Ancient Rome Religion

How did Emperor Constantine affect the spread of

Christianity?

• He banned

  Christianity from Judea

• He Freed

  Christians to worship openly.

• He ordered

  Christians be killed by gladiators.

• He made

  Christianity the official religion of Rome.

What Emperor

was known for making a decree that Christianity would be the sole religion of

the Roman Empire?

• Augustus Caesar

• Theodosius

• Constantine

Early Ancient Romans were polytheistic, which

means they believed in:

• No gods

• One god

• Many gods

Romans

adopted Greek Mythology, but gave their Gods and Goddesses different names.

• True

• False

Disciples or

apostles were followers of:

• Jesus

• Caesar

• Constantine

• Theodosius

What is NOT an example of how Christians were persecuted in Ancient Rome?

• Stoned to

  death

• Had to pay

  taxes

• Fed to wild

  animals in the Colosseum Crucified

• crucified

When the Roman Empire split into 2 halves, who led the Catholic Church in Rome?

• Caesar

• Theodosius

• Pope

• Constantine

Who was threatened by Jesus and his alternative religion?

• Theodosius

• Pope

• Roman Leaders

• Constantine

Christianity began in the Roman province of ____________.

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Judea

• Antioch

What Emperor was known for making a decree that Christianity would be the sole religion of the Roman Empire?

• Caesar

• Theodosius

• Constantine

• Pope