Hinduism timeline

By jboogey
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Indus River Valley Civilization

    The time before 2000bc. Religion involved ritual bathing http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/7f7ec2cc896632fa3d6ce77ac3461f538f7d9ae5.jpg
  • Period: 1500 BCE to 500

    Vedic period

    Period of Aryan people of Indus valley and the Indian subcontinent. The religion centered around animal sacrifice http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/9201c5d08b8adf9e54feeb00dfb3172477277383.jpg
  • 700 BCE

    Codification of aryan beliefs

    Codification of aryan beliefs
    Indian scholars codify and reinterpret Aryan beliefs. This helps to create the Upanishads texts forming the basis of Hinduism
  • Period: 500 BCE to 500

    Classical Age

    A new period of religious development. Included new forms of worship such as Puja. http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/4405908f4e9852b8ee2911e80faf3a9e6a504385.jpg
  • 300 BCE

    The Bhagavad Gita is written

    The Bhagavad Gita is written
    The Bhagavad Gita often referred to as the Gita, is a 700-verse Sanskrit scripture that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
  • 320

    Gupta empire founded

    Gupta empire founded
    The Gupta empire stood as a powerhouse in the region. Its Hindu beliefs lent it prestige in the Indian subcontinent.
  • 480

    The temple at Bhitargaon is built

    The temple at Bhitargaon is built
    This temple was erected during the Gupta era. It displayed the massive power of Hinduism in India.
  • 500

    The fall of the Gupta Empire

    The fall of the Gupta Empire
    The empire fell due to internal pressures. This was also due to severe external forces from other Hindu nations.
  • Period: 500 to 1500

    Medieval period

    Rise in devotion to popular deities. Also saw a rise in Gurus.
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  • 770

    The temple at Ellora

    The temple at Ellora
    This temple showed the engineering feats of Hindus. It was cut from solid rock and dedicated to Shiva.
  • 1122

    Angkor Wat

    Angkor Wat
    The construction of this temple took generations. Today it stands as one of the great wonders of the world.
  • 1498

    Arrival of Europeans

    Arrival of Europeans
    Vasco de Gama was the first European to arrive. Finding spices he soon set a pattern of European voyages to India.
  • Period: 1500 to

    Pre-modern period

    This age saw influences of other religions in the region taking hold. This would be predominently in Buddhism and Islam. http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/ccf029a6a8cfa7552fe9e230f97d3e2cff3672c9.jpg

  • Britain claims India

    Britain claims India
    The crown claimed control over india. Reorganized it into the British Raj

  • Ghandi leads resistance to British

    Ghandi leads resistance to British
    From salt marches to other forms of protest Ghandi leads his people to resist. This ends with Britain surrendering India.