11/5 Ch. 10

Chapter 10. The Worlds of Christendom
-Christian Contraction in Asia and Africa
Christianity became very abundant in European faith by the 1500's.
Asian Christianity was spread by the Arabian people through the mosque.
A small Nestorian church imitated by a Persian monk had taken root in China and spread the message of buddhism and daoist concepts. After the mongol attach on China, there was a period where christianity saw an opportunity to spread and took it.
-Byzantine Christendom: Building on a Roman Past
Christianity and christian societies left Europe and Antolia. The spread of Islam became popular.

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