 religion at all or basic pagan religions that varied from area to area. None of these belief systems were what we today would define as an organised religion. The oldest religion known to man developed around around 3000 BCE, and over the course of a millennia became the organised religion we know today as Hinduism, most prominent in a large area of southern Asia.

The Turning Point

In around 2000 BCE, Abraham was born, and the tales around his life promised that a group of chosen people would own a promised land. Unlike Hinduism and practically all other neighboring faiths, this religion believed in a single god, Yahweh. The tales of his life, and the lives of his tribe and his God, are written by many different authors in the Torah, Qur'an and the Old Testament in the Bible. However, in this time line, a young Abraham died in his home town of Ur in Mesopotamia, changing world history forever.

There would have little effect on the development of the world for a good part of the next thousand years, but an area-wide famine would cripple the ancient Egyptians in 1600 BCE for the course of several decades. But that resilient nation survived to face the invasions of later empires to come.

With the absence of the Hebrews and their nation, pagan religions dominated the Fertile Crescent. Tiny tribal groups would vie for the possession of the land on both sides of the Jordan river, but were no match for the invading Assyrian, and later Babylonian, forces that would overrun the land down to the inhospitable Sinai desert. After that, the Persian empire would overwhelm the Babylonians, bringing their organized religion that had many similarities to the ancient roots of Hinduism. This religion, though, was of a more aggressive nature and would prove popular among the masses.

Effects on the Roman Empire

With no Jewish state having arisen, the people of Palestine gave little resistance to the Roman invasion and a vast majority of them ended up embracing the traditions of their invaders who have a far easier time controlling the area. Fast-forward several hundred years, and Jesus Christ never exists. There is no rise of the Christian faith, and the balance of the Empire doesn't have to deal with a religion that would deny the totalitarian claims of the Caesars.

The question of whether the empire would have benefited from the centralisation of its religion by Constantine in the long run is a controversial one.
religion at all or basic pagan religions that varied from sphere to sphere. None of these impression systems were what we today would define as an organised religion. The old religion known to man develop around around 3000 BCE, and over the course of a millennium became the organised religion we sleep together today as Hinduism, most prominent in a big sphere of southern Asia. 

 The Turning Point 

 In around 2000 BCE, Abraham was born, and the narrative around his life promised that a group of choose people would own a promised land. Unlike Hinduism and much all other neighboring faiths, this religion believe in a single god, Yahweh. The narrative of his life, and the lives of his tribe and his God, are written by many different writer in the Torah, Qur'an and the Old Testament in the Bible. However, in this time line, a young Abraham died in his home town of Ur in Mesopotamia, changing world history forever. 

 There would have little effect on the development of the world for a good part of the next thousand old age, but an area - wide dearth would cripple the ancient Egyptians in 1600 BCE for the path of respective decades. But that resilient nation survived to face the invasions of later empires to derive. 

 With the absence of the Hebrews and their nation, pagan religions dominated the Fertile Crescent. Tiny tribal groups would vie for the self-control of the land on both sides of the Jordan river, but were no match for the invading Assyrian, and subsequently Babylonian, forces that would infest the land down to the inhospitable Sinai desert. After that, the Persian empire would overwhelm the Babylonians, bringing their organize religion that had many similarities to the ancient roots of Hinduism. This religion, though, was of a more aggressive nature and would prove popular among the masses. 

 Effects on the Roman Empire 

 With no Jewish state having arise, the people of Palestine afford little resistance to the Roman invasion and a huge majority of them ended up embracing the traditions of their invaders who suffer a far easier meter controlling the area. Fast - fore several hundred old age, and Jesus Christ never exists. There be no rise of the Christian faith, and the balance of the Empire doesn't have to deal with a religion that would traverse the totalitarian claims of the Caesars. 

 The question of whether the conglomerate would have benefited from the centralisation of its religion by Constantine in the long rivulet is a controversial one.
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The Turning Point

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Effects on tie Romen Empore

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 religion at all or basic pagan Religions tHat vaRieD frOm Area To arEa. None of these bELief Systems were what we today Would DeFIne aS An OrganIsed relIGiON. the OlDeSt rElIGiOn knoWn tO man devEloped arouNd aRoUnd 3000 BCE, and oveR ThE course of a MilLennia became The OrganiSeD reLIgion We kNow toDay as HINduism, Most promiNeNT in a laRGe area oF SOuTherN Asia.

