Religion timeline
Category: Other
Updated: 26 Sep 2017
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Created byCameron Heard
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First houses built in JerusalemAbraham is bornMoses is bornJudah and First Temple are destroyed;
Exile of Jews in BabyloniaFall of Babylon; Return of the JewsTorah gains recognition as ScriptureThe notion of a Messiah developsJerusalem Talmud compiledConfucius is bornMencius spreads Confucianism
throughout ChinaHan Emperor Wu replaces
Legalism for ConfucianismEnd of Han Dynasty;
Confucianism loses influenceConfucius diesFirst Confucian temple built near Qufu
(Confucius' hometown)Han emperor venerates Confucius'
graveAryan beliefs codified to create
the UpanishadsVedas composition beginsMaurya Empire founded;
Hinduism is major religion
until AshokaHindu laws codifiedHinduism spread to SE Asia
through Hindu tradersEpic poem Ramayana is composedTaoism founded by Lao TzuZhang Ling founds the
Five Bushel sectChuang-Tzu further develops
Taoist philosophyWang Bi introduces Taoist
concepts into Confucian learningTaiping Jing compiledGe Hong writes The Master Who Has
Embraced SimplicityKou Qianzhi revives Taoism of
Heavenly MastersBuddha bornFirst Buddhist CouncilEmperor Asoka converts
to BuddhismBuddhist scriptures first
written downMonks spread Buddhism in
northen IndiaMahayana Buddhism develops
in southern IndiaTheravada Buddhism develops
in southern BurmaJesus is bornJesus crucifiedGospel of Mark writtenGospel of Matthew writtenBook of Revelations writtenStephen: first Christian martyrArmenia is first to adopt Christianity
as official state religionPeriods
Solomon builds First Temple on Mount MoriahBhagavad Gita written
within this period
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