Monday - Guidance
Tuesday -
Early Christian Issues
As time went on, there growing disagreements between Christians in regards to beliefs
The New Testament was added to the Hebrew Old testament to make the Christian bible which helped unify Christians
Included the four Gospels ( Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) as well as the Epistles of Paul among other documents
The Nicene Creed
In 325 AD, Constantine further unified the teachings of Christianity
In Nicaea ( in Turkey today) church leaders wrote the Nicene Creed, which defined the basic beliefs of the Church
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Historians generally agree that the end of the reign of the emperor Marcus Aurelius marked the end of two centuries of peace and Prosperity and the Roman Empire
Three Main Causes for the Fall of Rome
Internal problems and conflicts
Separation of the Roman Empire into East and West
Outside invasions
Diocletian Splits the Empire
Diocletian was a strong ruler that brought law and order back to the Empire
He believed that the empire had grown too large and too complex for one ruler
He divided the empire into two
Greek - speaking East
He took the eastern half for himself and appointed a co ruler for the West
Constantine
Constantine took control of the western part of the Roman Empire in 312 AD and also took control of the eastern part in 324 AD
United the empire during his reign and moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium(330 AD), changing the name of the city to Constantinople
Huge walls were built around Constantinople to protect it from barbarians
After his death, the empire was split in two again
Wednesday - no school
Thursday - no school
Friday - no school
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