During which moments in time did Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity spread the fastest ?

Question

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER BELOW:

1. inspired humans converted their family and friends
2. a charismatic human walked around and shared the word

This is part of a homework assignment and I know that the correct answer deals with missionaries and people sharing messages about each religion, yet my teacher is ambiguous with his language. Thank you !

Answer 1

The more correct of the two answers provided is the first, "inspired humans converted their family and friends". This is simply because as more people convert to a religion they are likely to proselytize other individuals, resulting in exponential growth.

It works like this, Jesus preaches during his lifetime, gaining disciples. After his death, those disciples continue to spread the message of Jesus to other individuals and communities, who in turn do the same, converting their friends and family. The process is then repeated again and again, each time gaining a wider sphere of influence.