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Video from Business Inisider - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvFl6UBZLv4
Akran
I love these end-of-game replays from Sid Meier's Civilization
EatMyLovestick
My thought exactly! +1
FPAwperbad
This map isn't totally correct, Egypt and most of north Africa would be majority Christian when Islam started.
LordDavonne
i guess they forgot about the coptics
BaronAlexander
aaaand... Madagascar has closed its ports
Krayzie656
What about Odin, Zeus, Etc? Lol
internetgod
Fucking morons ignoring or lord and saviour cthulhu?
Krayzie656
You're right! And what about the Flying Spaghetti Monster?!?
Morrigi
This greatly downplays the Christianity of the late Roman Empire. It was the official state religion.
definitelynotanarc
This map is odd; it seems to favor using the actual religion of the population, then fills in the blank with the state religion.
definitelynotanarc
The late Roman Empire was still mostly pagan in the rural areas; Christianity was a more urban faith at first.
Trouble137
Missed Hinduism in Indonesia
ChrisPTacos
This. I love these kinda anthropological posts!
manimatr0n
It's delightfully incorrect
addonexus13
Are you an anthropologist?! Where at?
chinablue
you would like this then , how the Abrahamic religion went from Polytheism to Monotheism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZY2eeozdo8
usernamesaresostressfultopickout
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mournelyth
Kind of curious about the spread of the other religions.
BoJackatronHorsemaniac
Anyone else have an urge to play Civ 5 after seeing this?
pmerino88
So when did Judaism start?
manimatr0n
Probably around the 2nd millennium BCE, as an offshoot of the indigenous Semitic polytheism in the area.
chinablue
Hard to say exactly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZY2eeozdo8
frumpster
There is no exact date. Judaism is the primary candidate for first monotheistic religion.
LordIggy
It emerged from the polytheistic religions of the middle east, so there's not a clear start date like there is for Christianity and Islam.
lockarttheMouseKing
Some of the locations of judaism are slightly inaccurate and lacking. It mostly ignores the jews in eastern europe and america.
PMmeUrNachos
They never constituted majority
definitelynotanarc
But they DO count the beta Israel oddly enough, and the kazhars.
IgoogledCreativeUsernames
I'm sure that neither Armenia nor Georgia are music counties
Riddiculous
Armenia and Georgia are music countries though
IgoogledCreativeUsernames
Shit I meant Muslim, got fucking damn it
IgoogledCreativeUsernames
God
IgoogledCreativeUsernames
Fuck
frumpster
That creeping purple in the Iberian peninsula? Thats The Reconquista, the longest war in human history.
BrodolfHitler
How long doe
MidlandRedux
770 years, from the Arab invasion of 710 AD to the fall of Grenada in 1492.
Randomhistoryguy
The Reconquista was never a continuous series of wars. It didn't even emerge as an idea until the mid-11th century.
Irminsul773
Couldn't this have been one fucking gif instead of 10 shitty ones?
MasterGamer2476
Now I want to see it with atheism
Andolomar
Top right hand corner of Russia. That's Sakha, Chukotka, Magadan, Kamchatka, and Khabarovsk oblasts/krais. They have a lot of atheists...
Andolomar
... due to the "state religion" of atheism during the Soviet Union. Also a lot of traditional religions in that region too.
justvenomcake
It would look like someone shotgunned paint balls onto the screen in all honesty.
LordDavonne
not a religion but i feel you
magmadar
this is not accurate anymore , france germany and sweden has to be green by now.
AverageImgurians
Give it a few more years
ImFunAtGrammarParties
Let the paranoia flow through you!
