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

What did Constantine issue in A.D. 313 that gave religious freedom to all people?

• Edict of Rome
• Edict of Milan
• Edict of Venice
• Edict of Constantinople

A person who is willing to die for their beliefs are called what?

• martyrs

• resurrection

• icons

• apostles

Christianity spread throughout the Mediterranean region because...

• People could travel safely on Roman roads.
• Christianity was adopted as Rome's official religion.
• Many people spoke Latin and Greek, so it was easy to communicate.
• All of the above

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.

Early Christianity had its roots in which ancient religion?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Zoroastrianism

At first, Christian beliefs –

• accepted Roman polytheism.

• conflicted with Roman polytheism.

• were accepted widely in Rome.

• were endorsed by the Roman Emperors.