A.
1. The spread of Christianity was encouraged by the Roman Empire after
Constantine legalized Christianity through the Edict of Milan in 313
CE (WGU, 2022). This allowed Christians to practice openly and
helped Christianity gain government support through churches and
church councils. Christianity also spread through Roman trade and
travel networks because missionaries could travel across connected
regions and share Christian teachings more easily (WGU, 2022).
2. One example of Christian culture spreading is the missionary work of
Cyril and Methodius in Eastern Europe (WGU, 2022). They developed
an alphabet so that people could read religious text in their native
tongue and translated Christian teachings into Slavic. This helped
Christianity become easier to understand and spread to new regions.
B.
1. The spread of Islam was encouraged by the expansion of Islamic
empires after the death of Muhammad (WGU, 2022). By placing areas
under Muslim rule, the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates spread Islam
throughout portions of the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia.
Because Muslim traders traveled along routes like the Silk Roads and
Indian Ocean trade routes, where they shared their beliefs with
1. The spread of Christianity was encouraged by the Roman Empire after
Constantine legalized Christianity through the Edict of Milan in 313
CE (WGU, 2022). This allowed Christians to practice openly and
helped Christianity gain government support through churches and
church councils. Christianity also spread through Roman trade and
travel networks because missionaries could travel across connected
regions and share Christian teachings more easily (WGU, 2022).
2. One example of Christian culture spreading is the missionary work of
Cyril and Methodius in Eastern Europe (WGU, 2022). They developed
an alphabet so that people could read religious text in their native
tongue and translated Christian teachings into Slavic. This helped
Christianity become easier to understand and spread to new regions.
B.
1. The spread of Islam was encouraged by the expansion of Islamic
empires after the death of Muhammad (WGU, 2022). By placing areas
under Muslim rule, the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates spread Islam
throughout portions of the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia.
Because Muslim traders traveled along routes like the Silk Roads and
Indian Ocean trade routes, where they shared their beliefs with