MidlandRedux
It's been months since this was last posted. Probably because its a pretty bad map. High school project level, at best.
manimatr0n
Oh man, this thing is magnificently wrong
memento765
Explain eloquently or gfto
frumpster
It also completely ignores Christian North Africa
manimatr0n
Hinduism didn't "start" like that, it's a descendant of the Indo-European tribal polytheism, just like in Iran, Rome, Anatolia, Northern+
manimatr0n
+Europe and the Baltic areas. Judaism is a descendant of the Sumerian-influenced native polytheism of the Levant. Christianity wasn't+
manimatr0n
+a monolith across Europe, this ignores splits like the Gnostics, Arianists, the Cathars, and many others. Islam was similarly born out of+
manimatr0n
+the Arabian peninsular animism and polytheism with what is essentially a Christological heresy tacked on. Part of what helped Christianity+
FakeAnonymity
This is wildly inaccurate, at least the Islam spreading map. Christianity was the entirety of the Roman Empire by Muhammad's birth
Morrigi
Yes, it was the official state religion.
doc70
9. Newfoundland - green/Islam, my newfie friends have pulled off the greatest lie.
Elonth
damn this new version of epidemic looks amazing! /S tip fidora.
leodavinci1
Actually, this does not show how religion spread. Only the routes it took.
memento765
So Jews were the first Christians?
LordDavonne
OR Christianity is just a branch Judaism?
bubbacable
Pretty much. Now Protestants and Catholics kill each other. And soon Radical mormons will be murdering staunch Amish in the rural regions.
YamatoIouko
That sounds kind of...dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb.
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definitelynotanarc
I think it may have been a joke.
MrTay
I always learned that the roots of Judaism predate Hinduism be like 80 years. I learned that in my college religious history class.
Riddiculous
Hinduism started way earlier, back when the Indus Valley civilisation formed. But it wasn't organised religion
CertifiedTintinologist
Earliest Vedic dharmas predated Judaism. Hinduism as recognized by the Western definition of "religion" came after Judaism
MrTay
Ahh thank you makes sense. What about Judaism root religion
Riddiculous
Judaism root religion is Sumerian religion
Pullout69
I know they're minority religions, bit it would have been cool to see Jainism and Zoroastrianism.
YamatoIouko
Or Opraism or voodoo.
Nyther53
Thats the problem with things like this, it implies that there was no religion until these four spread into an area.
manimatr0n
It would have been cool to see literally any religions beyond the big 5
PhilbertPhrog
Zoroastrianism was a majority in Persia and Mesopotamia wasn't it?
Pullout69
At the time yes, it's a minority religion today :)
docthrobulator
Zoroastrianism wouldve stayed mostly in Iran and the -stans
Riddiculous
Correct, but it did spread across parts of northern India near the Hindu Kush mountains and into the thar desert from the Sindh region.
docthrobulator
Unfortunately Islam saw to its decline
Riddiculous
The Iranian govt isn't as nasty to Zoroastrians now as they were before. But their numbers are still declining, it's really upsetting.
Riddiculous
Can confirm, my own grandad was a Zoroastrian convert to Islam. We still respect Ohr Mazd (old God) no matter what the mosque tutors said.
Riddiculous
Yeah, it's sad to see a great faith like Zoroastrianism not represented at all considering it was the foundation of Iran.
pharoahjared
Not anymore, it's definitely Shia Islam today.
Riddiculous
Still it's had a massive impact on the whole region, for example Arabic used to be in Hebrew script, but it was mixed with avestan
oats4goats
Zoroastrianism is dying because of its wicked strict marriage laws.
Riddiculous
That and because for a while, the Iranian govt didn't treat them well. Zoroaster is still considered a minor prophet in some sects of Islam
oats4goats
Very true.
Nimrooo
Has nothing to do with Zoroastrianism. Indian Paris have strict marriage laws. Zoroastrianism doesn't dictate who you can marry lol
Nimrooo
*Parsis
oats4goats
No children born of a relationship between a Zoroastrian and a non-Zoroastrian are considered Zoroastrian themselves. And you can't convert.
HughJaction
Or Sikh
Timexican
cool, Sikh, wicked there are a lot of words that would work in that place...
sc1onic
Sikhism is an extension of Hinduism. I might be heavily wrong here. But Sikhs were essentially hindu warriors.
BenSpacey
Not at all, Sikhism is a very different religion to Hinduism, although it shares some ideas it is also very distinct
HughJaction
Sikhism came out of the emperor of India thinking there must be truth in all religions, so he fused a fair few of the religions there to 1/
kneebitten
The Bahamas are Jewish?
imophalblue
Just the money.
blanketandpillowfortsftw
As a cultural Jew I find what you said to be highly, horribly funny, good on you.