The Turning PoINt

iN around 2000 BCE, AbraHam was BoRN, aND The TalEs around hiS lIfe prOMised thAT a GROUp oF Chosen people wOuld own a proMIseD land. UNlIke hInduisM and pRaCTicAlly all otheR neiGhboring fAiths, tHIs religIOn belieVed in a SinGle God, YAHwEh. the TaLEs oF HiS liFE, anD the liveS oF hIs triBe anD HIS god, aRe wRittEn by mAny different aUthOrs iN The torah, qur'an And tHe old TeStamenT in thE BIble. However, in thIs tiMe line, a yoUng abRahAm Died iN His homE toWn oF Ur in MeSopotamIA, chAnGING wOrld history forever.

thERE wOuld have Little EFfEcT On the devElOpmEnt oF THe worLd foR A gOod part oF the neXT tHoUsand yeArS, but an ArEa-wIde FaminE WoulD crippLe the ancIent EGYptians in 1600 BCE foR The course of seVErAL DeCAdes. but That resilieNt naTIon sUrviVEd To fACe the InvasIoNS oF Later empires to come.

WItH the abSence Of the Hebrews aNd their natION, Pagan relIgioNS dOMinated the FertIle CrEscent. Tiny TRibal groUps woUld vie foR the posseSSIon of the LanD on BotH siDES oF the Jordan rivER, But wErE no matcH foR the invAdiNg ASsyRiaN, aNd later BaBylonian, FoRcEs ThAt wOuld oVErrun the LaNd dOwN to The inHOspitaBle SiNai dEsErT. aftEr that, tHE PERSian EmPiRe woUld OvErwheLm thE babYlonianS, bringing TheIR orgAnIzEd religIon that had manY sImilaritieS tO thE ancieNT Roots of HInduism. This religion, thouGH, was of a MorE aggrEssiVe nature aNd wOuld prOve POpular Among tHe masSeS.

EfFECts on THE ROmaN EMpire

With nO jEwiSh staTe HaviNg ariseN, the people of PalestINe gAve little resiStaNce tO THe romAN iNVasIoN And A VAst majority of thEm ended up eMbRAcIng the tradITioNs Of their InvaderS who hAVe a far eAsier time ControlliNg The aREA. FaSt-forward sEveral huNdred yearS, And JeSUs chrisT neVer exiStS. ThEre is No rise OF thE ChriStian fAiTh, and tHe balAnCe of the EMpire doesn't have to deal wiTh a relIgion ThaT would denY thE TotAlitarian ClaiMs of the CaeSarS.

ThE quesTioN Of wheTher THe EmpIRe wouLd haVE benefiteD FrOm tHE CeNtralisatioN OF Its ReligIon BY ConstAntiNe in the long run is a COntroversial onE.
 religion at all or basicpagan reli gions  th atva ried  fro m area to area .  Non e of these belief syst ems w er e  wha t  w e tod ay woul d  d e f ine  a sanor g an isedrel igion.The oldest  re li gion known t o  m an develop edaround aroun d 3 000 BC E,  an d  over  th e cou rse of a mill ennia bec am e  the o r ganised r el igio n we know today a s  H i nduism, most p romine nt in a  la rge  area of s ou thern Asia.
T he T u rni n g Point

In a round 2000B CE,  Abrah am  wa s  born,  andth e  ta les aroundhislife prom ised t h at a gr o up of c hosenpeo ple  wou l dow n a  p r omi s ed  la n d.Unlike H in du ism a nd p r a c t ical lyallother  neighboringfai ths, thi s rel igion  bel ie ved i n a si nglego d, Yahweh. Thetale s of hislif e,  an dthe l i ves of  hi s t ribe an d his G o d,ar e w ri tten by many diffe re n t  a uthors i n theT or ah ,  Qur'anan d t he O l d  Test amen t  i n the Bi ble. H o we ve r, in t hi s time  l ine , a  youn g  Abr aham d ied in h is ho m e town of Ur i n  Mesopotamia, ch a n gi n g wo rld  history fo reve r .

