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Assignment: Religion Rwanda Genocide Essay- History of Religious Oppression
Choose one time period and discuss the history of religious oppression.
1) Roman Imperial Period vs. Christianity (60 CE - 310 CE)
2) Christian oppression of pagans in the Roman World (395 CE -476 CE)
3) The Crusades (12th century - 1100s)
4) Salem Witch Trials - Massachusetts (1692-1693)
5) Expulsion of the Jews and Muslims from Spain (1490-1493)
6) Anti-Semitism in Medieval Spain, France, England, Italy, and Germany (choose one country only - 800-1392)
7) Romans versus Jews (20-200 CE)
8) Catholics vs. Huguenots in France (16th-17th centuries - 1500s-1600s)
9) Philadelphia Anti-Catholic Riot (1844)
10) Rohingya persecution Myanmar (2016-2018)
11) Kosovo Ethnic cleansing (1998-1999)
12) Rwanda Genocide (1994)
13) Muslim persecution in India (1954-1982)
14) Ottoman Persecution of Alevis (1481-1826)
Instructions
Answer the following questions in numerical format (#1-5). APA format for in-text citations and bibliography only. 12 Font Times New Roman only.
All work must be properly cited and unless otherwise noted; do not include pure opinion.
Question A. What was the main cause(s) of the religious conflict (ie was it political? power struggle? actually religious?)?
Question B. Briefly describe the two opposing religions' basic tenets.
Question C. How did the different beliefs, values, and attitudes of the cultures add to the oppression?
Question D. How did the outcome of the conflict influence modern American ideas, beliefs, and values?
Question E. Opinion - why do you think religion played such a major role in these conflicts?