World Religions in the Middle Ages: Cooperation & Conflict
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"...different world religions often have very different and often incompatible answers to questions about ultimate reality, moral behavior, and views of the afterlife. This (coupled with environmental pressures, pandemic diseases, and less-tolerant governments) led to clashes between different religions, especially in territories where they met and interacted – such as India with Muslims and Hindus and between the Christian and Islamic worlds in the Mediterranean..."
Key Terms
- Arabic Numerals
- Delhi Sultanate
- Charlemagne
- Harun al-Rashid
- Byzantine Empire
- Common Law
- Icons
- Slavic
- Hagia Sophia
- Al-Andalus
- Istanbul
Guided Viewing Questions
- What were some important ways that members of different world religions in Eurasia cooperated during the Middle Ages?
- In what ways did the Islamic world have the upper hand over Christian lands during the Middle Ages?
- How were cultural differences in art and diets between Christians and Muslims rooted in growing religions differences?
- How were Christians treated under Muslim rule?
- How did Christians and Muslims view each other’s religious beliefs?