Christianity

Christianity

During the Roman Empire

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Who is considered to be the most influential leader of the early Christian church?

• Jesus

• Paul

• Constantine

• John the Baptist

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Which document standardized Christian beliefs?

• The Old Testament

• The New Testament

• The Nicene Creed

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According to Christian beliefs, Jesus was sent to Earth to

• to save mankind from sin

• to promote peace and love

• to inspire belief in God

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By following Jesus’s teachings, Christians believe they can attain

• inner peace

• salvation

• happiness

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What does Christianity have in common with Judaism?

• Both require tolerance of other religions.

• Both believe that Jesus is the son of God.

• Both are monotheistic.

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Who was the first Christian Roman emperor?

• Pontius Pilate

• Constantine

• Herod

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Early Christianity is described as being a sect of Judaism. What is a sect?

• a branch of a larger religious group

• a religion that opposes the beliefs of another

• a Christian group that operates within another religion

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Who was the Roman governor that ordered Jesus’s trial and execution?

• Constantine

• Julius Caesar

• Pontius Pilate

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How did Jesus’s disciples and followers spread the message of Christianity

• by traveling to speak to people across the Roman Empire.

• by writing the Old Testament

• by co-opting Roman gods as a means of converting Romans

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Early Christians were persecuted for their beliefs. Which belief made others suspicious of Christians?

• their belief that Jesus was the son of God

• their refusal to worship Roman gods

• their acceptance of Judaism