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Nov 14, 622
Creation of Islam
Islam was created in the early 600s by Muhammad; it is a religion that is very similar to Christianity and Judaism. Islam is the fastest growing religion, the only difference between the religions is that Christianity believes Jesus was the savior and Islam believes that Muhammad is the prophet. All of the religions all believe in one god, heaven and hell, and good versus evil. They also give people an explanation for the unexplainable.
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Oct 14, 732
The Battle of Tours
Charles Martel and his Frankish warriors battled a Muslim army that crossed into France, the Christians were victorious in this battle. The Christians took this victory as a sign that God was on their side. This battle was fought between the cities of Poitiers and Tours. Winning this battle was the turning point in the fight against Islam. Christianity became the religion of Europe as a result of this victory. With religion there will always be conflict in the Arab world and the Western wor -
Period: Nov 14, 1095 to Nov 14, 1272
The Crusades
The Crusades were holy wars that were fought over territorial reasons. The Christians were kicked out of Jerusalem which was their holy land. The crusades went on for a long period of time, many battles were fought over territory. Each of battles was blessed by the Pope Urban II and the Catholic Church. As a result of these holy wars, there is still hatred today between the Western world and Arab world and always will be. Some people in this world will hold grudges against the other religion -
Nov 14, 1300
The Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire covered parts of Asia, Europe, and Africa. It is historically referred to as the Turkish Empire. This Empire was in the middle of interactions between the Western and Eastern worlds for centuries. The conquest of Constantinople in 1453 was when the state of Ottoman became an Empire. There are many conflicts between the western and eastern worlds, but the Ottoman Empire was at the center of interactions, crossroad civilization is in effect. The conquest of Constantinople is -
Nov 14, 1389
Battle of Kosovo
The Battle of Kosovo, or the Battle of Blackbird's field was fought between the army led by Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović, and the invading army of the Ottoman Empire. The battle was between the Serbians and the Turkish. This event caused alot of hostility and anger between the Turkish and the Serbians. The fall of the Serbian Empire had a huge impact on the outcome of this battle. -
Nov 14, 1453
Taking of Constantinople
The Ottoman Empire took over Constantinople in 1453 This officially marked the end of the Roman Empire which lasted over a thousand years. Whenever people fight over land or teritory they tend to hold grudges, if they truely believe it is rightfully theirs they are going to do whatever it takes to recipricate or get their homeland back. This event created alot of tension between the Eastern and Western worlds. -
the Height of the Ottoman Empire
By the 1300s the Byzantine empire had become very weak, at this time the Ottoman Government was being formed. The new Government used the millet system, which gives people the equil right to beliefs and religions. Although the millet system is very important in society it is not enough to prevent conflict from occuring between the Western and Eastern worlds. The Ottoman empire was in it's prime at this time, -
The Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict between the Russian Empire, and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, British Empire and French Empire. This war was considered the first war to include technical changes, which greatly effected the future of warfare. A conflict brooke out over teritorial reasons. Each of the empire's were fighting over holy land which was considered their homeland. -
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is an artificial waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. The Suez Canal has the nickname of "the highway to India". When the Canal was first built it was roughly one hundred miles long and 25 feet deep. The Canal allows ships that are 66 feet at the most. The Suez canal did not cause much conflict between the east and the west it just provided easier acces to India. -
Kemal Ataturk
Kemal Ataturk was a Turkish and Ottoman army officer. He was a militarty officer during WWI and was the first president of turkey. He was born into a family that was Muslim. Ataturk means "father of the turks" this name was granted to him by the Turkish parliament. -
Zionism
Zionism is the defense of Jewish culture, it states that the land of isreal is their homeland. Due to Zionism Jews were liberated from anti-semitic discrimination and exclusion. Zionism meant freedom to the Jews. This Event caused conflict because it is impossible for all religions and ethnic groups to agree on what land is rightfully theirs. -
Balfour Declaration
The Balfour Declaration was a letter from the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour to Baron Rothschild that basically said Jews are 100% equil to everyone else and should not be treated differently or segregated. This act obviously caused alot of conflict between the other religions that did not feel the same way about Jews. This is the way it should be, every human being should have the right to choose what they believe without being punished. -
End of the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman empire came to a tragic end when the absense of acquisation of money occured. They eventually became broke and collapsed. This Empire came to a pre-mature ending right around World War I. -
WWI Mandates
World War I League of Nations Mandates were zones set up in certain territories that acted as a treaty or constitution. This provided for the right of petition and adjudication by the International Court. Rules must be regulated and approved by the league. -
Creation of Isreal
The Creation of Israel was declared in the 1900s, this is the holy land to many religions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Druze and Bahai. The creation of Israel lead to the creation of Hebrew, which was where the language first origonated. There is a major conflict caused by the creation of Israel because there is now a collision between the Arab and Jewish nationalist movements. -
Diaspora
Diaspora is when people are scattered and forced out of their homeland. Diaspora occurred in the Middle East when the Jews migrated in an involuntary manor. Forcefully being removed from their homeland, the Jews were not happy about this. The Romans drove them from what the Jews called their “homeland”. Diaspora caused much hatred and conflict between the Western World and Arab World. People were furious that they were being forcefully removed from their homeland as they should be, due to t