CHAP. XXXVIII.-ASIA continued. CHRONOLOGY OF ASIA, 1. CHRONOLOGY is a record of the dates when historical events happened. By studying chronology, you therefore learn the time at which the creation took place, when Abraham went from Chaldea to Canaan, when Christ was born, and other things. 2. Now, in order to have a clear view of the progress of history, it is very important to place before us a table of chronology; and if we wish to remember history for a long time, it is well to fix this table in the memory. 3. I will now give you a brief view of the chronology of Asia. By this you will notice some curious things. You will see that Solomon and Chaus of China lived at the same time; that Solomon began the temple exactly three thousand years after the creation, &c. Abraham sets out from Chaldea to go to Canaan Jacob removes with his family to Egypt Death of Jacob Death of Joseph Christ. 4004 2348 2247 2229 2000 1996 1921 1705 1689 1635 Shalmaneser conquered the kingdom of Israel, and carried the Judas Maccabæus drives the Syrians out of the Jewish kingdom 166 Chang, emperor of China 67 Pontus, with other parts of Asia Minor, conquered by the Romans 64 61 B.C. Herod, king of the Jews Vati, emperor of China . 37 Jesus Christ was born 4004 years after the creation: this period is called the Christian era. It is the custom in all Christian countries to date from the birth of Christ. B.C. means before Christ; A.C. means after Christ; A.D. stands for Anno Domini, that is, in the year of our Lord. Thus we say A.D. 1854, by which we mean in the year of our Lord, or from the birth of Christ, 1854 years. This is called the Hegira, and is the era from which the Turks date. as we do from the birth of Christ. Chosroes the Great, king of Persia, began to reign 66 Canton and other Cities taken by the English Peace. The Chinese to pay twenty-one millions of dollars 184 18 |