The Nestorian Stele: Early History Of Christianity In China

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The term that I decided to pick from Chapter 10 was Nestorian Stele. The Nestorian Stele is a large limestone block inscribed with a text detailing the early history of Christianity in China. There is a carving of a Christian cross arising in a white cloud and a lotus flower at the top of the Nestorian Stele. What that illustrate is, is the blended character of this Christian experiment in China. The Christian cross arising out of a white cloud is a characteristic Daoist symbol. The lotus flower is an enduring Buddhist image.

One thing that I found that changed Europeans civilization was the rapid population growth. The population grew from about 30 million people to about 80 million people in a very short time period. Another thing that

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