CHRISTIANITY

A presentation by

Miguel Mateo, Collin Clothier,

Antoine Kallab, and Cameran Vaughn

Maps

Early Christian History

4 AD. Jesus Christ is born 20-33 AD. Paul begins preaching about

Christianity 33. AD Jesus’s Death 49 AD. Council of Jerusalem 68 AD. Martyrdom of Paul

Mid-Late Christian History 202- 238 AD. Persecution of Christians 312 AD. Constantine Converts Rome to

Christianity 380 AD. Christianity is named OFFICIAL

religion of Roman Empire 431-451 Several Councils(Ex. Nicea,

Constantinople and Ephesus) 1054 AD. Great Schism 1095-1798 AD. Crusades 1517 AD. Luther Posts 95 Theses

Some Holy Books

Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Joshua

Judges

Ruth

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Ezra

Nehemiah

[Tobit]

[Judith]

Esther

[1 Maccabees]

[2 Maccabees]

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of Solomon

(Song of Songs)

[Wisdom]

[Sirach]

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

[Baruch]

Ezekiel

Daniel

Hosea

Joel

Amos

Obadiah

Most of these books were compiled in to what is known now as ‘The Bible’

The Major Christian Sects Catholic

The most popular with 1.2 billion followers worldwide.○ FUN FACT: Antoine Kallab is a Maronite, which falls under ‘Catholic’!

Protestant Has 700-800 million followers worldwide

Eastern Orthodoxy Has 230 million followers worldwide

Angelicanism Has 85 Million followers worldwide

Oriental Orthodoxy Has 82 million followers worldwide

Restorationism Has 49 million followers worldwide

Church of the East Is the smallest major denomination with only 600,000 followers worldwide.

Conclusion: Long Term Effects

It is the most practiced religion in the world as of 2012

Early in its history it has caused some issues for its followers:Many Roman followers were beheaded,

tortured, or thrown to the lions. Christianity sparked The Crusades A country was created to worship

Christianity (The Vatican)

The Crusades• The First Crusade

• It helped re-open western trade routes• It began as a pilgrimage of people from France and Germany, but

ended as a Roman Catholic Army military campaign• FUN FACT: The armies were supposed to assemble in 1097, but

nobody showed up. (lol)

• Eventually, the Catholic Army recaptured Jerusalem in 1099.

• There would eventually be nine other crusades as time went on.

Major Cites

The CIA World Fact Book

Book Title: World History

Author: Elisabeth Gaynor Ellis and Anthony Esler

Publisher: Pearson Publications

Publishing Date: 2007

Some more cites

Various sources used: http://www.patheos.com/Library/Christianity.html http://www.usu.edu/markdamen/1320Hist&Civ/chapters/13XITY.htm http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/christiantheology-philosophy/ http://www.jewishhistory.org/the-roman-empire-adopts-christianity/ http://

www.christianitytoday.org/inside-story/2013/march/study-reveals-extent-and-effects-of-serving-churches.html

Twitter

Antoine Kallab: @DrastiCraft Cameran Vaughn: Unknown. Colin Clothier: @COLINme_me Miguel Mateo: No twitter.