WATCH BRIEF VIDEO SHOWING 5000 YEARS OF RELIGIOUS CONQUEST

  

Maps of War is a website that creates fascinating visuals of the world to show how movements spread, wars begin and civilizations fall.

 

They have turned their expertise to religion, focusing on five major faiths to see how they have spread and how wars have determined the influence and stronghold of various religions in a 90-second video.

 

The religions traced by the map are Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism.

 

HINDUISM

The fascinating display begins with the birth of Krishna and the spread of Hinduism back in 3,000BC.

 

JUDAISM

Next, we see the birth of Abraham and the modest spread of Judaism.  After the Jewish-Roman wars and the Jewish defeat, the Romans sent the Jews into exile and changed the name of the country from Judea to Palestine in an effort to erase their civilization.

 

 

BUDDHISM

Around that same time was the birth of Buddha and the spread of Buddhism in Asia, which continues as Christianity is in its infancy around 32AD.

 

ISLAM

The birth of Muhammad in 570AD begins the massive spread of Islam and sparks Christian/Islamic wars such as the Crusades.

 

By modern times, the map is filled with vast swathes of blue, or Christian lands and almost equally large green, or Islamic ones. Buddhism retains its hold in China while Hinduism holds fast in India.

 

Watch video here - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2512088/Watch-major-religions-conquered-entire-world-5-000-years--90-seconds.html


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RELATED

 

The case of Britain 

Islam is on track to become the dominant religion in Britain within the next generation, according to new census data published by the British government.

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3735/britain-islamic-future

 

 

The case of the Middle East

Map showing countries controlled by Islam. The tiny sliver in red is Israel. 
Only 75% of Israelis are Jewish. The rest are Muslim with a tiny percentage of Christians.

http://www.science.co.il/Arab-Israeli-conflict-2.asp

History - The ancient kingdoms of Judah and Israel - http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/Kingdoms1.html


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Discussion on Islam

Video - informal 32 minute conversation with physics professor Bill Warner on the spread of Islam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0W0yqfdg54

 

Video - Professor Bill Warner extended 45 minute talk about the reason for fear of Islam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IsTLyjPzTU

 

 

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