Canofminus
Jews were "encouraged" to move to the Caribbean islands by the British and invited by the the more tolerant Dutch. Old Synagogue in the 1/2
Canofminus
west was located on the island of Curacao. 2/2
kneebitten
Thanks for posting. I had no idea.
Canofminus
It's actually a pretty good read starting from the Spanish Inquisition/New World discovery
DankMimesRUs
It's a hard "h"
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kneebitten
That film could use a slow-mo for just after the inquisition.
bleedingcocksyndrome
yeah thats why you hear 'Jah' in a all reggae music, they are signing about jehovah
thelovechildofhitlerandstalin
Shallow water
Fatpicasso
shalom mon
TheLivingTumor
Ha
Bibes
Yes! Yes! Yes!
TheLannistersSendALovelyFruitBasket
"Islam spread rapidly" Holy balls that's an understatement
pharoahjared
It's incorrect, it took Egypt centuries to fully convert and Iran until at least 1800.
HHRR
What were they before?
Cowzou
Egypt was Coptic Orthodox (there are still some around today), Persia was Zoroastrian.
ImmortanTox
Zoroastrian
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Aquick20dollars
In fact, there are still Coptic Christians there to this day.
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Randomhistoryguy
It was Zoroastrianism, ancient ancestral religion of the Persian people. It died out to the spread of Islam.
Irminsul773
It's still around in India and some parts of Iran.
Nimrooo
After Islam there were other persian dynasties in power as well. Safavid, Pahlavi etc... There have been many Iranian empires post islam
Mimsey
I skipped the stupid gif clips. Did it mention the biggest genocide in history was the Muslims vs the Hindus? 100+ million.
AMigratingCoconut
I'mn with @swirl360. Imma need a source for that.
mmurrbles
Yeah well most of that area of "Islam" was really christian. There wasnt a big divide between the religions back then either.
GrizzlyEnt
In reality the Islamic empire grew massively however it did not require its citizens to convert, many remained their original religion.
squirrelmessiah
arabs conquered weakened byzantine and sassanid empires, religion spread slower
TheContemplatorOfFate
when your a caliphate that persecutes anyone who doesn't belong to an Abrahamic religion it goes a bit faster.
squirrelmessiah
generally speaking they were more interested in the tax revenue than religious conversion
TheContemplatorOfFate
if you were one of the "people of the book" then yes, if not then it got a little iffy
JuarezAleutians
Hhhmmm...gee, i wonder how Islam spread so rapidly?
ubbodagr8
The same way Christianity did by killing native Americans and taking their land.
lr5123
The same way your legs spread so quickly.
DOWNVOTEALLEMOJIS
BOOM!
kaldang
Conquering deserts isn't hard
Riddiculous
It's a lot more difficult to conquer and control a desert. Try marching an army across it, or fighting in the heat.
thatusernamehasntalreadybeenchosen
*Afghanistan laughs*
FryingMonkies
Bombs tend to spread you all over everything pretty quickly... Just sayin
2pillows
Trade was actually a significant factor in the spread. It brought it to west and east Africa, Indonesia, and a little in India
azrielmoha
By peaceful ways.
Riddiculous
Indonesia was by trading with them. They were never conquered by a Muslim army
Pullout69
Conquest :p
FuzzyX
Like a new cool toy.
Fatpicasso
the same way most of christianity was?
Liondrome
Christianity spread originally in the Roman empire by preachers. Not by the sharp end of the sword.
thatusernamehasntalreadybeenchosen
*Charlemagne laughs*
Riddiculous
The Spanish inquistion, the crusades, the Teutonic Order etc. Christians were well known to be conquerors and fighters.
Riddiculous
And those Norse pagans definitely got that sharp sword pointed at them.
Liondrome
If you took time to read my response I meant back when Christians were persecuted in the empire. When Hellenism was the ruling religion.
definitelynotanarc
Yeah, but it didn't become widespread until it became the Roman state faith pagans were persecuted.
Riddiculous
Islam was like that too They were persecuted by the Arab pagans. Judaism was persecuted by Nebuchadnezzar II and the Babylonians.
