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Religious men who live apart from

society in isolated communities

A secluded army where monks

focus on prayer and scripture

To change from one religion to another

Someone who tries to convert

others to a particular religion

1. ExplainwhatcircumstancesallowedChristianitytobecomesuchapopularreligion.

2. Accordingtothevideo,whowerethe2majormenthathelpedthisspreadhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqeiy_ZvFHo

Missionaries•ThePopesentmissionariesintonorthernEuropetospreadChristianity.•Missionariesarepeoplewhotrytoconvertotherstoaparticularreligion.

AmapshowingthespreadofChristianitytothe1100s.ThefirstChristians,althoughfewinnumbersandsubjectedtofrequentpersecutions,quicklyspreadtheChristianmessagethroughouttheRomanEmpire.In313,EmperorConstantinemadeChristianitylegal.TheChristianmissionariesandmonkswereabletopromoteandpreachtothefarreachesoftheempire.

ApartialexplanationfortherapidgrowthbeforeConstantineliesinthefactthattheChristiansoperatedwithinanexistingunifiedworldcreatedbytheRomanEmpire'sgovernment,language,laws,roads,shippingandcommerce.