AP World History: Modern / Unit 3: Land-Based Empires (c. 1450–1750)
3.3 Empires: Belief Systems
Notes
Religion legitimized rule and caused conflict: the Sunni-Shia split (Ottoman Sunni vs Safavid Shia), the Protestant Reformation (Luther, 1517), the Catholic Counter-Reformation, Akbar's tolerance and Sikhism in India.
Practice
The Protestant Reformation began in:
Martin Luther's 95 Theses.
Conflict between the Ottomans and Safavids was partly religious:
Sectarian rivalry.
Mughal emperor Akbar was known for:
Din-i Ilahi.
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