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Jesus spoke to his 12 disciples and commissioned them to follow their lives with God.

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0 CE (Early Evangelization):

Before Jesus died he commissioned his 12 disciples to spread the word of God to everyone.

The word of God was originally spread to the Jewish but later spread to anyone who listened.

Despite their efforts, the relationship between both the Jewish and the Christians could not be maintained and Christianity became its own religion.

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2nd Century:

Christianity found its way into the Roman Empire and worked miracles while forming communities, but was still not taken seriously.

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The Spread of Christianity. Business Insider.

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4th Century:

Christianity was practiced by the cultured individuals and slowly became the legal and only religion of the Roman Empire

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Animated map shows how Christianity spread around the world

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An example of a cathedral that could have been built in 600-1500 CE.

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600-1500 CE:

Christianity dominated Europe.

It spread far North and East.

The church opened universities, monasteries, and cathedrals and started to become more powerful.

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An example of the disputes between Catholics and Muslims during the time of the Crusades. 

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1095 CE:

The Pope at the time conducted a series of crusades (a series of military expeditions) in hopes to regain holy land but found themselves unsuccessful.

The Crusades' main goal was to stop the Muslim religion and force Christianity into the Middle East.

The Muslims later won the Crusades.

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1500 CE:

Groups that formed within Christianity were outraged and called for changes to the church.

Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican and Anabaptist communities were created.

Wars erupted between Catholics and Protestants due to their contrasting beliefs, the wars also started due to King Henry VIII replacing the Pope as the Church Head.

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1610 CE:

A European priest baptized Henri Membertou, a Mi'kmaq Grand Chief. This baptism began a program of conversion that eventually involved Roman Catholic and Protestant missionaries, and affected the whole Aboriginal population of Canada.

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A brief history of Christopher Columbus, the man who "discovered" America. Khan Academy.

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1492:

America was "discovered" and Europeans found themselves sharing land with people who have never heard of Christianity.

Christians believed they had to convert everyone to share God's love.

Missionaries set out to spread the word of God and convert those around them into Christianity.

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Multiple religions that we now see all around the world.

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1950:

Missionaries changed their approach when the church no longer wanted to identify with colonialism.

The church realized that other religions had a purpose and were worthy of being recognized.

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1962-1965:

The Second Vatican Council became more public and started to become involved and formed relationships with other religions.