Internally, a king or duke was noted to lead the state and, in many cases, allowed a representative body, advisory council, or charter limiting the king's power. In addition, there was commonly a secular or church-based bureaucracy to help administrate the kingdom. Further, the establishment of cities with associated guilds were frequently noted.
Public works and public help projects commonly were established. Additionally, violence across borders was limited to wartime. Finally, although slavery was not eliminated, it decreased and ended in many cases.
The study found, following Christianization, that tribal-based populations developed more organized, peaceful, compassionate, and just societies.
These early medieval countries, while underdeveloped by today's standards, laid the groundwork for the constitutional democracies that many enjoy today which provide for economic advancement and judicial fairness for individuals.
More research is needed to explore additional time periods and the impact of Christianity, such as during the Reformation, the Roman Empire and in the Americas.
basically people today give the creation of civilization credit to Islam and give the hate/intolerance/conquest credit to Christianity
The truth is of course precisely the opposite
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And then their unbelieving heirs welcomed in Islam....
"Alright, but apart from Public Works, less violence, and decreased slavery, what has Christianity EVER done for us?"
Same here.. cold sacrificing, animal sacrificing changed here when white folks... “ basically stole the entire continent”.. my liberal driends only agree with the stolen part.
I of course fell the babarism of natives was turned into more peaceful conditions. Not perfectly, I am certain.. but we are not sacrificing children... o wait.
Art, music, science, architecture: All were enhanced in Western Civilization - the source of personal liberty - by Biblical Christianity - not by atheism or some other religion. Any other assertion is simply false.