solved PART 1: Answer the following prompt in 300 words.What do

PART 1: Answer the following prompt in 300 words.What do these sources tell us about the development of Christianity in Europe?Eusebius: The Conversion of Constantine (Links to an external site.)Galerius and Constantine: Edicts of Toleration 311/313 (Links to an external site.)The Codex Theodosianus: On Religion, 4th Century CE (Links to an external site.)Bede: The Lives of The Holy Abbots of Weremouth and Jarrow Benedict, Ceolfrid, Easterwine, Sigfrid, and HuetberhtThe Rule of St. Benedict, c.530 (Links to an external site.)The Conversion of Clovis: Two Accounts, 496 (Links to an external site.)Life of Anskar, the Apostle of the North, 801-865 PART 2: Respond to TWO CLASSMATESClassmate 1 (Jeremy)Since it’s creation, even though it’s rooted in peace and love for one’s neighbor taught by Jesus, Christianity has been used for more dishonorable purposes. motives such as self gain, power, and influence over the masses. Christianity rapidly gained traction and influence in the region. During his reign as Roman Emperor, Constantine would pray for divine assistance from a higher deity in order to win his battles against numerous foes. He recalled how those before him who worshipped and served other gods would meet abrupt ill-fated ends. He sought a different fait and would turn to the God of his father, and after he claimed to have been spoken to by God and God will deliver to him his foes. He later would legalize Christianity in the Edict of Milan. This allowed Christianity and other religions to flourish in the Empire and caused unprecedented growth and the eventual creation of The Roman Catholic Church, and the Easter Orthodox Church. In the later empire, Catholicism held a major claim on the people and held great influence over the world. In the Codex Theodosianus: On Religion, Constantine Augustus bestowed that only followers of the Catholic faith were able to have the privileges’ necessary to cultivate faith. this was an attempt to reduce heretics and schismatic’s influence over the region. this only emboldened the church and gave it more influence over the people, hushing naysayers. Influence of Christianity also spread up to the Germanic people in around year 500 when King Chlodovocar of Paris was able, through certain circumstances be able to walk into Cologne Germany and create a Frankish peoples and introduce the ideas of Christianity. His ability to gain his kingdom was seen as right before the Lord, and pleasing to His eyes. In summary, Christianity, while based on goodness, was used by certain people for their own gain and was expanded into Europe by those people seeking self gain.Classmate 2 (Jessica)Constantine’s conversion to Christianity appears to be the most significant point for Christianity’s growth across Europe. In Eusebius’s The Conversion of Constantine, we read about the moment in 312 that led him to accept the Christian faith. During a battle at Milivan Bridge, Constantine felt he needed more help than his army could give, so he sought help from God. Both he and his army saw a cross of light in the heavens. After marking his army’s shields with the symbol, Constantine and his army defeated Maxentius and his followers. Following the battle, Constantine continued learning from scholars and made priests his advisors. The following year when he met his rival Licinius, they issued the Edict of Milan. This protected full rights for Christians and effectively banned government persecution for their faith. Constantine’s endorsement of Christianity expanded during his reign, and essentially, if not by law, became the main religion of the Roman Empire, and laying the foundation for the growth of Christianity across Europe. During the next century, many laws were written under the Christian emperors, which were compiled in The Codex Theodosianus: On Religion which gives us insight into just how powerful the religion had become across the empire. Christianity had become mandatory, all temples were closed, privileges were only for Catholics, and those who practiced other religions such as the Manichaens were fined and dishonored. Following the fall of the Roman Empire, barbarian tribes, many pagan, began to overrun Europe, but Benedictine monasteries were able to keep Christianity alive. Because of rule books like The Rule of St. Benedict they were able to establish many monasteries with the exact same rules and values. The monasteries were also able to keep theology alive when much of the population was illiterate.