Throughout history, religion has played a major role in the development of civilizations. Religions such as Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism have spread to other kingdoms throughout the world by use of missionaries. These missionaries would begin with the upper class of a society until their message penetrated throughout the whole area. In most cases it was at a time when an area was crumbling as far as politics and economics. Early religions were used as …
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…on gods or priests but on the deep understanding of oneself and the rode to true happiness. Regardless of what religion it was that people decided to believe in, early civilizations profited from the Age of Faith. Kingdoms became more powerful, arts flourished, merchants were treated as equals and new language and culture arose. This was a time of great prosperity for everyone involved and a very influential part of the historical process. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**