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The Great Schism
Eventually in 1054CE these arguments became too great and the church split into 2.

The Western church became known as ROMAN Catholic(or Catholic which means ‘worldwide’).

The Eastern church(Russia,Greece etc)became known as Orthodox(which means ‘true’).

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Rome and the Eastern churches (before 1045)

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Rome and the Eastern churches (before 1045)

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Before the great schism, which is when Eastern churches and the catholic stopped talking permanently, Rome argued with the eastern churches about a lot of things. They argued about stuff like whether priests should be allowed to marry (obviously they should) and whether the pope should be the leader of the Christian church so as you can tell they really hate each other.

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Stephen the first martyr. Stephen was the first Christian martyr and he was born in 5CE and died in 34CE. He was one of the 7 men who were chosen as ‘deacons’ (helpers). He became a saint.

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From 30 This period of time is called his ‘ministry’ – a time when he ‘served’ and cared for people.
It is said that Jesus was a healer & the miracle stories were written to show that he was special. Jesus typically has the date of the start of his ministry estimated at around AD 27–29 and the end in the range AD 30–36.
When Jesus began His ministry on earth, by standing up in the synagogue in Nazareth to read the Scriptures, He outlined His aim was to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour.

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Aged 33, Jesus was crucified on a cross as a rebel between AD 34 and AD 35. The Romans were persuaded by the Jews to do this for they had told them that he was a threat to peace and stability. 3 days after his death, his tomb was found empty and rumours of rebirth were starting to spread.

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When Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey, people cheered for him . However, the chief Jews were not so happy about his arrival and so were plotting against him. Jesus had his last supper with his disciples but the next day he was betrayed . The chief Jews ordered for him  to be arrested at dawn and put on trial. Crucifixion and death marks the end of Jesus’ life. https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiY9rqDtZjtAhWsQkEAHQRcCz4QtwIwAHoECAYQAg&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3lQ1fd0hBe0&usg=AOvVaw1lRoN8QX2xmlhCXTtLRaoj

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Jesus was born in approximately 4CE. He was born in Judea, which was then a part of the Roman Empire. He was raised a devout Jew. He moved away when he was 30, choosing 12 men as disciples. He spent 3 years teaching people about God
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_Jesus_in_the_New_Testament

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When Jesus

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325 BC
A domed church was ordered to be built  where Peter the apostle, who is said to be the first leader in Rome, was buried. St Peter’s is part of the Vatican. Each Bishop of Rome afterwards was known as the Pope.

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After the crusades, which ended in 1492 AD, there were only 5 centres of Christianity left. These were the cities Rome (where the Pope was), Jerusalem, Alexandria (this is now known as Egypt) Antioch and Constantinople.
The armies involved in the crusades were the Muslim ones and the Christian ones. The Christians mainly came from Europe and the Muslims mainly
came from Asia and North Africa.

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- Paul saw heaven before he died
- Paul actually used to be called Saul
- Paul used to work as a tentmaker
- He used to eat fish with scales, because the Jewish dietary laws prevented Jews from not eating the scales
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Paul of Tarsus, also known as St Paul, (AD 9–67) was a Messianic Jewish-Roman, Turkish writer and rabbi. He wrote the Pauline Epistles in the new testament. It is believed that he wrote thirteen books of the Bible, all of which are letters to churches and Christians, encouraging them, helping them to understand Christian teaching and helping them to live Christian lives.

Paul's name was originally Saul. He grew up learning both the Jewish law and the Greek ways of discussing things. When the Christian movement began, after the death of Jewish, he was strongly against it. He worked for the Roman Government and helped lead the arrests and killing of many Christians in Israel and the nearby area.

While he was on the road to Damascus in search of Christians there, he had a vision. In the vision Jesus Christ spoke to him, telling Saul that his persecution of Christians was a persecution of Jesus himself, and that it did not please God. Saul was blinded by the vision. A short time later he met Ananias, a disciple of Jesus, and his sight came back to him.

Saul was baptised as a Christian. He spent the next three years studying the Jewish scriptures again to find explanations for the Christian teachings. His experiences changed his viewpoint completely. He changed his name to Paul and he dedicated his life to serving Jesus Christ. He used his earlier education to explain his new faith to other people, and to discuss things with people who had other beliefs. He traveled around the Roman Empire, teaching others about Christianity, and wrote letters back and forth with the churches he helped to begin. The letters contain many important parts of Christian teaching.

