A great change in religion was observed at the beginning of the Middle Ages. The beginning of the 4th century saw a huge change in religious views towards Christianity which also changed government thinking and many other ideas (Vallee). This change would impact the course of the Middle Ages and the rest of eternity. Starting from the 8th century, numerous conquests arose to push for the birth of Christianity. Christianity had an elaborate undermining in the sculpture of medieval Europe through its role in government, the construction of religious buildings, and the devastating Crusades. Communal ideas, zeal and rivalry were things that pushed Christians to build extensively around their faith. People in the Middle Ages were often divided and needed organization. Christianity gave people a connection and allowed them to gather and meet as a social event (medieval world). Christianity in the Middle Ages was like a large community organization. So that the many Catholics; living in the theocracy of the Middle Ages, in order to gather they needed buildings and churches to host religious and community events. “Due to the rise of Western Christian Europe which became evident around the year 1000. The great building effort certainly made an important contribution to the progress of medieval Western Europe” (Le Geoff). These buildings were very crucial to the Christian organization and community. The enormity of the construction that occurred in the late Middle Ages was almost harmful to the area. Christian society was like a logging movement in the 10th-14th century to make room for cathedrals and communities (Le Geoff). the lands of the Middle Ages were reclaimed and cities built close to the one we know today. All this......middle of paper......ce for the development of medieval Europe which was influenced by a controlling dominion the dominion of Christianity would have extended feudal ideas and caused destructive holy wars to gain more money and power for the Christian faith. Christianity overall was not a good thing, it caused growth but it was just growth of corruption. Works Cited Alchin, Linda. "Middle Ages." SIRS researcher. OCLC, 2006. Web.Hitchcock, James. Rise and decline of Christianity in the West.2001. SIRS researcher. Web.Le, Goff Jacques. Medieval Civilization, 400-1500. Oxford, United Kingdom; Blackwell, 1988. Print.Nicholson, Helen J. The Crusades. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2004. Print."The Medieval World." SIRS researcher. OCLC, 2002. Web.Vallee Gerad "the formation of Christianity" paulista press 1999 new york new york