Origins and Spread of Christianity

Which statement is true?

• Christianity promised a life of security and comfort

• Most Roman emperors encouraged Christianity

• Christianity discouraged sharing of property and charity

• Its main appeal was the promise of salvation through Jesus's sacrifice

Paul of Tarsus was a strict Jew who became a missionary. What made Paul successful in spreading the new religion?

• Paul was not bias about Judaism or Christianity

• Paul is more believable because he was against Christianity at first

• Paul had no influence on how Christianity spread

• Paul going to Damascus made people accept him

Of the following, which group did Christianity NOT appeal to?

• enslaved people

• women

• emperors

• sick

Which Roman invention helped spread Christianity?

• emperors

• roads

• aqueducts

• catacombs

True or False. The emperor tolerated polytheism as long as the emperor was worshiped.

• True

• False

True or False. The first monotheistic group to clash with Roman authorities were Christians.

• True

• False

The teachings of Christianity are based on

• the teachings of Jesus

• the Gospels

• the New Testament

• the Torah

Christianity grew MOSTLY because

• Romans confused it with Judaism and allowed it to continue

• Romans persecuted, or punished, early Christians

• Romans had great roads and infrastructure

• the Mediterranean Sea

Early converts to Christianity appealed to the message of

• how Jesus sacrificed his followers

• equal treatment and salvation after life

• Christianity did not believe in slavery

• Christian communities gave little help to the poor

Which statement about the spread of Christianity is true? Choose 2!

• it spread slow and steady

• it traveled through overland trade routes

• it spread quickly

• It spread across water and rivers