Topic 4.5 Religious Conflict and Syncretism

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  1. 2. schism the separation of the Muslim faith into the Sunnis and the Shiites based on who the right successor to Muhammad should have been
  2. 4. the places where African and Indigenous slaves were forced to produce cash crops that would be sent to Europe
  3. 8. lady of guadalupe the image of the Virgin Mary in Mexico to integrate Christian figures into the native religions
  4. 10. passage the route across the Atlantic where the Europeans would transport African slaves to plantations in the Americas which eventually led to syncretism by African influence
  5. 11. the religion resulting from the African Yoruba religion and the Catholic religion that originates in Cuba
  6. 13. enlightenment a major movement during 1600-1800s that stressed the importance of logic and reason in governing a country rather than religious thought
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  1. 1. syncretism the blending of two or more religions into a new religion or the incorporation of outside practices or beliefs into a religion (Ex: the blending of Christianity and indigenous religions in the colonization of South America)
  2. 3. Newton the most influential figure of the scientific revolution in mathematics, astronomy, and physics
  3. 5. revolution the revolution in the 1550s to the 1700s that introduced new theories of mathematics, astronomy, and technology
  4. 6. reformation the questioning of the corrupt practices Catholic Church by a German monk named Martin Luther which ultimately led to the persecution of each both religions by the other in Europe
  5. 7. the man who proposed the Heliocentric Model, to the dismay of the Catholic Church
  6. 9. the result of a blending of native African religion and Christianity that often incorporated magic and other similar traditions into the practice
  7. 10. the form of buddhism that spread along Asia due to its universal message and mystical practices
  8. 12. conflict the fight or tension between members of different religious groups (Ex: the schism between the Catholics and Protestants in the Protestant Reformation)