Christianity in Rome

The Greeks and Romans were polytheistic. This meant they believed in ___________?

• no gods

• many gods

• one god

• only three gods

Which best describes the Greek and Roman belief about their gods?

• very powerful

• very weak

• did not look human

• did not act human

Who did the Romans adopt much of their religious belief from?

• Persians

• Greeks

• did not look human

• did not act human

When the Romans adopted their religious beliefs, they changed the god’s _________.

• Name

• Greeks

• Mesopotamians

• Egyptians

What did the Greeks and Romans do to appease their gods?

• Took from others

• lived in the forest

• offered sacrifices

• nothing

In religion, both Greeks and Romans believed in __________.

• An afterlife

• no afterlife

• one god

• only three gods

As the Roman Empire grew, the people they conquered were allowed to maintain their own religious belief, as long as those beliefs

• did not threaten Roman rule

• met one day each week

• used the names of Roman Gods

• met one day each month

Christianity grew from and is an extension of __________.

• Confucianism

• Taoism

• Buddhism

• Judaism

Unlike other regions of the ancient Mediterranean and eastern worlds, Judaism and Christianity were_______________.

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• only for Greeks

• only for Romans

In his journeys Jesus was accompanied by twelve

• family members

• disciples

• kings

• carpenters