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Judaism

-2000 B.C Abraham           

Father of Hebrew

people

-1800 B.C Abraham, his family, and their herds made 

their way to Canaan.

-1650 B.C the descendants of Abraham 

moved to egypt.

The Torah was a book for the Jewish people and 

contained Sacred writings from the Hebrew bible. And is 

also in the Old Testament. 

Jewish people believed in Monotheism which is a belief 

in one god which is the same as Christianity. And they 

believed that god was not an object or figure and 

pictures were not to be drawn of him. 

Christians read the bible which is the most sacred book 

in christian religion. 

It is divided into two parts the Old Testament and the 

New Testament. 

Christians believe in one God, and 

that his son Jesus Christ was sent 

to earth to die on the cross to save 

humanity from sin. His death and 

resurrection made eternal life 

possible.  

1000 B.C- Latins enter region

753 B.C- Rome founded

509 B.C- Republic created

451 B.C-Twelve Tables written

405-265 B.C-italy conquered 

264-146 B.C-Punic wars fought 

44 B.C-Julius Ceaser assassinated

27 B.C-empire and Pax Romana begin with reign of Augustus

29 A.D-jesus crucified

64 A.D-Christian Persecution begins

79 A.D-Pompeii destroyed

180 A.D-Pax Romana ends

253 A.D-Germanic tribes enter Fronteir regions

285 A.D-Diocletian divides empire into east and west

313 A.D-christianity given recognition

324 A.D-Constantine reunites empire

370 A.D-Huns invade frontier

380 A.D-Christianity made official religion

395 A.D-Empire Permanently split

476 A.D- Last emperor deposed

The Founder of Christianity was 

Jesus Christ. Leaders of 

Christianity in churches are 

Priests, Ministers, Monks, and 

Nuns

Hinduism believes in three main gods 

Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Also 

Hinduism has no one founder and no one 

book, they have sacred texts including 

Vedas and the Puranas.

People who lead in Hinduism would be Guru's, 

Holy men, and Brahmin Priest. There basic belief 

is that the soul never dies but is reborn over and 

over again.   People also achieve happiness and 

enlightenment after they free themselves of 

earthly desires. Freedom from earthly desires 

comes from a life time of worship and knowledge 

and virtuous activities. 

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.  

Leaders of Buddhism are Buddhist monks 

and nuns. They teach about the sacred 

texts including the Dhammapada. Also the 

founder of Buddhism was Buddha.

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