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The civilization in the Indus River Valley develops and the beginnings of the religion of Hinduism can be found.
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Abraham is known as the founder of Judiaism and created the covenant between the Jewish people and god.
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This is the first covenant with God formed by Abraham and created the relationship between the Jews and God.
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The Aryans conquer the area and with them they bring the Verdic religion.
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Moses leads the Jewish people out of Egypt, where they have been enslaved for hundreds of years.
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King Solomon builds the first temple in Jerusalem. It was a very sacred site where the Ark of the Covenant was located.
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After the death of King Solomon, the kingdom split into two with the kingdom of Israel in the north and the kingdom of Judah in the south.
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The Upanishads are the major texts that the religion of Hinduism is founded on.
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Hinduism is founded on the same principles as the Verdic religion.
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The Assyrians take over the kingdom of Israel, forcing the Jews to leave and starting the Jewish diaspora.
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The caste system is an official social hierarchy in India that is still in place today. It is an important part of Hinduism.
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The founder of the philosophy is born.
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This is the start of the religion
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Confucius becomes the Minister of Justice for the State of Lu.
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Confucius resigns from his government position and begins traveling through China with his disciples teaching his philosophy.
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Siddhartha is the founder of Buddhism and is later known as the Buddha.
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The teacher of Confucianism dies.
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While sitting under a tree, Siddhartha became enlightened and understood that to end his suffering he must let go of human desires.
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He dies after traveling and teaching for 45 years.
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Zhuangzi furthers the ideas in the Taote Ching by writing more and clashes with the ideas of Confucianism.
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Mencius helps to spread the teachings of Confucius even more.
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This poem is one of two major pieces of literature that is read in the Hindu religion.
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Emperor Ashoka makes Buddhism the official religion of India after he converts to it. He played an important role in the spread of the religion.
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During the Qin Dynasty, the Emperor orders the death of many Confucian scholars and that the texts of Confucius be burned.
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The strict laws and guidelines of Hinduism are created.
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The sermons and teachings of the Buddha is written down for the first time allowing people to have better access to them.
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Jesus is believed to be the son of God and the Messiah sent to save the Israeli people.
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Jesus is killed on a cross and rose from the dead to allow everyone's sins to be washed away.
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The first gospel is published and believed to be written by Mark.. It is the beginnings of the Bible.
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The Emperor Han Wudi makes a part of the training to become a bureaucrat is that they must known the Confucius texts.
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He helps further the religion and founds the Sect of the Hay of the Five Bushels of Rice.
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Zhang Lu turns the Five Bushels of Rice into a religious community, which further organizes the religion.
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The Mishna is one of the first collections of texts and teachings by rabbis compiled.
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The fall of the Han Dynasty marks the increase influence of Daoism in China.
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This is an important event in the progress of women in the religion.
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Armenia is the first country to make Christianity its official state religion.
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Constantine, the emperor, is the most powerful man in Roman. His converting to Christianity furthered the spread and influence of the religion even more.
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Christians are no longer persecuted in the Roman Empire and it is accepted by the government allowing the religion to grow.
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Ge Hang writes the the Master who Embraced Simplicity about the leader Daoism.
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The Buddhist texts have started to be translated to Chinese causing Buddhism's influence in China to grow.
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After the meeting of the council, a dispute forms causing a split in Buddhism creating the Mahasanghika school of thought.
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Augustine converts and writes many important texts and papers in the religion.
