Jainism emerges in the Indian sub-continent
Jainsm has a set of five vows: nonviolence, truth-speaking, non-stealing, no sexual immorality and non-attachment to worldly things.
10th Century B.C.E.
Stone architecture arises in the Copán River valley in modern-day Honduras for the first time
The fertile Copán River valley was long a site of agriculture before the first known stone architecture was built in the region about the 9th century BC.
The ancient Mayan city of Altun Ha is founded in modern-day Belize
Altun Ha was occupied for many centuries, from about 900 B.C. to A.D. 1000. Most of the information on Altun Ha comes from the Classic Period from about A.D. 400 to A.D. 900, when the city was at its largest.