Riddiculous
Infact if it wasn't for a Christian King is Ethiopia who said Muslims and Christians were close, Islam would be totally wiped out.
thatusernamehasntalreadybeenchosen
*Constantine laughs*
Liondrome
I meant back when the empire was whole and proper. When Hellenism was still the dominating religion & Christians were persecuted
thatusernamehasntalreadybeenchosen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Milvian_Bridge
thatusernamehasntalreadybeenchosen
literally the first thing a Christian Emperor did was kill a bunch of pagans
LandSquid12345
Conquest and the fact that conquered non-Islamics received a special tax, encouraging conversion.
IHaveSoapInMyEye
Their policy was 'convert or die'. Except Christians & Jews who had only one God too, so that was ok, but they had to pay more taxes etc! 1/
MEMRITV
Was?
Ginkodono
I'm pretty sure 700AD is in the past, so yeah, was.
Riddiculous
They didn't charge individuals unless they were priests. They also primarily charged churches/synagogues it isn't easy to collect taxes
Riddiculous
From each individual. It's easier to go to a church/mosque. Ask their membership numbers and charge them on that. Most people cheated the
Riddiculous
System entirely and avoided tax.
LandSquid12345
It had more to do with the policy of convert or receive a special tax. Few empires wanted to kill off their own subjects.
LandSquid12345
Although in fact Islamic empires weren't all that interested in conversion early on, since it meant reduced tax revenue.
IHaveSoapInMyEye
That's very simply said though! It's much more complex but actually a pretty interesting topic! 2/2
Metalhead47
What's going on with Hinduism in that strip in northern South America?
HellahKellah
Trindad and Tobago, the west Indies
JuarezAleutians
There are/were a lot of Indian immigrants to Guyana and Suriname. I believe they worked in agriculture back in the early 1900s.
hammersquirrel
Lots of Hindu names and Indian influences to cuisine in the West Indies too
Weirdestbug
Wow I can't believe someone knows about my home country! Most people don't know about it..
addonexus13
Indeed, google Indian arrival day and girmitiyas and you'll get a lot of info. Many people from agricultural districts in SE Asia/Indonesia
mistervinster
*Indentured servants
Sebastan
This. I knew a Guyanese guy with dark skin but looked more Indian than black.
darthOnion
Is your username like Cherokee Karaoke?
Sebastan
No, always thought that Cherokee was cherioke and that jeep were colossal retards for misspelling it. Guess who's the actual retard?
darthOnion
Lol
banekin
As a guyanese. Hi.
SLEEZYPAT
Hi!
NoCatTax
Imgur is amazingly diverse.
tyresmoke
Accurate map, though misses a few details like the arrival of Islam and Hinduism in Southern Africa due to migrants from the Indian Colony.
ConvenientTruth
I don't think they made up a majority in south africa right? so that's why their community wasn't counted
tyresmoke
I think so, although Durban is a city of 6 million, mostly Hindu Indians and populations in Joburg/Cape Town. But overall not a majority
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Metalhead47
Did not know this.
RobinClaassen
1/2 You're half right: "Indian" is the largest ethnic group (and depending on how you define "of Indian decent", it could be the majority),
RobinClaassen
2/2 however, Christianity is now the most followed religion - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyana#Religion
FabulousBadass
Can people just leave the fucking Jews alone now? They have like no percentage of the map.
Morrigi
no
6Foot4FullOfMuscles
because they didnt map USA and Canada
oStaiko
Hitler didn't like the color blue
preaction
If you believe the anti-Semites, the Jews still control everything. So, I'm guessing no. The anti-Semites even have a new messiah: Trump!
SaintMaceToTheFace
The most anti Jewish people in the USA are the left
preaction
If you conflate pro-Palestinian with anti-Jewish, then yes, the left has a lot of "anti-Jewish" people.
Begotten
what in the world does trump have to do with anti-semitism? he has jewish children and grandchildren ffs.
preaction
Right, he also has blacks working for him, remember? And he always lets the Jews do his accounting.
preaction
Sorry, is quoting Trump worth downvotes for the Trump-loving crowd now?
preaction
Apparently Imgur won't let me post links, so reading about all the love the antisemites have for Trump is up to you.
Canofminus
So. I've met plenty of people with Jewish relatives who have unflattering things to say about Jews.
Begotten
what unflattering things has trump said about jews?
Canofminus
My point was having Jewish relatives doesn't mean you "can't" be bigoted towards Jews.