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300 BCE
Spread of Hinduism and Buddhism to southeast Asia
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200 BCE
Introduction of Buddhism to central Asia
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139 BCE
Travels of Zhang Qian in central Asia
Zhang Qian noticed that there were Chinese goods while traveling in China. From this information, he deduced that China could establish trade relationships with Bactria. -
100 BCE
Introduction of Buddhism to China
The earliest Buddhists in China were Indian, Parthian, and central Asian merchants. Buddhism did not attract Chinese people until later in the fifth century C.E.. -
184
Yellow Turban Rebellion
The Yellow Turban rebellion brought the fall of the Han dynasty. -
200
Spread of Christianity in the Mediterranean basin and Southwest Asia
Gregory the Wonderworker helped spread Christianity in Anatolia, Syria -
216
Life of Mani
(216-272) Mani was a dualist, he believed the world was a site of cosmic struggle between good and evil. He traveled the silk road to spread Manichaeism, which caused an explosive expansion of the faith. -
220
Collapse of the Han dynasty
Due to epidemic diseases, political problems, and the Yellow Turban rebellion, the Han dynasty collapsed and the empire was divided into three kingdoms. -
284
Reign of Diocletian
(284-305)
Diocletian tried to fix the problems that the epidemics caused by dividing the empire so they could be more self-sufficient. -
313
Reign of Constantine
(313-337)
Like Diocletian, Constantine divided the empire to fix the problems, however, it never seemed to work. He also built Constantinople which became the capital of Rome. -
313
Edict of Milan
Constantine promoted Christianity and allowed Christians to practice the faith openly. It later became the official religion in Rome. -
325
Council of Nicaea
The patriarchs and bishops assembled in church councils to determine which side of the theological arguments prevailed as official doctrine. -
476
Collapse of the western Roman Empire
The Germanic migrations, invasions of the Huns, and epidemic diseases brought the fall of the Roman Empire.
