What made Christianity Different?
Simple Message.
Spread among poor & uneducated
- equality in the eyes of god
- looking forward to the after life
- promotes peace
Did these things weaken Rome?
50 AD - 100 AD
Taking hold in Mesoptoamia
100 AD - 300 AD
Takes hold in Rome & Mediterranean
313 - Edict of Milan
313 - 400’s Rapid spread in Europe because of Missionaries
476 AD - Visigoths - A germanic tribe, officially deposed Roman Emperor, Romulus-
END OF WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE
Fall of Rome
Europe ------> Feudalism
Mediterranean
(North Africa: Egypt, Spain, Mesopotamia & Asia Minor) ---> Arab Empire
Rise of Islam & Arab Empire
With Fall of Rome, Middle east
Falls into tribal control & decentralization
Arab
Polytheistic, tribal
Sheik = tribal chieftain