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Match the following historical figures with their corresponding time period:
Abraham = c. 2000 B.C.E Moses = c. 1200 B.C.E Buddha = c. 563-483 B.C.E Confucius = c. 551-479 B.C.E
Match the following religious texts with their approximate date of compilation/writing:
Vedas = c. 1100-500 B.C.E Bhagavad Gita = c. 200 B.C.E New Testament = c. 40-90 C.E Qur'an = c. 570-632 C.E
Match the following religions with their respective beginnings or founders:
Christianity = c. 2 to 4 B.C.E-32 C.E Shintoism = c. 100 C.E Daoism = c. 500-580 C.E Islam = c. 570-632 C.E
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Study Notes
Ancient Religious Figures and Texts
- Around 2000 B.C.E., Abraham, the patriarch of Israel, lived and played a significant role in the history of the Jewish people.
- Moses, the Hebrew leader of the Exodus, was active around 1200 B.C.E.
- Between 1100-500 B.C.E., Hindus compiled their holy texts, the Vedas, which are considered some of the oldest and most sacred texts of Hinduism.
- The Buddha, founder of Buddhism, lived from 563-483 B.C.E.
- Confucius, founder of Confucianism, was alive from 551-479 B.C.E.
- The Hindu book, Bhagavad Gita, was written around 200 B.C.E.
- Jesus Christ, the Messiah and Founder of Christianity, lived from 2 to 4 B.C.E. to 32 C.E.
- The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ occurred in 32 C.E.
- The New Testament was written by the followers of Jesus Christ between 40-90 C.E.
- Shintoism, a religion with no known founder, began to take shape around 100 C.E.
- Lao Tze, founder of Daoism, lived from 500-580 C.E.
- Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, recorded the Qur'an as the basis of Islam from 570-632 C.E.
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