RELI 1710 Lecture Notes - Monotheism, Jahiliyyah, Khawarij
26 Feb 2014
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The church steps in to fill that power vacuum. 637 ce fall of jerusalem to umar (muslim hands) 1010 ce church of the holy sepulcher burned down by a muslim caliph. 1071 ce turkish muslims persecute christians in jerusalem. 1095 ce first of many crusades. 1099 ce crusaders win back jerusalem. They"ll lose it again in 1187 to muslims. Will change hands several more times in the 1200s. The ones after that were just raping and pillaging. When they gained power, they refused to give it up to. Jerusalem trades hands many times between christians and muslims. Eventually christians lose power, and stays in muslim hands. Catholic = universal : rome exercising more control, assuming central authority. 1054 ce official split of bishop of constantinople from bishop of rome: bishop of rome = the pope (when takes over, starts to have the most power.
