Chapter 1 Lesson 3 Early Christianity

In about 30 C.E., a Jew named ___________ began to travel throughout the regions of Judaea and Galilee, preaching to people about his ideas.

• The Pope

• Paul

• Peter

• Jesus

According to Christian Teaching, people gain Salvation and entrance to heaven by

• living good and kind lives.

• accepting Jesus and his teachings

• becoming "at one" with God and nature

• following the ten commandments

Who were the first people the apostles told about the message of Jesus?

(pg. 31, paragraph 3)

• the Jews in Judaea and Galilee

• East African people in present-day Ethiopia

• Greek-speaking peoples of the eastern mediterranean

• Roman officials throughout the empire

According to the Christian Bible, Jesus preached that.....

(Pg 28, Paragraph 2&3)

• people should love God and one another.

• obeying religious laws was the most important way to please God.

• only people who practiced Judaism were loved and accepted by God.

• God would soon be coming to rule over all the world.

an armed group of Jews captured a mountain fortress called ____________ and defended it for two years from a Roman army that outnumbered them 15 to one. (Pg. 28, Bottom Paragraph)

• Jerusalem

• Gilgal

• Gilgamesh

• Masada

What took place at the mountain fortress of Masada? (Pg. 26, paragraph 5)

• about 1,000 Jewish defenders overtook the fortress and held off an army of 15,000 Roman soldiers.

• Seeking freedom from Rome, Jewish Zealots established a permanent settlement there, which exists today.

• Fearing defeat, the Jews retreated and abandoned the fortress as Romans broke through the walls.

• Jewish Zealots attacked and destroyed the fortress in protest against Roman rule.

What were some causes of the growing tensions between the Romans and the Jews during the time of Jesus?

Page 30, Paragraph 1&2

• The Romans were upset that so few Jewish men joined the Roman army.

• The Jews were tired of paying taxes to the Romans

• The Romans were angry that the Jews refused to worship statues of the Roman emperor.

• The Jews resented the Romans for prohibiting them from practicing their religion.

In 6 C.E. emperor Augustus made Judah a Roman province and called it by the Roman name of

(Pg 26, Paragraph 2&3)

• Phoenicia.

• Jerusalem.

• Israel.

• Judaea.

According to Christian tradition, Peter established a church in the city of _____________ after the death of Jesus.

(Pg 31, Paragraph 6)

• Athens

• Rome

• Jerusalem

• Tarsus

By using parables to teach his followers, Jesus helped people

(Pg 29, paragraph 4)

• interpret or explain the meaning of the ideas he taught.

• learn how to read and write, greatly improving their lives.

• understand that they should rise up in revolt against the Romans.

• adhere to religious laws more closely