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What happened in AD 597?
Christianity brought to Britain for the first time by St. Augustine, the missionary sent from Pope Gregory to convert the Saxons. Death of King Ceol of Wessex. His brother, Ceolwulf, succeeds him. Ceolwulf reigned over the West- Saxons; and he constantly fought and conquered, sometimes with support from the Angles, the Welsh, the Picts, or the Scots.
How did Islam and distorted Christianity check and balance each other?
They both preached to each other during the crusades, that they should either convert to each others beliefs, or die.
What was official religion of the roman empire before Christianity?
Before Christianity there was not an official religion in the Roman Empire. The Romans had their religion and the conquered peoples had their religions. The Romans tolerated the religions and customs of the conquered peoples for two reasons: 1) tolerance promoted stability and integration; a rigid policy regarding religion and customs would have led to many rebellions. 2) The Romans did not feel that their religion was threatened by other religions because pagan religions did not have a missionary spirit and did not try to convert people from different religions. The reason why the Romans at one point felt threatened by Christianity was its missionary zeal: they were converting many Romans and this was at times perceived as a threat to the Roman state, which was steeped in Roman religion.
How was European imperial expansion related to the spread of Christianity?
European imperialism brought with it christian doctrine and evangelism. European missionaries aimed, and often succeeded, to convert aboriginals and non-christians. because they had the support of the governing power (imperialist power) they were very influential.
What were three major events that lead to the Age of Exploration?
In the case of European exploration, they explored for "god, glory, and gold." They wanted to convert more people to Christianity, they wanted for explore and conquer new lands for their country, and they wanted gold.
