5/9/14 west civ class/notes

  Today in class we got our tests back and I am happy to say I got a 100%. My prediction was right and I did very well on the test. Hopefully I can keep my streak going and get a good grade on the final exam.

Decline of the Roman Empire

• Christians and Jews were monotheistic (belief in one god) so they were in trouble with the Romans because the Romans believed in MANY roman gods
• Christianity appealed to the poor and since their were a lot of poor people the religion spread quickly
• Eventually with the spread of Christianity roman leaders began embracing Christianity
•  In 313 A.D. the emperor of Rome Constantine prays to the Christian god before going into a key battle and wins, he then designates his win to the Christian God
• He then passes the Edict of Milan that says that Christians can't be persecuted anymore and it was the approval of Christianity making Christianity the official religion of Rome