Rome CH. 1, Section 3-5 Review

One group of Jewish rebels fought violently for their freedom from Rome. They were called the ___________.

• Zionists

• Josephians

• Zealots

• Judeans

1. Before becoming the founder of a worldwide religion, Jesus of Nazareth was ____________.

• Muslim

• Jewish

• Polytheistic

• Roman

How did the first apostles spread the religion of Christianity?

• They traveled throughout the Mediterranean area speaking about Jesus’ message.

• They ran for office in Rome and enacted their religious beliefs into law.

• They founded many small church groups throughout the Roman Empire.

• They persuaded thousands of average Romans to become apostles as well.

Someone who was willing to die rather than give up his or her beliefs was called a(n)____________.

• Apostle

• Disciple

• Priest

• Martyr

What aspect of the Roman Empire did the early church adopt?

• An autocratic system of government

• A hierarchical system of organization

• A republican system of organization

• A democratic system of organization

The accounts of Jesus’ life were written down into books called ____________.

• The gospels

• The epistles

• The Old Testament

• The Torah

What happened to the Christians in the East who did not accept the Latin-speaking head of the church in Rome?

• They were sent to the lions in the Colosseum

• They split off and formed their own Greek-speaking church

• They eventually accepted Roman church rule

• They gave up Christianity and turned to other religions

In the context of religion, what is an icon?

• Small symbols in printed text

• Statues created by Moses

• Artwork of religious figures

• Precious jewelry

The Eastern church claimed that the ____________, not the pope, was the head of the Greek-speaking church.

• Bishop of Rome

• Byzantine Emperor

• Patriarch of Constantinople

• Emperor Leo III

What was the event that finalized the split between the Latin and Greek-speaking countries?

• Emperor Leo II made an edict that declared the churches to be separate for all time.

• The pope and the patriarch excommunicated each other.

• The eastern church was destroyed by fire.

• The fall of the entire Roman Empire.