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Religious Wars & Violence

Author: Ted Fairchild

Religious Wars and Violence

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Notes on "Religious Wars and Violence"


 

Images:

Image of Crusaders Thirsting Near Jerusalem, Public Domain, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hayez,_Fracesco_-_Crusaders_Thirsting_near_Jerusalem_-_1836-50.jpg

Image of Map of First Crusade, Public Domain, {{PD-US-not renewed}} – published in the United States between 1923 and 1963, with its copyright not renewed. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:People%27s_Crusade_%28cs%29.JPG

Image of Crusaders Crossing Mount Taurus, Public Domain, http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/gustave-dore/the-crusaders-crossing-mount-taurus

Image of Battle of Ager Saguinis, Public Domain, {{PD-US-not renewed}} – published in the United States between 1923 and 1963, with its copyright not renewed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle-of-Ager-Sanguinis.jpg

Image of The Fertile Crescent, Creative Commons, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_fertile_cresent.svg

Terms to Know
Ethnic Cleansing

The targeting of ethic or religious groups for elimination from a particular area, generally either by death or forced relocation.

Terrorism

The deliberate undertaking, or threatening, of violent actions against a civilian population designed to instill fear in that population in order to achieve desired social, political, or religious aims.

The Crusades

A series of wars between Christian and Muslim armies for control of Palestine, Eastern Europe, and North Africa.