The History of Christianity New Zealand NCEA Level 1 R.E assement. "The Conversion of Constantine" "Henry VIII's Deceleration of Church of England" "The Crusades"

The Conversion of Constantine Outline: Date and Place: Constantine was born in AD 275 and in AD 313 in Milan gave a statement that all religions had equal rights. He died in AD 337. Summary: Constantine was the first emperor of Rome to become a Christian. During his reign, Christians regained freedom of worship, and the Christian church became legal. He rebuilt Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople and made it his capital. He shifted the Roman Empire's strength …

…the Holy land, it fueled more hate between western and eastern Christians and the Byzantine Empire fell to the Turks. The good results were mainly that of new technology and ideas gained form the Arabs. Trade routes were accomplished and this brought luxury goods to the nobles of European society. The Crusades also affected the intellectual life of Western Europe. Literature and music was inspired as writers in the renaissance wrote histories around the Crusades.