World Religions Timeline - Tomás Serrano
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Updated: 10 Mar 2023
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393 Rome
adopts Christianity1054 CE, The Great Schism splits Christianity between
the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox church.1455 CE The Gutenberg Bible
is the first printed Bible.Martin Luther and
his 95 Theses in 15171979 C.E. The Iranian Revolution
results in the establishment
of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the first attempt at an Islamic state in the modern era.Muhammad's first revelation by the angel Gabriel in 610Muhammad’s Night Journey to Jerusalem in 621 CE1975 C.E. Wallace D. Muhammad,
the son of Elijah Muhammad, takes over leadership of the Nation of Islam after his father's death and brings most of his followers into
mainstream Islam. He later creates the Muslim American Society,
which attracts many members, most of whom are African-American.1948 C.E. The state of Israel is created.
Some Palestinian and Lebanese refugees flee to the United States, among them,
Muslims and Christians.1918 CE World War I ends with the defeat
and dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, which was the last of the
Islamic empires. Many regions populated by Muslims in Africa and Asia are
colonized by Europeans. Traditional religious ways of life are threatened and, in some cases, destroyed.1453 CE The Ottomans take
Constantinople from the Byzantines, renaming it Istanbul.1025 CE The Canon of Medicine is an encyclopedia of
medicine in five books compiled by Persian physician-philosopher Ibn Sina.
It was possibly the most influential medical text used in North Africa and Europe for centuries.1023 CE Dome of Rock Completed
(and earlier one stood from 691-1015).1000 C.E. Islam continues to spread through the continent of Africa,
including Nigeria, which served as a trading liaison between
the northern and central regions of Africa.711 C.E. Muslims enter Spain in the west and India in the east.
Eventually almost the entire Iberian Peninsula is under Islamic control.661 C.E. Imam Ali is killed, bringing to an end the rule of the four
"righteous caliphs": Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali. This also marks the beginning of the Umayyad rule.Muhammad’s emigration from Mecca to Yathrib in 622 CEMuhammad’s return to Mecca in 629 CE.Approximately 2000 BCE, Abraham is believed to have lived in ancient Mesopotamia.First temple destroyed in 586 BCE by Babylonians.Second Temple built 516 BCEdestroyed of second temple by Romans 70 CE. Jews spread
out from the Middle East into Europe and beyond (“the diaspora”)1290 Jews expelled from England1492 Jews expelled from SpainThe Haskalah, the Jewish “Enlightenment” movement started around 1770, as Jews in the 18th century began to campaign for
emancipation from restrictive laws and
integration into the wider European society. Divisions form between Reform and Orthodox Jews.The First Zionist Congress is held in 1897 calling
for the creation of a Jewish nation state.In 1948, the Jewish state of Israel is established.The Yuan court reopens the Confucian style
civil service recruitment examinationsGuru Nanak began teaching a faith that was
quite distinct from Hinduism and Islam.Hargobind becomes the 6th guru at age 11
after the death of his father. He militarized the
community so that they would be able to resist
any oppression. The Sikhs fought a number of
battles to preserve their faith.he first Jain figure
Parshvanatha is bornThe 24th and last
Tirthankara, is bornBirth of Siddhartha
GautamaBuddhism is adopted as
the state religion in ChinaCh’an Buddhism of
China taken to Japan as ZenDalai Lama escaped to
India, where he currently
lives in exilethe Mahabharata, which includes
the Bhagavad Gita, is written
around this time.Hinduism spreads widely
throughout SE Asia as a result
of war and trade.Shankara teaches the reality of One Brahman
or One God, introducing significant
monotheistic beliefs into Hinduism.Muslims arrive in India and influence
the evolution of the Hindu faith.Lao Tzu , real or mythic
writer of the Tao te Ching.
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Jesus crucified,
approximately 30-33 CEJesus born,
approximately 4-6BCE70-100 CE The Gospels of Matthew, Mark,
Luke are written, later to be the Christian Bible.312-325 CE Emperor Constantine
converts to Christianity and
makes Rome a Christian empire (Council of Nicea)1730-60 CE The “Great Awakening” is
a revival movement among Protestants in the US.570 -633 C.E. Muhammad’s life1526-1582 The Mughals rule India.780-850 CE Al-Khwarizmi, known as the father of Algebra750-1258 CE “The Golden Era of Islam” marked by notable
accomplishments in science, arts, and literature.630-655 C.E. Islam spreads across the Middle East, capturing Jerusalem in 637
CE and then spreading across North Africa.First Temple built by King Solomon approximately 10th century BCEMaimonides (1138–1204) one of the most famous rabbis of
the middle ages. His writings are still influential today.Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov (1698 -1760) founds Hasidism, a sect within Judaism.In 1935, Nuremberg Laws came into effect in
Germany, restricting the rights of Jews and
setting the stage for the Hocaust through 1945.Confucius's
LifeAnalects are writtenA leading intellectual of the later Tang
dynasty, Han Yu advocated
a return to Confucian learning
as a means to revitalize the government.The Vadda Ghalūghārā was a dramatic and
bloody massacre of Sikhs by Afghanistan's
(Durrani Empire).Jain monks turned from living as wandering
ascetics to permanent residence in temples or
monasteries.Development of
Theravada BuddhismDevelopment of
Mahayana BuddhismThe Book of Changes, documents
the concepts of yin yangTaoism is Decreed
a state religionTaoism loses popular support
with the decline of the Tang
Dynasty. Replaced by
Confucianism and BuddhismIndian scholars put the
sacred texts, the Vedas in
written form; basic tenets
of Hinduism are established.
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