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Christianity

Christianity. World History SOL WHI 6h, i. Essential Questions. How did Christianity become established within the Roman Empire? What were the essential beliefs of the early Christian faith? How and why did Christianity spread?

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Christianity

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  1. Christianity World History SOL WHI 6h, i

  2. Essential Questions • How did Christianity become established within the Roman Empire? • What were the essential beliefs of the early Christian faith? • How and why did Christianity spread? • What was the impact of the early church in the late Roman Empire?

  3. Major Beliefs

  4. Jesus • Christianity was founded by Jesus Christ, who was born into a Jewish family in Bethlehem around 4 BCE. Growing up he studied Jewish law and at the age of 30 he began preaching • He recruited 12 close followers called disciples • Some thought he challenged the authority of Rome and Jewish leaders and he was arrested and crucified • According to Christians he rose from the dead several days later and ascended to heaven

  5. Bible

  6. Why did Christianity Spread?

  7. Church Structure

  8. Christianity • The Roman Emperor, Constantine, was the first emperor to convert to Christianity • In 313 CE, he issued the Edict of Milan • The Edict of Milan made Christianity legal • Christianity became the state religion of Rome in 380 CE

  9. Christianity • The Christian church became a source of moral authority and loyalty to the church became more important than loyalty to the emperor • When the Western Roman Empire began to fragment and weaken in the late 5th century the Christian Church, became the unifying force in Western Europe

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