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2.5 Religious conflicts - Coggle Diagram
2.5 Religious conflicts
CONFLICTS IN MUSLIM WORLD
Early challenges
632 AD - Muhammad dies, need for new caliph
Caliph = Muhammad’s successor, similar to Pope
Disagreements lead to split
Shiites - direct relation to Muhammad
Sunnis - any pious male from Muhammad’s tribe
CONFLICTS IN CHRISTIAN WORLD
Byzantine Empire
Major global power from 330 - 1453
330 AD - Constantine builds Constantinople
New capital of Roman Empire - splits resources
Huge trading center & easy to defend
527 AD - Justinian becomes Emperor
Expands empire furthest
Hagia Sophia & Justinian Code
Fall of Byzantine Empire
Siege of Constantinople
Muslim Ottomans conquer the City of Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire’s 1,000 year rule
The Ottomans rename the city Istanbul, and it become the seat of the Ottoman Empire and Muslim power
THE GREAT SCHISM
Church splits due to controversies & practices
Eastern European/Byzantine = Eastern Orthodox
Western European/Roman = Roman Catholic
1054 - permanent split occurs
Actions by leaders ultimately leads to split
Power struggle between Byzantine Emperor (Patriarch) & Pope
CONFLICTS BETWEEN
CHRISTIANS & MUSLIMS
THE CRUSADES
1096 - 1303
Series of wars between Christians & Muslims for control of the Holy Land (Jerusalem)
Nine major crusades by Christian Europe
EFFECTS OF THE CRUSADES
Religious hatred deepens
Increased demand of goods = increased trade
Shifts in Power
Byzantines = on the decline
Ottoman Turks = on the rise
European Kings & Pope centralizing power
Origins of European exploration