World Religions Timeline
Category: Other
Updated: 12 Mar 2023
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Created by Adelie Nuckols
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Yuan court reopens Confucian
style civil service recruitment
examinations Buddhism Transmitted to China,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia Buddhism adopted as the
state religion in China The current Dalai Lama
escaped to India during
the Tibetan uprising, where
he still currently lives Lao Tzu writes the
Tao te Ching The Mahabharata is written Sikh faith begins
with Guru Nanak Anti-Sikh riots Abraham lived in
ancient Mesopotamia First Temple destroyed
by Babylonians Jewish state of Israel is established The Gutenberg Bible is
the first printed Bible Muhammad's first revelation
by the angel Gabriel Muhammad's Night
Journey to Jerusalem Dome of the Rock is completed The Iranian Revolution results
in the establishment of the
Islamic Republic of Iran Periods
Life of Confucius Confucianism is established
as state policy for the Han Dynasty Life of the Buddha Hindu sacred texts, the Vedas,
are put into written form The text I-Ching documents
the concept of yin yang Taoism loses popular support Age of Protest: Buddhism
and Jainism break away
from Hinduism Hinduism returns as the
dominant religion of India Gandhi influenced
Hinduism and India Evidence of the first Jain
figure, named Parshvanatha Life of Mahavira, the
24th and last Tirthankara Jainism becomes a
worldwide faith Vadda Ghalūghārā: a bloody
massacre of Sikhs by Afghanis First Temple built
by King Solomon Jews experience extreme
persecution in Central/
Western Europe Jesus is born The Christian Bible is written Fundamentalist Protestant
Christianity arises in the
USA and Britain Muhammad's life
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