Question

The spread of Christianity in the centuries following the death of Jesus was primarily due to its appeal to

Answer 1

It appealed to poor people and women. Since many women didn't have many rights back then this new religion made everyone equal which lots of people found interesting. Also the poor liked it since they were treated like plebs and wanting something else not some false gods so most of them switched to Christianity... I'll link a pic

Answer 2

The correct answer is the lower and urban classes
Anyone who was in a position of power disliked Christianity and didn't want it because they feared they would lose their power since the people would stop respecting them and start following a foreign person. That's why the Romans hated Jesus.