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1500 BCE
Hinduism
The most dominant place where Hinduism is practiced is India. The percent of the people who practice the religion is 15% so roughly 1 billion people. One thing that separates Hindus from other religions is that they do not have a founder. Another thing is that they believe in the circle of life and the continuation of life. The symbol is called the Om. -
800 BCE
Judaism
This religion is most popular in Israel. The percent of people who practice this religion is roughly .2% which is about 15 million. Jews believe in Abraham as there god. The symbol associated with Judaism is the Star Of David. -
610 BCE
Islam
The Religion of Islam is most popular in India, and the Middle East. The percent of people in the world that practice Islam is 24% so about 1.8 billion. 5 times a day they pray towards Mecca. Also they believe The Profit Of Muhamed was visited by a divine angel who told him of the one god Allah. The Crescent is what the symbol is called. -
500 BCE
Buddhism
Buddhism is most popular in India, and North and South Korea. The percent of people that practice Buddhism is .8% which is about 400m people. They believe in suffering and rebirth they also believe in enlightenment. The symbol is called the Lotus Flower. -
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Christianity
The place where Christianity is most popular is in the USA. The amount of people who practice this religion is roughly 2.2 billion which is about 33%. One thing that separates Christianity from other religions is that they believe in Heaven and Hell. Another thing that separates them from other religions is they believe in Satin. The symbol that represents the Christians is the cross. -
Period: 722 to 1442
Reconquista
The Christians felt like they were not important because they almost had more land than the Muslims. This war happened by the Iberian Peninsula. One thing that happened during this war was that Muslims either converted to Christians or died. One important individual was Ferdinand II he was one of the leaders on the Christian side. The result of this conflict is that 7 million people died (In all). -
Period: 1095 to 1299
The Crusades
These series of wars happens because Christians wanted more land than the Muslims. Some of the land that the Muslims have is considered holy. The Crusades mainly happened in the Middle East.One important thing to take away from The Crusades is that the first crusade was successful and most of the others were not.A key individual in this war was The Pope because he was one of the leaders of the Christian side of the war. The result of this conflict is that the Christians took land from the Turks. -
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30 Years War
This war was started because of the Catholics wanting the Protestants to be Catholic. This war started near Brok. An important event that happened during this time was The Buffle Of The White Mountain. One historic individual was Ferdanand II, he was one of the people who fought on the Christian side. This war resulted in The Treaty Of The West Phalia. -
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Circassian War
This war began because Russia wanted part of the black sea and that Russia was an uprising empire and the Persian empire was falling. The war was Circassia vs Russia. This war took place in Circassia. An important event the was going on at the time was that America was being founded. A key individual during this war was Tsar Nicholas. He was the leader of Russia at the time. The most important outcome of this war was that Russia fully took over Circassia and took all of there land. -
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Israeli- Palestine conflict
This war started because Muslims believed that the holy land of Israel was taken from them by the Jewish religion. This war happened during 1947 to 1949 but is still a current day problem. This war occurred in Israel. A important event that was going on at the time was that World War II ended a little more than 50 years ago.Yassa Afafat was awarded the nobel peace prize and was an important role in stoping the war. There has not been an outcome of the war because it is a current day problem. -
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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
This war began because Muhamed Taraki enforced that the Islam religion was not a religion that could be practiced in Afghanistan. This war took place in Afghanistan. At the time, a important event that was going on was people fighting for gay rights. One historically significant individual was Muhamed Taraki the leader of Afghanistan and he was the whole reason the war even started. One result of this war was that the group Al Qaeda started to form. -
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The Syrian War
This war began because the Sunnis thought they should have more power over the Shias because they had more of a population. This war took place in Syria, and Arab. One significant event which took place is that there were protest that Basshar Al Assad stopped by killing the protesters with chemical weapons. One person who was important in this war was Basshar Al Assad the leader of Syria. This war has not stopped yet but one of the results of the confilct is many people have left the country.