Question

2. What was the extent (north to south-east to west) of Christianity's spread by AD 500?

Answer 1

Answer:

• From Britain in the North to Egypt in the South
• From Syria in the East to Spain in the West

Explanation:

When Christianity started spreading in the Roman empire after the death of Jesus Christ, their message was sometimes met with hostility but they kept increasing in number. Eventually they were openly persecuted by Roman authorities under Emperor Diocletian.

After his death and a few years later, Constantine the Great reunited the Roman empire and as a sign of gratitude for the Church's support for his cause, he made Christianity the state religion in around 380 AD.

This meant that by 500 AD, Christianity had spread to all Roman lands from Britain in the North to Egypt in the South and from Syria in the east to Spain in the west.