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In Medina, Muhammed is called upon to be the founder of a new religion. He faces a lot of opposition so he flees to Mecca. There, he is able to find followers and allow his religion to take off.
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After the death of Muhammad, Muslims face the crisis of who should continue to lead their people. The religion split into two groups, Sunnis and Shi'as, and they both thought each group was practicing Islam wrongly.
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Christianity split into two sects, Roman Catholicism in the West and and Eastern Orthodox in the East. The Schism was caused by disagreements on many subjects, but the major point was that the Eastern Orthodox no longer followed the Pope.
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Christians from across Europe traveled to the Holy Land to reclaim Jerusalem from the Muslim rulers that currently occupied the city. The Crusaders claimed victory and setup cities in Canaan. This also started a period of massacres of Jews in the Rhineland (present day Germany).
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What is referred to as the Ninth Crusade is considered to be the final one during the Middle Ages. Prince Edward of England led a failed conquest to Jerusalem and the Muslims confirmed their control of the Holy Land. The Mamluks became the caliphate in control of the area.
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Gutenberg invented the printing press which allowed religious books and scriptures to become widespread across Europe. Instead of the Bible only being in Latin, it was now often produced in the native language of where it was being sold, allowing more people to understand it. This led to more people being able to interpret the Bible for themselves and allowed for new thoughts.
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Mandated by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, this period led to the persecution of all non-Catholics. Over 150,000 people were killed and a few thousand killed. It wasn't definitively ended until the official abolishment in 1834.
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Paolo Veronese paints "Wedding at Cana" which shows a mixture of Greco-Roman culture and Christianity. This is important because it reemphasizes the importance of older cultures and their values.
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Martin Luther Posted the 95 These on the door of the All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, Germany. The document was written to expose the ongoing corruption in the Church. This has been said to be the start of the Protestant Reformation.
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Henry VIII founded the Church of England and named himself Supreme Head of the Church after he was excommunicated by Pope Paul III. He was excommunicated because of his divorce with Catherine of Aragon. This led to England becoming predominantly Protestant.