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8000 BCE
Upanishads are written
Vyasa wrote the upanishads. upanishads are for self knowledge, and explain tenets of hinduism. -
7000 BCE
Indus River Valley Civilization begins to develop
The Indus River Valley Civilization begins with it being built with stone along the Indus river. It covered a great amount of land and had a unique underground system for draining and water. -
5000 BCE
Gautama becomes the Buddha
Underneath the Tree of Awakening, Gautama was in a great meditation and was thinking about his past. During that time he received enlightenment, then became the buddha. -
957 BCE
King Solomon constructs the 1st Temple
The first temple that King Solomon built was completed in 957 BCE. He gave his own money to have it built. He made it his capital after King David took over Jerusalem. -
930 BCE
Israel splits into two kingdoms
When King Solomon died, Israel split into two kingdoms. The tow kingdoms were called Israel of the north and Judah of the south. -
Period: 800 BCE to 1258
The Islamic Golden Age
An important age where art, trade, and cultural were very important. they made many important inventions such as coffee, algebra, toothbrush, and more. -
722 BCE
Assyrians conquer Israel and launch the diaspora
Sargon II, the leader of the Assyrians, took over Israel. Many of them were kicked out of their own land to Mesopotamia. -
265 BCE
Emperor Ashoka adopts Buddhism
Emperor Ashoka had a very traumatizing war with Kalinga, it made him a peaceful and merciful leader. He then became the patron for Buddhism. -
325
Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity
Emperor Constantine was the first Roman ruler to covert to Christianity. The reason he converted was because he thought he say a cross in the sky with his military. -
610
Muhammad founds Islam
Muhammad had an epiphany while he was meditating in a cave. He realized that God needed him to make this new kind of faith, Islam. -
1095
Christian Crusades are launched
the Crusades were a bunch of wars to fight over the Holy Land. the Holy Land and Jerusalem are important to the Muslims, Jews, and Christians -
1487
Spanish Inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition was made to have Catholicism in all of their land. They caused a grudge and hatred between Christians and Jews. People thought that Jews would become more powerful than them. -
1517
Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther made this "95 thesis" and put it on the door of the church in Germany. They were about his concerns about the church. -
Mahatma Gandhi protests against the British
with nearly 60,000 people Ghandi protested and got arrested for during their salt march. this was a protest against the british rule over India. -
Modern state of Israel is created
Israel is created a state with David Ben-Gurion as their leader. He was he one to establish Israel.