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4.  The Greek Empire was crucial to the successful spread of Christianity.  First of all, the language was one of the only ones that could support some of the abstract concepts that Jesus taught.  Because it has a phonetic alphabet, as opposed to pictographs, it could express things like “Holy Spirit”.  The language was even more powerful because it was spread across almost the whole world at that point, thanks to the military prowess of Alexander the Great.  The gospel could then spread like wildfire across nations, because there was no need to translate.   

4.  The Greek Empire was crucial to the successful spread of Christianity.  First of all, the language was one of the only ones that could support some of the abstract concepts that Jesus taught.  Because it has a phonetic alphabet, as opposed to pictographs, it could express things like “Holy Spirit”.  The language was even more powerful because it was spread across almost the whole world at that point, thanks to the military prowess of Alexander the Great.  The gospel could then spread like wildfire across nations, because there was no need to translate.   

5.  Greece was not the only important Empire in ancient history, but one of many, including the Persian Empire and the Assyrian Empire.  The Persian Empire, located in modern day Iran, began in 530 B.C., led by a man named Cyrus.  It eventually controlled much of the Middle East, Turkey and some of Northern Africa.  The Persians tried to conquer Greece, mostly Athens, in 490 B.C. and again in 480 B.C., but Athens, with the help of Sparta, was able to defeat them.  The Persian Empire was later conquered by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C.  

5.  Greece was not the only important Empire in ancient history, but one of many, including the Persian Empire and the Assyrian Empire.  The Persian Empire, located in modern day Iran, began in 530 B.C., led by a man named Cyrus.  It eventually controlled much of the Middle East, Turkey and some of Northern Africa.  The Persians tried to conquer Greece, mostly Athens, in 490 B.C. and again in 480 B.C., but Athens, with the help of Sparta, was able to defeat them.  The Persian Empire was later conquered by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. The Assyrian Empire was the first real empire in world history.  It rose in power in 8th century B.C., in northern Mesopotamia.  They conquered most of the Middle East, controlling the land from Egypt all the way to the Persian Gulf.  In 612-609 B.C., the empire fell by the hand of the Chaldeans.

    The Assyrian Empire was the first real empire in world history.  It rose in power in 8th century B.C., in northern Mesopotamia.  They conquered most of the Middle East, controlling the land from Egypt all the way to the Persian Gulf.  In 612-609 B.C., the empire fell by the hand of the Chaldeans.