8000 BCE
Beginnings of agriculture
by 400 BCE
Upanishads compiled as philosophical expression of Hinduism
566-486 BCE
Buddha in India
6th-5th C BCE
Life of Confucius and Laozi (Confucianism/Daoism begin)
32
Beginnings of Christianity
312
Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity
380
Christianity becomes official religion of Roman Empire
4th C
Beginning of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
622
Founding of Islam
c. 730
Printing invented in China
750-900
Flourishing of Abbasid Caliphate
c. 900
Decline of classical Maya
960-1279
Song Dynasty in China
1054
Great Schism in Christian Church (Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox)
1095-c 1300
Euro Christian Crusades to Holy Land