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  1. 962: King Otto the Great of Germany (East Francia) was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope John XII in St. Peter's Basilica. 966: Mieszko I of Poland converts to Catholicism, beginning the Baptism of Poland. 988: Vladimir I the Great is baptized; becomes the first Christian Grand Duke of Kiev.

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    Middle Paleolithic

    Despite claims by some researchers of bear worship, belief in an afterlife, and other rituals, current archaeological evidence does not support the presence of religious practices by modern humans or Neanderthalsduring this period. 1. 100,000 BC: Earliest known human burial in the Middle East. 2. 78,000 BC – 74,000 BC: Earliest known Homo sapiens burial of a child in Panga ya Saidi, East Africa. 3. 70,000 BC – 35,000 BC:Neanderthal burials take place in areas of Europe and the Middle East.

    50th to 11th millennium BC

    1. 40,000 BC: The remains of one of the earliest known anatomically modern humans to be discovered cremated, was buried near Lake Mungo. 2. 38,000 BC: The Aurignacian Löwenmensch figurine, the oldest known zoomorphic (animal-shaped) sculpture in the world and one of the oldest known sculptures in general, was made. The sculpture has also been interpreted as anthropomorphic, giving human characteristics to an animal, although it may have represented a deity. 3. 35,000 BC – 26,001 BC: Neanderth...

    10th to 6th millennium BC

    1. 10,000 BC – 8,000 BC: The Baghor stone from presumably one of the oldest Shakti shrines in India, is estimated to have been formed during this period (9000-8000 BC). However, it may predate 10,000 BC as samples were dated to 11,870 (± 120) YBP in a 1983 publication. The living shrine at which it was found is currently used as a place for worshipping Devi by both Hindus and Indian Muslims. The triangular shape of the stone is that of the Kali Yantra which is also still in use across India....

    Late 4th millennium BC: Sumerian Cuneiform emerged from the proto-literate Uruk period, allowing the codification of beliefs and creation of detailed historical religious records.
    3200 BC – 3100 BC: Newgrange, the 250,000 short tons (230,000 t) passage tomb aligned to the winter solsticein Ireland, was built.
    3100 BC: The initial form of Stonehenge was completed. The circular bank and ditch enclosure, about 110 metres (360 ft) across, may have been completed with a timber circle.
    2900 BC: The second phase of Stonehenge was completed and appeared to function as the first enclosed cremation cemetery in the British Isles.

    1st to 5th centuries

    1. 6 BC – 33 AD: The life of Jesus of Nazareth, the central figure of Christianity. 2. 8 AD: Ovid's Metamorphoseschronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar. 3. 27 AD – 31 AD: The death of John the Baptist. 4. 12 AD – 38 AD: According to the Haran Gawaita, Nasoraean Mandaean disciples of John the Baptist flee persecution in Jerusalem and arrive in Media during the reign of a Parthian king identified as Artabanus II who ruled between 12 and 38 CE.:...

    5th to 10th centuries

    1. 405: Jerome completed the Vulgate, the first Latin translation of the Bible. 2. 410: The Western Roman Empire began to decline, signalling the onset of the Dark Ages. 3. 424: The Church of the East in Sasanian Empire (Persia) formally separated from the See of Antiochand proclaimed full ecclesiastical independence. 4. 431: The third ecumenical council (the First Council of Ephesus) was convened as a result of the controversial teachings of Nestorius of Constantinople. It repudiated Nestori...

    11th to 15th centuries

    1. 1017 – 1137: Life of the founder of Vishishtadvaita Vedanta, philosopher and social reformer Ramanuja 2. c.1052 – c.1135: The life of Milarepa, one of the most famous yogis and poets of Tibetan Buddhism. 3. 1054: The Great Schism between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodoxchurches was formalised. 4. 1095 – 1099: The First Crusade led to the capture of Jerusalem. 5. 1107 – 1110: Sigurd I of Norway led the Norwegian Crusade against Muslims in Spain, the Balearic Islands and in Palestine....

    16th century

    1. 1500: In the Spanish Empire, Catholicism was spread and encouraged through such institutions as the missions and the Inquisition. 2. 1517: Martin Luther posted The Ninety-Five Theses on the door of All Saints' Church, Wittenberg, launching the Protestant Reformation. 3. 1526: African religious systemswere introduced to the Americas, with the commencement of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. 4. 1534: Henry VIII separated the English Church from Rome and made himself Supreme Head of the Church...

    17th century

    1. 1674: Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj became 1st Chatrapati of Maratha Empire 2. 1699: Guru Gobind Singh Ji created the Khalsa in Sikhism.

    18th century

    1. 1708: Guru Gobind Singh, the last Sikh guru, died after instituting the Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, as the eternal Guru. 2. 1770: Baron d'Holbach published The System of Nature said to be the first positive, unambiguous statement of atheismin the West. 3. 1781: Ghanshyam, later known as Sahajanand Swami/Swaminarayan, was born in Chhapaiyaat the house of Dharmadev and Bhaktimata. 4. 1789 – 1799: in the Dechristianisation of France the Revolutionary Government confiscated Church p...

    Smith, Laura (2007), Illustrated Timeline of Religion, ISBN 978-1-4027-3606-3
    Bowker, John (2006), World Religions, ISBN 0-7566-1772-3
    Sangave, Dr. Vilas Adinath (2001), Facets of Jainology: Selected Research Papers on Jain Society, Religion, and Culture, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, ISBN 978-81-7154-839-2
    Glasenapp, Helmuth Von (1999), Jainism, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-81-208-1376-2
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