The Decisive Battles of World History

x What the Battle of Diu had fundamentally determined was that

the ultimate victor in the rivalry to control the rich trade with the

East would be a Christian European power, not a Muslim one, an

outcome that can truly be said to have profoundly shaped the rest

of world history.

Cameron, The Last Pagans of Rome.

'LI¿HDQG:LQLXVFoundations of the Portuguese Empire, 1415–1580.

Krefft, Ten Battles.

Mathew, History of the Portuguese Navigation in India.

Weir, 50 Battles That Changed the World.

1. Which of the three battles discussed in this lecture had the greatest
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2. Does the success of Christianity owe more to the outcome of the
   Frigidus, or does the success of Islam owe more to the outcome of Badr,
   and would either religion have survived a loss at its respective battle?

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