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3. TIME LINE
Solon 594 BC
The founding of Greek democracy in ancient Athens is credited to a lawgiver named Solon, who lived from the late 7th to the early 6th century BC. He put an end to the wealthy aristocrats' complete control of the government and advocated that control of the government be shared among the people. He divided society into four classes and instituted economic and political reforms. He also cancelled debts and freed people imprisoned for debt.
Solon, founder of democracy in Greece
Confucius(551-478) (Kung Izu)
Confucius had a simple moral and political teaching: to love others; to honor one's parents; to do what is right instead of what is of advantage; to practice "reciprocity," i.e. "don't do to others what you would not want yourself";
to rule by moral example instead of by force and violence; and so forth.
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