Seeking connections between Eastern and Western Eurasia

Around 500 B.C.,iron tools become widespread in Eurasia, and Confucius, Mencius, and other Schools of Thought flourished in China, Shakyamuni spread his teachings in India, and prominent philosophers, starting with Socrates, were active in Greece. How can we explain these similar phenomena occurring almost simultaneously in various parts of Eurasia? I suggest that the answer lies in the Eurasian Steppe spreading between these regions and once treated as ‘the outskirts of civilization.’ With the development of archaeology, anthropology, history, and other related fields, scholars came to recognize the importance of the interaction between various Eurasian regions through the Steppe; they also reevaluated the significance of the historical dynamics of the Steppe itself. Meanwhile, Japanese researchers have studied the Steppe for a long time, accumulating a considerable body of relevant knowledge. Would you like to join our exploration of human history? (The photo above shows a book written by professors Egami Namio and Mizuno Seiichi and my monograph, whose cover references theirs)