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diff --git a/wroblewski-world/religion-comp.tex b/wroblewski-world/religion-comp.tex index 0ccdf90..dd797f3 100644 --- a/wroblewski-world/religion-comp.tex +++ b/wroblewski-world/religion-comp.tex @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ AP World \par Christianity, similar to Buddhism, provided hope for equality and gained a hold in Roman-occupied Judea through the disenfranchised. During the Roman occupation, Christians were persecuted by the Romans, but they stayed loyal to Yahweh. That loyalty cultivated a strong Roman minority, eventually developing into its farreaching influence in the Roman empire and in Europe. \cr \noalign{\hrule} Islam & Middle East & 610 B.C.E. & Islam is an Abrahmic religion, so it has Christian and Jewish components. Written by the prophet Muhammed, the Qur'an is divine, God's final word. Worship is directed at the Ka'ba in Mecca. The five pillars of Islam (monotheism, prayer, Ramadan, alms, and pilgrimmage) are a core belief. & - When Muhammed popularized Islam, he got a following---an Umma. After his death, his heir was unclear, so the caliph (ruler) became Abu Bakr. The Umma became an empire, the caliphate, the influence of which expanded with new caliphs. It grew to rule a large portion of the Mediterranean. Islam taught literacy and critical thinking, so a Golden Age of science, philosophy, and meedicine commenced with the large empire. However, before the empire, the uncertainty of the caliph's heredity divided Islam into Sunnis and Shias. The division hasn't recovered since.\cr \noalign{\hrule} + When Muhammed popularized Islam, he got a following---an Umma. After his death, his heir was unclear, so the caliph (ruler) became Abu Bakr. The Umma became an empire, the caliphate, the influence of which expanded with new caliphs. It grew to rule a large portion of the Mediterranean. Islam taught literacy and critical thinking, so a Golden Age of science, philosophy, and medicine commenced with the large empire. However, before the empire, the uncertainty of the caliph's heredity divided Islam into Sunnis and Shias. The division hasn't recovered since.\cr \noalign{\hrule} } \bye |