Rise of Christianity: The Early Church

Which group of people did the Romans view as a threat to the empire?

• Christians

• martyrs

• Jews

• patriarchs

Which group is found at the top of the early Christian church hierarchy?

• archbishops

• bishops

• patriarchs

• priests

Which of the following Roman emperors accepted Christianity in A.D. 312?

• Augustine

• Constantine

• Nero

• Theodosius

The Gospels, which are written accounts of the life and teachings of Jesus, together form part of

• the Edict of Milan.

• the writings of Paul

• The City of God

• the New Testament

Christians could communicate the message of Jesus because most people in the Roman Empire spoke

• English and Spanish.

• Hebrew and Latin.

• Latin and Greek.

• Greek and Hebrew.

regular church members

• clergy

• doctrine

• hierarchy

• laity

the official church teaching

• doctrine

• hierarchy

• laity

• martyr

a person willing to die for his or her beliefs

• doctrine

• laity

• clergy

• martyr

the organization of different levels of authority

• doctrine

• hierarchy

• laity

• martyr

leaders of the church

• clergy

• laity

• doctrine

• hierarchy