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2000 BC: Abraham: father of Jewish people 

1650 BC: The descendants of Abraham moved 

to Egypt

1300-1200 BC: Hebrews fled egypt event is 

called "the Exodus"

1020-922 BC: Hebrews united under three 

kings: Saul, David, and Solomon

962 BC: David was succeeded by his son 

Solomon

922 BC: the kingdom has divided in two Israel 

and Judah

738 BC: both Israel and Judah began paying 

tribute

722 BC: Northern kingdom fell to the 

Assyrians assault

586 BC: The city fell

Holy writings of the Jews 

were the Torah which means 

"the teaching" it is the 

Jewish bible.

There is one main guideline. 

What is hateful to you, do 

not do to another.

Belief is in action not actual beliefs such as you 

do a good deed something good will happen to 

you. There influences involve Christianity.

The leaders were god himself and the 13 Apostles, those who had a face-to-face relationship with 

Christ Himself. 

 Timeline of Christian History

c.2100 BC Calling of Abraham - the Father of the Jewish nation. 

c.2000 BC Birth of Jacob, later to be called Israel. The twelve tribes of Israel are named after 

Jacob's sons. 

c.1900 BC Joseph is sold into slavery in Egypt. Israelites eventually become captives in the land. 

c.1446 or 1290 BC The Exodus begins. Led by Moses, the Israelites leave Egypt and eventually 

settle in Canaan. 

c.1010 BC David becomes king of Israel, making Jerusalem his capital. 

c.970 BC David's son Solomon becomes king. He later builds a temple in Jerusalem to honor God. 

c.930 BC Following Solomon's death, the Kingdom is divided into two sections: Northern (Israel) 

and Southern (Judah). 

753 BC Traditional date for the founding of Rome. 

722 BC Fall of the kingdom of Israel to the Assyrians. 

612 BC Nineveh, the Assyrian capital, falls to the Babylonians. 

586 BC Babylonians take Jerusalem and destroy Solomon's temple. Jewish nation is taken into 

captivity in Babylon (the exile). 

c.538 BC Return of some of the exiles. Start of reconstruction of the temple. 

c.512 BC Completion of the temple. 

c.330 BC Conquest by Alexander the Great. Rise of Hellenism (Greek culture). 

c.250 BC Work begins to translate the Old Testament from Hebrew into Greek. This is known as 

the Septuagint or LXX. 

63 BC Roman rule of Israel begins. 

c.4 BC Birth of Jesus Christ, in Bethlehem. 

c.30 AD Death of Jesus Christ. 

The bible is the Christian's holy writing and the 

guidelines are the ten commandments.

God created all that is seen and unseen

Jesus is the Son of God and is one with God

Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary

Jesus suffered and was crucified

The major influence of Christianity is it is almost todays primary religion .

The leaders of the Hindusim is he Guru

Timeline

2800-2000 BCE   Indus Valley civilization. 

1200-900 BCE   Early Vedic Period - earliest Vedas are compiled. 

900-600 BCE   Late Vedic period - Brahmanical religion develops, emphasizing ritual and social obligation.  

800-300 BCE   The 11 major Upanishads are written, which include the ideas of reincarnation and karma.  

500 BCE-1000 CE   Epics and Puranas are written, reflecting the rise of devotional movements dedicated to Shiva, 

Vishnu and Devi.  

5th cent. BCE   Buddhism and Jainism founded in India.  

c. 320-185 BCE   Mauryan Dynasty founded by Chandragupta.  

c. 320-500 CE   Gupta empire. 

c. 500-650 CE   Gupta empire divides into several kingdoms.  

c. 600-1600 CE   Rise of devotional movements, puja (worship) rituals, and idea of equality of devotees.  

7th-11th cent.   Esoteric movements based on Tantras develop. 

c. 870-1280   Cholas dynasty. Hinduism arises in the south. 

1498 European presence in southern Asia begins with the arrival of Vasco de Gama.  

1540s Portugese missionaries arrive in India.  

17th-19th cent. Hindu Renaissance. 

c. 1700   British East India Company formed.  

1720 Collapse of the Mughal empire; British begin to take power.  

1857 National War of Independence against the British is sparked by the British use of cow fat in guns.  

1876 Queen Victoria becomes Empress of India.  

1895 Vedanta Society founded by Vivekananda. Promotes Hinduism as a world religion and India as a single nation.  

1915 Gandhi joins the nationalist movement.  

1947 India regains independence, but its partitioning leads to conflicts between Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs. 

1948 Assassination of Gandhi. 

1950 Constitution of the Republic of India.  

Guidelines were made by the gods.

One of the aciecnt holy writings was the holy Mahabharata, Sanskrit 

for Great Story

The soul never dies but is continually reborn.

Persons achieve happiness and enlightenment after they free 

themselves from their earthly disires.

560-480 BCE        

Siddhartha Gautama

479 CE             

1st Council results in four factions one year after Buddha's 

death

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469 CE         

Approximately 16 factions ten years after Buddha's death

390 BCE          

2nd Council declares a minority orthodox (Hinayana) and 

the majority   heretic (Mahayana)

297 BCE            

King Asoka converted to Buddhism; Buddha from 

small group to state religion and local religion to world 

religion 

as Asoka sends out Buddhist missionaries

247 BCE            

Asoka calls 3rd Council to agree on authentic 

Buddhist scriptures

1st century CE        

Perhaps as many as 500 sects of Buddhists

200 BCE - 200 CE    

Development of Hinayana Buddhism

2nd century        

Development of Mahayana Buddhism

320 CE to 600 CE    

Development of Vajrayana Buddhism

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