Conversion to Christianity occurred in which century?

• A. 5th century AD
• B. 7th century AD
• C. 3rd century AD
• D. 9th century AD

Answer: (B)

The key idea is the period when Christianity became widespread among the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England through missionary work. Augustine of Canterbury arrived in Kent in 597, initiating efforts that led kings and communities to adopt the new faith. Over the next decades, conversion spread across multiple kingdoms, and by the 660s the English church was well established, with events like the Synod of Whitby in 664 aligning English practice with Roman Christianity. Because this broad, organized shift happened primarily in the 7th century, that is the best answer. Earlier centuries saw earlier Christian influence in other regions, but the major, sustained conversion in this context fits the seventh century.