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Jesus sets forth his tenets in the Roman province known at the time as Judea and preaches his message gaining followers. *In 30-33 A.D.
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Jesus is killed and resurrected leaving the task of spreading Christianity to his apostles. *In 33 A.D.
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Paul the apostle begins his first of 3 missionary trips. *In 34 A.D.
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At this same time Nero (the Roman Emperor at the time) makes Christianity illegal but the apostles continue spreading the message through secret sermons. *In about 34 A.D.
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Emperor Constantine converts and many of his subjects convert with him. (Hierarchical diffusion) *In 313 A.D.
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Emperor Theodosius proclaims Christianity as the official religion.
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Christianity was now spread to Rome and from there it followed the trade routes across Asia and Turkey. *Thick dashed line
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In the 15th century with the founding of the new world, explorers and immigrants took their faith with them. *Thin dashed line
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Missionaries journeyed to South and Central America, protestants escaping persecution brought their beliefs to North America and Christianity has reached New Zealand and Australia. *Thin dashed line
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French settlers reach Quebec, Canada in the seventeenth century. *Thin dashed line
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Christianity reached Africa in the 19th century due to the missionaries sent over in the Scramble for Africa. *Thin dashed line
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By 1900 Christianity has spread into every continent and is a major world religion. *Thin dashed line
