World Religions Project

Origin of Hinduism

1500 BCE

Around 1500 B.C., the Indo-Aryan people migrated to the Indus Valley, and their language and culture blended with that of the indigenous people living in the region.

Moses receives 10 commandments

1446 BCE

Moses briefly went up to the lord and came back with stone tablets and prepared the people. and then in Exodus 20 "God spoke" to all the people the words of the covenant, that is, the "ten commandments" as it is written. These 10 commandments still stand today. https://www.thebiblejourney.org/biblejourney2/25-the-israelites-journey-from-egypt-to-mt-sinai/moses-receives-the-ten-commandments/

Hebrews escape enslavement in Egypt

1200 BCE

God told Moses to stretch his staff across the Red Sea. This allowed the Hebrews to escape. This had a very big effect on Egypt
(https://www.bl.uk/learning/cult/inside/goldhaggadahstories/escapeegypt/escapeegypt.html)

Torah is Written

500 BCE

The Torah is written is written in Hebrew, the oldest of Jewish languages. The Torah is the first section, or first five books of the Jewish Bible. The Torah was written by Moses with the exception of the last eight verses, being about his death and burial, written by Joshua

Jesus is Crucified

33

Jesus was arrested for vandalism, and was found guilty. Punishment was Crucifixion. Back in these times this was a common punishment.

Romans Ban Christianity

64

Christians were first and horribly targeted for persecution.

Fall of Temple in Jerusalem

70

Roman military blockade of Jerusalem during the First Jewish Revolt. The fall of the city marked the effective conclusion of a four-year campaign against the Jewish

Christianity becomes the Official Religion of Rome

323

In 313 AD Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which accepted Christianity, 10 years later, it had become the official religion of the Roman Empire.

Origin of Catholicism

380

The Catholic church started by the teachings of Jesus Christ, who lived in the 1st century CE in the province of Judea of the Roman Empire. The Catholic Church says that it is the continuation of the early Christian community established by Jesus. Catholic is just another type of Christianity and fallows lots of the same stuff as other types.

Fall of Rome

476

Rome started to fail to enforce there rules and it split into many parts.

Muhammad Born

571

April 22, 571 AD Muhammad was born

Origin of Islam

600

Islam is the newest and fastest spreading world religion. Islam is the second largest religion in the world after Christianity, with about 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide. Although its roots go back further, scholars typically date the creation of Islam to the 7th century, making it the youngest of the major world religions. Islam started in Mecca, in modern-day Saudi Arabia, during the time of the prophet Muhammad’s life. Today, the faith is spreading rapidly throughout the world.

Quran revealed to Muhammad in vision

609

Muslims believe that the Quran was verbally revealed from God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel gradually over a period of approximately 23 years.

Islam Splits into 2 main parts

632

Sunni and Shia agree on most stuff the biggest disagreement is over who should succeed

Christian Crusaders Take Jerusalem

1300

Christian Crusaders wanted Jerusalem back since it is also there holy city.