Ancient Rome and Christianity

Christianity grew from what religion?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Confuscianism

Christianity is a ____________ religion.

• Monotheistic
• Polytheistic

Why did Paul travel across Europe?

• For an adventure
• To spread Christianity
• He was looking for a new place to live
• He was lost

Why did Christianity attract so many followers?

• It promised that if people accepted Jesus they would become rich.
• It gave people the ultimate gift of wisdom.
• It gave hope to the poor and powerless
• It promised that if people accepted Jesus they would suffer

A person who is willing to die for his/her beliefs is called what?

• martyr

• disciple

• icon

• apostle

What is the fundamental difference between Christianity and the religion of the ancient Roman Empire?

• Christianity's fundamental belief in one God conflicts with the belief in many gods of the ancient Roman Empire.

• Christians do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah while most Romans believed Jesus was the son of God.

• The religious beliefs of the ancient Roman Empire include the belief in life after death which conflicts with the Christian belief in reincarnation.

• The religious beliefs of the Roman Empire stem from Judaism while Christianity was created independently of Judaism.

At first, Christian beliefs –

• accepted Roman polytheism.

• conflicted with Roman polytheism.

• were accepted widely in Rome.

• were endorsed by the Roman Emperors.

Which emperor converted to Christianity and made it legal for the citizens of the Roman Empire to convert as well?

• Julius Caesar

• Constantine

• Augustus Caesar

• Theodosius

punishing a group because of its beliefs

• crucifixion

• resurrection

• persecution

A type of execution used in Rome

• Corruption

• messiah

• crucifixion