2. SPLIT in WESTERN CHRISTIANITY (1500s -)
PROTESTANT Christianity broke from ROMAN
CATHOLIC CHRISTIANITY
Martin Luther led attacks on Roman Catholic
corruption and practice
Emphasized equality among believers
Spain?
Portugal?
Netherlands? Great Britain?
CHRISTIANITY SPREAD
Both Protestant and Roman Catholic groups made
efforts to spread Christianity to the Americas and
parts of Asia.
3. REFORMS in ISLAMIC WORLD
Several groups worked to attack corruption of
Islam and syncretism (mixing of Islam with other
cultures and beliefs)
WAHABISM (1700s)
Return to strict adherence to monotheism and
the sharia
Combined with a new political state in Arabian
peninsula
4. BHAKTI MOVEMENT – Hinduism 1500s
effort to achieve union with the divine through
songs, prayers, dances, poetry, and rituals
Helped blend elements of Sufism and Hinduism
SIKHISM – 1500s
Blend of Hinduism and Islam gradually became
its own religion
Sikhs developed into a militant community
5.
Buddhism became more accessible to
common people (salvation available to all)
NEO-CONFUCIANISM
Revival of Confucianism in both Ming & Qing
dynasties