T here wo uld havelittl ee ff e ct on the developme nt  of th e wor ld for a good  part of t h e next tho usan d  y e ars, but an ar ea-wi de faminew ould cri pplethe anci ent Egypt i a ns in 16 00BCE  fo r t h e  c ourse of seve r a l de ca des. Bu t t hat res ili ent  na tio nsurvivedto faceth ein va sio ns of later em pi res  t o c ome.With t he ab senc eof the  Hebrew s  a n d  the ir  n atio n,pa gan r elig i ons  domina ted the F ert i le C re sc ent. Ti ny tribal gro up s would vi efor  the p o s sessionof the land on both sid e s of th e J ordan  riv er, but w ere  no ma tch for th e inva dingAs syr i a n, an d la ter  B abylonian, f orc es th at  wou ld over run the land downt o t he inhospitab leSina i de ser t .A fte rt hat , the Persian emp ire wouldov e rw helm the B a byl on ians, b ringing  thei r  organi zed relig ion thatha d ma n y  si milarities  to theancient r o ots o f  H indui sm.  Thisre lig ion,though ,  wa s ofa more  a ggress ive n at ure andwould prove popular amo ng the  mass es. 

Effects  on the  Roman Em pire 

With noJew ish  stat e h a vingaris e n,  th e  peop le o f  Palestin e  g ave l it tle resista n c e  to  theRom a n inva sion  and a vast major i ty of them end ed u p emb rac i ng t he  traditions of  th ei r invaders  w ho have a f ar easie rt ime c ontrol ling t he area . Fa s t-forw ardsev eral hund red  y e ars, an dJe s us Chr istne ver ex ists.T here i s no rise of the  Chri s t ian f a ith , and  t he bala n ce o f the Empi re doesn'thave t o de al wi th a re li gion t hat  w ould denyt he totali taria n claim sof t heCaesar s.
T h e que stio nofwhether t h e  e m pi re wou ld h ave b en efit ed from t h e centra lis a tion of  i tsr e ligion by C onstantine  in  thel o ng run isa  con t ro v ersia l one. 
 religion_at all_or basic pagan religions_that varied_from_area to_area._None of these_belief systems were_what we today would_define as an_organised_religion. The oldest religion known to man developed around around 3000 BCE, and over_the_course of_a_millennia_became the organised religion we_know today as Hinduism, most_prominent in_a large area of southern Asia.

The Turning Point

In_around_2000 BCE, Abraham_was born, and the tales around his life promised_that a group of chosen people_would own a_promised_land._Unlike Hinduism and practically_all other neighboring faiths, this religion_believed in a single god, Yahweh._The tales of his life, and the_lives of his tribe and his_God, are written by many_different authors_in the Torah, Qur'an and_the Old Testament_in the_Bible. However, in_this time line, a young Abraham_died in his_home town of Ur in Mesopotamia,_changing_world history forever.

There_would_have_little effect_on the development_of_the world_for_a good part of the next_thousand_years, but an area-wide famine would cripple_the ancient Egyptians in_1600_BCE for the course_of several decades. But that_resilient nation survived to face the_invasions of_later empires_to come.

With the absence of the Hebrews and their nation, pagan_religions dominated the Fertile Crescent. Tiny_tribal groups would vie_for the_possession_of the land_on_both sides_of the Jordan river, but were no_match for_the invading Assyrian, and later Babylonian,_forces that would overrun_the_land down to the inhospitable Sinai_desert. After that, the Persian empire_would overwhelm the Babylonians, bringing_their_organized_religion that had many similarities_to the ancient roots of Hinduism._This religion, though,_was of a more aggressive nature and_would_prove popular among the masses.

Effects on_the_Roman Empire

With no Jewish state having_arisen,_the_people of Palestine gave little_resistance to the Roman invasion and_a vast majority of them ended up embracing the_traditions of their_invaders who have a far_easier_time_controlling the area. Fast-forward several hundred years, and Jesus Christ_never exists._There is no_rise of the Christian faith, and the balance of the_Empire doesn't have to deal with a_religion that would deny the totalitarian claims of the Caesars.

The question_of whether the empire would have benefited from_the centralisation of its religion by Constantine_in the long run_is_a controversial one.