Christianity

____________ is considered the founder of Christianity. Christians believe he is the son of God. During his life he taught love and kindness.

• Jesus

• Moses

• Abraham

• St. Paul

Although Christianity is monotheistic. Most Christians divide the concept of God into 3 parts. The Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. This concept is called

• The 10 Commandments

• The New Testament

• The Holy Trinity

• The Protestant Reformation

A Christian place of worship is called a

• mosque

• synagogue

• temple

• church

The Catholic Church is the biggest group of Christians. The leader of this church is called the ________.

• Protector

• Caliph

• Pope

• Buddha

Christianity is the largest religion in the world. There are roughly _____________ Christians in the world.

• 7.5 billion

• 488 million

• 1.1 billion

• 2.2 billion

Martin Luther challenged the ideas of the Catholic Church. He was upset with corruption and bad church practices. When he posted his 95 theses, he started the ___________________________ which permanently split off a large group of people from the Catholic Church

• Proestant Reformation

• Nicean Council

• Edict of Milan

• New Testament

Mary, also called Maryam in the koran, is important as the ___________ of Jesus.

• aunt

• grandmother

• friend

• mother

Early examples of Protestant groups include

• Anglicans (the Church of England)

• Lutherans

• Catholics

• Calvinists

When Jesus was born, the ___________ Empire ruled a lot of area including modern day Palestine and Israel. This group crucified Jesus. Eventually Christianity spread throughout this empire and Christianity eventually replaced Paganism as the official religion of the Empire.

• Persian

• Roman

• Greek

• Austro-Hungarian

Like Jews, Christians follow the __________________. These rules are believed to be given by God to Moses. And include rules like not killing, not stealing, and not misusing the name of God.

• Vedas

• 8 Precepts

• 4 Noble Truths

• 10 Commandments