined by Karl Jaspers, is intended to express the crucial importance of the period of c. the 8th to 2nd centuries BC in world history. World population more than doubled over the course of the millennium, from about an estimated 50–100 million to an estimated 170–300 million.
The Hundred Schools of Thought were philosophies and schools that flourished during the late Spring and Autumn period [1] and Warring States period (c. 500 – 221 BC). [2]
The Axial Age was a period between 750 and 350 BCE during which major intellectual ... Arabic thought in the liberal age 1798-1939. Cambridge University Press. Moyn ...
Pages in category "Axial Age civilizations" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Civilized core; P.
The Bronze Age collapse was followed by the Iron Age around 1200 BCE, during which a number of new civilizations emerged, culminating in a period from the 8th to the 3rd century BCE which Karl Jaspers termed the Axial Age, presented as a critical transitional phase leading to classical civilization. [81]
The Late Bronze Age collapse was a period of societal collapse in the Mediterranean basin during the 12th century BC. It is thought to have affected much of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East, in particular Egypt, Anatolia, the Aegean, eastern Libya, and the Balkans.
They build upon the work of Karl Jaspers' conception of the Axial Age, whereby in the era 800 - 200 BC human societies undergo a revolutionary shift. [25] The central mechanism which pushes societies into a complex stage is the intensity of the warfare.