1. Politics/Government Influence Social Structure Influence
1900 CE – today CE
Politics/Government Influence
Social Structure Influence
Culture Influence
Empire Influence
Expansion Influence
Hinduism
High tech weapons around
Caste system still around, Marriages arranged, structure looser because of media and world travel
structure looser because of media and world travel, Yoga became popular as tool for meditation
Judaism
World Wars – death and resettlement of Israel, 10 commandments influence western laws
Forced to live in ghettos, torn from families, Jewish religious structure became reformed
HOLOCAUST, large portion of Europe discriminated against Jews, large influx of Jewish immigrants into US and Canada and Australia, 1972 Olympic games
Trying to hold onto “promised land” by fending off Palestinians who have lived there for centuries
Holocaust caused population to be smaller and relocated to areas where community became tighter
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam