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c. 4000 BCEEarliest Egyptian Myths Recorded.
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c. 3500 BCEFirst written evidence of religion in the world recorded on Sumerian tablets.
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c. 3000 BCEHathor, known as Mistress of Dendera, cult center flourishes in the city of Dendera.
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c. 2500 BCEOsiris as Dying and Reviving God and God of the Dead appears in Pyramid Texts.
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2100 BCEZiggurats in use in Sumerian cities of Eridu, Uruk, Ur, Nippur and elsewhere
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c. 1500 BCE - c. 500 BCEThe Vedic Period in India after a greater migration of the Indo-Aryans from Central Asia
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c. 1500 BCE - 1100 BCEThe Rig Veda written, mentioning the god Rudra (Shiva) and goddess Tara (among others) for the first time.
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c. 1500 BCE - c. 500 BCEIndian scholars of the so-called Vedic Period commit the Vedas to written form; basic tenets of Hinduism are established.
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c. 1120 BCEExtant copy of the Sumerian Enuma Elish (creation story) is made from much older text.
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c. 1000 BCEEmergence of Yahwism.
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c. 700 BCEGreek poet Hesiod writes his Theogony and Works and Days.
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c. 600 BCEDevelopment of the Charvaka school of philosophy in India.
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c. 599 BCE - c. 527 BCETraditional dating of the life of Vardhamana, according to Jain tradition.
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566 BCE - 486 BCEThe life of Siddhartha Gautama according to the Corrected long chronology.
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563 BCESiddhartha Gautama is born in Lumbini (present day Nepal).
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c. 563 BCE - c. 483 BCEThe life of Siddhartha Gautama according to modern scholarly consensus.
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c. 515 BCE - 70 CEThe Second Temple Period; Judaism is revised, scriptures canonized, Yahweh becomes sole deity, monotheism established.
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c. 6 BCE - c. 30 CELife of Jesus Christ.
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1 CE - 100 CEMithraism spreads in the Roman empire.
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c. 1 CE - c. 100 CEThe Mahayana movement begins in India with its belief in bodhisattva - saintly souls who helped the living.
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42 CE - 62 CEPaul the Apostle goes on missionary journeys across Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome.
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64 CEUnofficial persecution of Christians in Rome.
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c. 65 CE - c. 100 CEThe tales of the life and work of Jesus (gospels) composed.
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132 CESeptuagint (Greek translation of the Bible) composed at Alexandria.
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224 CEZoroastrianism becomes Persian state religion under the Sassanian Empire.
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312 CERoman emperor Constantine I tolerates Christianity.
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c. 314 CEArmenia adopts Christianity as the state religion.
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c. 500 CE - c. 600 CEIn India the Tantric expands the number of deities to include helpful demons, contactable through ritual.
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503 CEClovis converts to Christianity.
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570 CEMuhammad is born in Mecca.
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c. 600 CEBabylonian Talmud is compiled.
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610 CEMuhammad receives his first revelation on Mount Hira.
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622 CEMuhammad undertakes the Hegira (Hijra), the migration from Mecca to Medina, establishing the start of the Islamic calendar.
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624 CEBattle of Badr: Muhammad's forces win, resulting in a turning point for Islam against the ruling Quraysh tribe.
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625 CEBattle of Uhud: Quraysh tribe defeats the Muslims.
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627 CEBattle of the Trench: Quraysh troops attempt to siege Medina (then called Yathrib), but lose to the Muslim force.
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627 CESiege of Bani Qurayzah: Muslims capture the Jewish stronghold.
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628 CETreaty of Hudaybiyyah: A peace agreement is signed between Muhammad's Muslims and the people of Mecca.
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628 CEConquest of Khaybar oasis: Jews barricade themselves in a fort at Khaybar oasis and are allowed to remain living there if they pay the Muslims one third of their produce.
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629 CEFirst Pilgrimage ("lesser" pilgrimage or "umrah") made by Muhammad and his Muslims to Mecca after migrating to Medina.
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629 CEBattle of Mu'tah: Muslims attempt to capture the village east of the Jordan River from the Byzantine Empire to show their expanding dominance, resulting in a Muslim defeat.
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630 CENon-violent conquest of Mecca: The Quraysh realize that the Muslims now greatly outnumber them and allow the Muslims to capture their city, Mecca, and rule it as they please.
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630 CEBattle of Hunayn: Ending in a decisive victory for the Muslims over the Bedouin tribe of Hawazin.
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630 CEAttempted Siege of Ta'if: Muhammad's forces are initially unable to siege Ta'if and convert its people to Islam.
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632 CE"Farewell Hajj Pilgrimage": This is the only Hajj pilgrimage in which Muhammad participates.
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632 CEMuhammad dies in Medina, not clearly naming a successor to lead the Muslim people.
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632 CE - 634 CEAbu Bakr becomes the first caliph (successor to Muhammad) of the Rashidun Caliphate.
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634 CE - 644 CEUmar ibn al-Khattab succeeds Abu Bakr, becoming the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.
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644 CE - 656 CEUthman ibn 'Affan succeeds Umar to become the third caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.
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656 CE - 661 CEAli ibn Abi Talib succeeds Uthman to become the fourth and final caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.
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712 CEThe Kojiki is written, a collection of oral myths forming the basis of the Shinto religion.
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720 CEThe Nihon Shoki is written, a collection of oral myths forming the basis of the Shinto religion.
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c. 807 CEImibe-no-Hironari writes the Kogoshui, a collection of oral myths forming the basis of the Shinto religion.
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1122 CEConstruction begins of the Hindu temple at Angkor Wat.