How did the conversion of rulers assist the spread of Christianity in Eurasia and Africa?

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A. Conversion of rulers in the spread of Christianity
1. royal or elite sponsorship made the spread of religions possible
2. conversion of kings was one of the main strategies Christian missionaries employed to spread their faiths
3. start at the top of society because religion, like other forms of culture, tends to trickle down, encouraged by the example the power of leaders imposes
4. in Christianity targeting elites marked a profound innovation in the history of the Church
a. Christianity was seen in the past as a religions for slaves, women and outcasts
b. it appealed to a low level of society and, at first, to the poorly educated
c. Church grew and embraced people of all classes in the towns of the empire
B. Rulers of three great states adopted Christianity: the Roman Emperor Constantine, King Ezana of Ethiopia, and King Trdat of Armenia
1. imperial patronage profoundly affected Christianity
2. Christianity gradually began to displace the old pagan cults as the official religion of the empire
3. learned and aristocratic classes, who had previously despised Christianity, blended its teachings with the philosophy of classical antiquity