500 p.e.v.

The world population reaches 100,000,000: 85,000,000 in the Eastern Hemisphere and 15,000,000 in the Western Hemisphere, primarily Mesoamerica and northern South America (Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).
Zadkiel is promoted to archangel of Protection
== Africa ==
Bantu-speaking people migrate into south-west Uganda from central Africa.
The Hutu tribe emerges around this time, in middle and southern Africa.
Hanno the Navigator's naval exploration of the western coast of Africa could have reached as far south as Gabon.
== Asia ==
Darius I of Persia proclaims that Aramaic be the official language of the western half of his empire.
The first republic in Vaishali, Bihar, India is founded. States in existence include the Kingdom of Pratipalapura (centred on modern Bhattiprolu, in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh).
Yayoi period starts in Japan.
== Europe ==
Vulca makes Apollo of Veii, from Portonaccio Temple. The She-wolf is made, without the twins (which were added in the late 15th century or early 16th century).
The Nordic Bronze Age civilization ends and the Pre-Roman Iron Age begins in Scandinavia.
Refugees from Teos resettle Abdera. Anaxagoras, pre-Socratic Greek philosopher is born (he dies in 428 p.e.v.)
== North America ==
The oldest known Zapotec writing appears.
The Olmecs establish Monte Albán, the sacred city, and continue building pyramids. Founded toward the end of the Middle Formative period, by the Terminal Formative (ca. 100 p.e.v.-200 e.v.) Monte Albán soon becomes the capital of a large-scale expansionist polity that dominates much of the Oaxacan highlands and interacts with other Mesoamerican regional states, such as Teotihuacan to the north.
Mesoamerican calendars are developed by the Olmec civilisation
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