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Buddhism and Hinduism spread north from India into central Asia and China. Merchants traveling on the Silk Roads helped spread these religions and influence many people to convert to either Buddhism or Hinduism. Southeast Asians began to build temples with an Indian architecture.
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Buddhism first established in oasis towns near the Silk Road. Oasis towns depended on trade greatly and nomadic people would visit and be interested in the religion. As a result, nomadic people, merchants, etc. would continue to travel and tell others about the religion.
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Zhang Qian had a mission to travel and search for allies who could help defeat the nomadic Xiongu people. However, he had to travel through the land they controlled and was held captive comfortably for 10 years. Zhang Qian did bring back information of Chinese goods being sold. This gave him the idea of establishing trade between China and India.
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The Buddhist religion was introduced to China by foreign Indian and Parthian merchants. Chinese people observed the Buddhist religion and responded positively. Eventually, Buddhism became the most popular religion in China and other parts of southeast Asia.
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A famous missionary named Gregory the Wonderworker continuously spread the word about Christianity in central Anatolia and other places throughout the Mediterranean basin. He preached the Christian doctrine,expelled demons, etc. Once Christianity became popular in the Roman Empire, the religion traveled and became popular in southwest Asia through various trade routes.
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Chinese peasants who were upset created a rebellion called the Yellow Turban Rebellion. They wore yellow headbands to represent the color of the Chinese earth and their peasant origins. Even thought this rebellion was quickly stopped, it became one of the first of many rebellions in the Han Dynasty.
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Mani was a prophet that created the Manichaeism religon. He was a Zoroastrian and used Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Buddhism as influences to create this religion. Mani viewed the world as a struggle between the forces of good and evil and he was a missionary that traveled and promoted his faith.
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Once epidemic diseases affected China, internal political problems began to weaken the Han Dynasty. Authorities lost their ability to keep organization and order and the government system disappeared. After the downfall of the Han Dynasty, China began to experience cultural changes.
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An emperor of the Roman Empire who attempted to fix the problem of having a huge empire by dividing the empire into districts. The eastern district contained wealthy people. Diocletian helped bring Roman armies under imperial control and stabilized the economy.
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Emperor Constantine had a vision about the power of the Christian God. He believed the Christian God helped him defeat his rivals so he promoted the Edict of Milan. The Edict of Milan allowed people to openly practice Christianity in the Roman Empire.
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The son of Diocletian who ruled the Roman Empire after his father. He defeated all his enemies and built a capital city called Constantinople. The city served as a site overlooking the eastern Mediterranean and various other places.
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A group of bishops who discussed religious situations and problems in their district. They discussed possible conclusions and official Christian doctrine. This council often discussed Jesus' nature, whether he is human or godlike.
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The fourth council held in the Christian church that also discussed the issue of Jesus' nature that was never fully resolved.
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Attila, leader of the Huns had placed pressure or influenced the Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals, Franks, and other German people. They attacked the Roman empire and established settlements in the western Roman empire.
