Rise of World Religions

Monastic community of Buddhist monks and nuns practicing and preserving the Buddha's teachings

World's largest Christian church, shaping Western civilization for two millennia

The succession of Islamic empires from Muhammad's death through the Abbasid golden age

Prophet and founder of Islam who unified Arabia and established the first Islamic state

Organized religious community living under common rule with vows of poverty, obedience, and often celibacy

Organized effort to spread religion to new populations through preaching, conversion, and institutional establishment

Early medieval network of Celtic monasteries that preserved classical learning and evangelized northern Europe