Protestant Reformation
What was Martin Luther against in the Latin Church?
Martin Luther was a German priest who thought that the Latin church is doing things wrong, and that they state that salvation is built off of good deeds. He didn't agree in selling indulgences (a certificate) to shorten purgatory (a waiting room to heaven). This was showing that they were saying that to get to heaven, you must be wealthy. Monks/priests/popes also had mistresses, which Luther frowned on. He thought that they were not actually teaching what the bible taught and when they were they were being hypocrites about it.
Was Sunni the majority of minority of Islamic followers?
Largest branch of islam 85-90% of muslim population
What does Hinduism believe?
Hinduism Influence believes in karma and reincarnation and also shared cultural traditions (music & festivals)
What was the Ming empire like and what were they known for? (taxes, goods, currency?)
correction from mongol policy - they had more and better goods, isolation was preferred -issued paper currency to facilitate trade and tax collection - use of paper money let to rampant counterfeiting and hyperinflation - taxes paid in form of rice, later silver coins or “hard money”
What did he write?
95 Thesis: He wrote the 95 theses and nailed it on the doors of the Wittenberg Church where he writes things like: Faith alone saves, The bible is scripture that holds key and christian truth.
What is the main difference between sunni and shia Islam?
Sunni: believe leader(caliph) should be choses
Shia: believe leadership should be choses from Muhammad's family
What does SIkhism believe?
promotes equality by rejecting caste system.
Where were the mughals? what was their military like? What kind of Islam did they follow? what religion did they compete with? tax collectors called?
The mughals were in northern India. They had a strong military and practiced Sunni Islam. They competed with hinduism and started huge building projects. Zamindars were tax collectors. Had conflict with safavids over land
What was the Latin Church's response?
They decide that they cannot lose followers, and set the Counter reformation where they would attempt to regain their followers by reaffirming many of their beliefs. They also changed some small practices like stopping having mistresses and selling indulgences.
What percentage of Muslims are Sunni?
85-90%
What does Islam follow?
monotheistic and is passionate about remembering God and devotion to him - quoran
What were the Ottomans like? what is devshirme?
The ottomans had a nomadic group where the mongols had paid them to be warriors. They were Sunni Islamic and used gunpower to take over. They were relatively accepting of other religions but used devshirme (forced enlisting of christian boys) to obtain Jarrisares.
What was the meeting they had called?
Council of Trent
Which main Islamic empire was Sunni?
The ottoman empire
examples of religious disputes?
-protestant reformation
- china -machu bhusism and confusianism
safavids
They had an advanced military and practiced Shia Islam and had a theocracy
Who was Henry the 8th and what did he do? What was the church he made called?
Henry the 8th: Created the church of england when the pope does not want to give him permission to divorce his wife - Anglican Church (similar to catholicism).
What role did sufism play within Sunni Islam?
It emphasized spiritual experiences and connection with God and helped spread it