western civ

today in class we continued to look over the power points on the rise of Christianity and the decline of the Roman empire which was a really huge, massive, and powerful empire int his point of time but went downhill and fell apart. here are some notes from the power point...

• Jesus spends three years preaching, is killed by Roman leaders
• Jesus' followers believe he is the Messiah and Savior who has risen from the dead
• Saul (the persecutor) becomes Paul (the evangelist), spreading Jesus' message (one true God, not Roman gods)
• Christianity evolves from cult status to established, official structure
• priest, bishops, pope (Bishop of Rome)