People & Ideas on the Move 2000 B.C. - 250 B.C.

People and Ideas on the Move

Period: 500 to Sep 11, 2000

Buddhism

520

http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/pathmaps.htm
In Buddhism, those who were seeking enlightenment had to follow the Eightfold Path. This mastery would occur over many lifetimes. By following the Eightfold Path, anyone could reach nirvana. The Buddha accepted the idea of reincarnation. He also accepted a repetitive view of history, where the world is created and destroyed.

King David

Sep 11, 1002

http://www.aish.com/jl/h/cc/48936837.html
King David ruled Israel after his father-in-law, Saul. He was the second of the Israelite kings. He established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. He is a well known leader. He also united the tribes, and founded an enduring dynasty.

Phoenicians

Sep 14, 1100

http://www.phoenician.org/alphabet_phoenician-smaller.GIFAbout 1100 B.C., Phoenicians were the most powerful traders along the Mediterranean. Phoenicians never united into a country, but they founded a number of rich city-states around the Mediterranean. The Phoenicians were exeptional shipbuilders and seafarers. They were the first of the Mediterranean people to travel beyond the Strait of Gibraltar. Their legacy is the alphabet. They needed a way of recording transactions clearly, So they developed a writing system that used symbols to show sounds.

Ten Commandments

Sep 14, 1300

http://www.godstenlaws.com/ten-commandments/
The Ten Commandments and the other teachings that Moses delivered to his people became the basis for the civil and religious laws of Judaism. The Hebrews believed that the Ten Commandments formed a new covenant between God and the Hebrew people. God promised to protect the Hebrews. They promised to keep God’s commandments.

Torah

Sep 15, 1312

http://judaism.about.com/od/judaismbasics/a/What-Is-The-Torah-Chumash.htm
Most of what we know about the early history of the Hebrews is in the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. The five books are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, Jews call these books the Torah, and consider them the most sacred writings in their tradition. Christians respect them as part of the Old Testament.

Hindusim

Sep 11, 1500

http://www.himalayanacademy.com/readlearn/basics/nine-beliefsHindus see religion as a way of freeing the soul from the illusions, disappointments, and mistakes. By the process of reincarnation, an individual soul is born again and again until moksha is achieved. A soul’s karma follows from one reincarnation to another. Ideas about karma and reincarnation strengthened the caste system. The beliefs of Hinduism and its caste structure dominated every aspect of a person’s life.

Monotheism

Sep 14, 1650

http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/religion/blrel_theism_mono.htmMonotheism is a belief in a single god. Hebrews were monotheists. They proclaimed Yahweh as the only God. To the Hebrews, God was not a physical being, and no physical images were made of him. According to the Bible, Yahweh looked after the Hebrews not because of ritual ceremonies and sacrifices but because Abraham had promised to obey him.Yahweh had promised to protect Abraham and his descendants in return.

Abraham father of Israel

Sep 11, 2000

http://www.bible.ca/ef/expository-genesis-12-1-3.htm
In the Torah, Abraham was chosen by God to be the "father" of Israel. Abraham was a shepherd who lived in the city of Ur, in Mesopotamia. God commanded him to move his people to Canaan, then later, the descendants of Abraham moved to Egypt.

Minoans

Sep 14, 2000

http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/LX/MinoanPottery.jpgThe Minoans lived on Crete, an island on the south of the Aegean Sea. The Minoans took over trade in the eastern Mediterranean from about 2000 to 1400 B.C. They produced one of the finest painted pottery at the time. They traded their pottery, swords, figurines, and vessels of special metals. They also exported their art and culture, and their culture had a major influnce on Greece. Trading turned Crete into a route for cultural exchange throughout the Mediterranean.

Hittite Empire

Sep 15, 2000

http://www.ancient.eu.com/hittite/
Indo-European speakers, the Hittites, occupied
Anatolia by about 2000 B.C. Hittite city-states came together to form an empire there in about 1650 B.C. The Hittite empire went on to rule Southwest Asia for 450 years. Despite their military power, the empire fell around the year 1190 B.C., as tribes attacked from the north and burned the Hittite capital city.

Persian King Cyrus the Great

Mar 2, 2022

http://www.cyrusthegreat.net/
The Persian King Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon in 539 B.C. A year later, Cyrus allowed about 40,000 exiles to return to Jerusalem to rebuild King Solomon's temple that was destroyed in the Babylonian victory. Many, though, stayed in Babylonia.

Divided Kingdom of Israel & Judah

Mar 2, 2022

http://thesentone.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/divided-kingdom.jpgKing Solomon’s building projects needed high taxes and it hurt Israel's finances. Men were forced to spend one month out of every three working on the temple. The expense and forced labor caused discontent. After Solomon’s death, the Jews in the northern part of the kingdom rebelled. By 922 B.C., the kingdom was divided in two. Israel was in the north and Judah was in the south.

Siddhartha Gautama

Mar 2, 2022

http://www.biography.com/people/buddha-9230587Siddhartha Gautama was born into a noble family. His father isolated him in his palace so that he would become a great leader. When he was 29, he went outside four times and witnessed events. He decided to spend his life searching for religious truth and an end to suffering, so he wandered through the forests of India for six years seeking enlightenment. After 49 days of meditation, he got an understanding of the cause of suffering in the world. He became known as the Buddha from then on.

Jainism

Mar 2, 2022

http://www.religionfacts.com/jainism/beliefs.htm The founder of Jainism is Mahavira. Followers of Jainism believe that everything in the universe has a soul and should not be harmed.To keep nonviolence, followers looked for an occupation that would not harm any creature. Jains have preached tolerance of all religions, so they made little effort to convert followers of other faiths and beliefs.

King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon

Mar 2, 2022

http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/nebuch.htm
Disaster came as Israel and Judah lost their independence. Both kingdoms began paying tribute to Assyria, so that they would not attack. By 722 B.C., Israel had fallen to the Assyrians' rule. After conquering Israel, the Assyrians lost power to a rising Babylonian empire. King Nebuchadnezzar ran the Egyptians out of Syria and ancient Palestine. He attacked Israel twice.