USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As of 2010, Roman Catholics were the largest Christian group in Europe, accounting for more than 48% of European Christians. The second-largest Christian group in Europe were the Orthodox, who made up 32% of European Christians. About 19% of European Christians were part of the mainline Protestant tradition.

Detailed explanation-2: -Catholicism is the largest branch of Christianity with 1.345 billion, and the Catholic Church is the largest among churches.

Detailed explanation-3: -Along with technological, economic, and political factors, the Christian faith greatly influenced the European Age of Exploration (15th century to 18th century). The Catholic Church started a major effort to spread Christianity around the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Missionaries like Paul, a major figure in the Bible’s New Testament, traveled around the empire with the intention to spread Christianity.

Detailed explanation-5: -The earliest followers of Jesus were a sect of apocalyptic Jewish Christians within the realm of Second Temple Judaism. The early Christian groups were strictly Jewish, such as the Ebionites, and the early Christian community in Jerusalem, led by James the Just, brother of Jesus.