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1812 BCE
Judaism Year Founded
Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions and was founded over 3500 years ago in the Middle East. -
1312 BCE
Torah is written
The Torah is written in Hebrew, the oldest of Jewish languages. It is also known as Torat Moshe, the Law of Moses. -
950 BCE
King Solomon builds First Temple in Jerusalem
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1 CE
Christianity is founded
Most Jews rejected the notion of Jesus as their messiah. In the years that followed Jesus' death, the Romans treated the early Christians as a small, Jewish sect. This all changed with Paul of Tarsus. Paul began to spread Christianity ideas more to non-Jews. -
1 CE
Jesus's Birth
But nobody really knows exactly when Jesus was born. Some scholars think that he was born between 6 B.C. and 4 B.C. -
70
Fall of temple in Jerusalem
The Romans Destroy the Temple at Jerusalem, 70 AD. In the year 66 AD the Jews of Judea rebelled against their Roman masters -
380
christianity became the official religion of the roman empire
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570
Muhammad is born
Muslims believe he was the last of the Islamic prophets, which included Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus. -
610
Islam is founded
According to tradition, the Islamic prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca around the year 570. His family belonged to the Quraysh. -
610
Muhammad receives first vision in a cave near Mecca.
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624
Muslims successfully attack Meccan caravans at Badr.
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632
Sunni and Shia
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1095
Pope Urban II authorizes the Crusades to recover the Holy Land from Muslims.
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1382
John Wycliffe creates the first complete English Translation of the Bible