300 to 600 AD was a rather boring time. There were no massive economic or political upheavals or anything very interesting. Religion does, however, have a bit of appeal, thus this period can be named after a 'religion'. In fairness to religion, the world did change significantly, permitting the massive expanse of religions. The great expanse of trade allowed ideas to permeate through societies great distances apart.
Sadly, what people often fail to realize is that many if not most of these regions already had their own religions before this period. The inhabitants merely they found other religions more appealing and converted, or in many cases, incorporated external ideals into their belief system. Therfore, "universal" religion is a correct term as a few of the world's religions universalized, occupying much of the world.
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ReplyDelete300 to 600 AD was a rather boring time. There were no massive economic or political upheavals or anything very interesting. Religion does, however, have a bit of appeal, thus this period can be named after a 'religion'. In fairness to religion, the world did change significantly, permitting the massive expanse of religions. The great expanse of trade allowed ideas to permeate through societies great distances apart.
Sadly, what people often fail to realize is that many if not most of these regions already had their own religions before this period. The inhabitants merely they found other religions more appealing and converted, or in many cases, incorporated external ideals into their belief system. Therfore, "universal" religion is a correct term as a few of the world's religions universalized, occupying much of the world.