RELIGIONS
CHRISTIANITY
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Question
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The new religion of Christianity appealed particularly to?:
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people with low status in the Roman Empire.
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people who sought political independence from Rome.
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people who opposed Rome’s treatment of the Jews.
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people who sought to acquire wealth.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire when Emperor Theodosius I issued the Edict of Thessalonica in 380, which recognized the catholic orthodoxy of Nicene Christians in the Great Church as the Roman Empire’s state religion.
Detailed explanation-2: -Its spread was greatly aided by the empire’s political unification and extensive road system, as well as the belief among many Christians that the religion was something anyone could adopt, regardless of regional or religious background.
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