Paul was put to death by orders of the emperor Nero in Rome, in 67 AD. He had the rights of a Roman citizen, which meant that he could be put to death by having his head cut off with a sword, rather than by crucifixion.

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Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great was a Roman Emperor from 306 to 377. Constantine was also the first emperor to adhere to Christianity.

He soon used his power to address the status of Christianity, by issuing  The Edict of Milan in 313 that protected Christians in the empire and converted to Christianity on his deathbed in 337.

After 320, Constantine supported the Christian church with his patronage, built basilicas, and endowed the church with land and other wealth. He also declared   Sunday a day of rest and banned the act of crucifixion.

It is possible but not certain that Constantine’s mother Helena exposed him to Christianity. He only declared himself a Christian after issuing the Edict of Milan. Writing to Christians, Constantine made clear that he believed that he owed his successes to the protection of the High God alone.

Constantine’s decision to cease the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire was a turning point for early Christianity, sometimes referred as the Triumph of the Church, the Peace of the Church off the Constantinian Shift.

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The Vatican, located in the small Vatican City, becomes the headquarters of the Catholic Church, as it is today. The pope becomes very powerful, enough to domineer kings and queens. The church have started to build schools and hospitals, although they are becoming increasingly rich and greedy.

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Martin Luther was a German professor of theology. He was also a priest, composer, author and an Augustinian monk. He changed the views of many Christians all over the world.

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 Around the time of Martin Luther Although the Roman and Orthodox churches separated 1000 years ago they still teach similar things.
 Protestant churches saw things very differently though and to them, the Bible (not the church’s rules) became all important.https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=martin+luther&client=safari&hl=en-gb&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=9HRItwNy_8dBdM%252CaOBrv-VAilhtRM%252C%252Fm%252F04yd_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kQWd6-TX_olenVHFxdxjfSrooGr_A&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjm0o-UspjtAhUOY8AKHQ6uBfIQ_B16BAgMEAM&biw=1269&bih=831&dpr=2#imgrc=9HRItwNy_8dBdM

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Christianity is an Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. Its adherents, known as Christians, believe that Jesus is the Christ, whose coming as the Messiah was prophesied in the Hebrew Bible, called the Old Testament in Christianity, and chronicled in the New Testament. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity

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Eventually in 1054CE these arguments became too great and the church split into 2.

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The church had become corrupt.
In the early 1500s, printing was invented and the Bible became available to other than educated priests.
Protest churches sprang up and new ideas began to spread quickly.
These churches became known as Protestant churches, due to the protests that came.

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In 1095CE Pope urban II called all Christians from all over Europe to win the city back for Christians.
The period of Holy Wars become known as the crusades.

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Henry VIII was a king in 1509 to 1547. He had 6 wives and 3 children.
The reason England and Rome rowed was because the Pope would not allow Henry VIII to divorce.
Around 1543CE, Henry named himself the head of the new church so he could be in charge of practical matters. He was not as concerned with church doctrine.

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Jerusalem is important to Christians because it is where Jesus died on the cross & was Resurrected.

It’s also a holy place for Jews because it’s where their first temple was built.

In 638CE it was captured by Muslims when it became a holy place to them

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1600’s - 1700’s
There were two groups of Christians, Protestants and Catholics. Protestants believed people could choose for themselves if they desired to be Christians. In the 1700’s there was a man called Wesley wrote rules for people to follow in their lives. People who followed this lifestyle were known as Methodists.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/subdivisions/methodist_1.shtml
This is more information on the Methodist church, the fourth largest church worldwide, from the BBC.

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There were 5 cities around the Mediterranean that remained the great centres of Christianity: Rome, Jerusalem, Alexandria (now Egypt), Antioch, and Constantinople.
Rome, because the Pope (who was leader of the whole church) was there.
Jerusalem, because

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The Society of Friends

A wandering preacher who was called George Fox disliked the strictness of the C of E began a started a song called the ‘Society of Friends’ and began to talk about the Bible in an informal way. For this reason, George Fox had been imprisoned for six years and he worked hard to improve prisons.
George Fox was also a pacifist - meaning he was against all war.