Analyze the comparative-religions arc 200 BCE - 500 CE — Buddhism's spread via Ashoka and the Silk Road, Vedic-to-Hindu development (Bhagavad Gita), Jewish diaspora after 70 CE, Christianity emergence, Zoroastrianism as Sasanian state religion, indigenous Mesoamerican religion, African Traditional Religions
Exercise Difficulty 4 ~6 min hist.g6.s.ex_22

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Why is Christianity NOT historically a 'European' religion? Cite 2 specific simultaneity evidences from this unit.

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Christianity emerged in Roman Judea c. 30 CE from Jewish messianic tradition; spread in 1st-3rd century to Egyptian (Coptic), Levantine (Antiochene + Syriac), Armenian, Aksum (Ethiopian/Eritrean Tewahedo) communities. Specific simultaneity: Kingdom of Armenia adopted Christianity 301 CE — FIRST state; Aksum Christianization c. 350 CE — SECOND state — BEFORE Theodosian Rome 380 CE
Hints
  1. MG-21 + Lesson 19.
  2. First three states adopting Christianity: Armenia 301 CE, Aksum c. 350 CE, then Rome 380 CE.
Misconceptions to watch
  • European-Christian Single Story
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