World Religions in the Age of Exploration
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"...The 15th through the 17th centuries was the Age of Exploration, with European powers finding new trade routes and establishing new colonies in the Americas. This period was also one of intense contact and conflict between major world religions – for instance, between Christianity and Islam, and Islam and Hinduism; likewise, it was a period of intense conflict within major religions – for instance, Catholic versus Protestant in Christianity, and Sunni versus Shia in Islam..."
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Guided Viewing Questions
- How did the Sunni-Shia split in Islam influence the conflict between the Ottomans and the Safavids?
- How did the religious situation in India lead to religious syncretism and the creation of a new religion?
- What new religious ideas did the Protestant Reformation introduce? How did the Counter-Reformation lead to religious changes in Latin America and Asia?