Christianity: Week 19

What is one main difference between the Christian and the Jewish faiths?

• Jews were never persecuted for their beliefs.

• Christianity was started first.

• Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah

• Jews live in Vatican City.

What event proved to the 12 disciples that Jesus was the Messiah?

• the parables

• the crucifixion

• the resurrection

• Saul’'s vision of Jesus on the road to Damascus

What are women called who live in convents and devote their life to God and to helping others?

• nuns

• missionaries

• disciples

• monks

Which man had a vision that caused him to become a Christian and spread the teachings of Jesus across the Mediterranean countries to Greece and Rome?

• Saul of Tarsus

• Peter

• Michelangelo

• Patrick

What famous sculptor created The Pieta, a statue of Jesus and Mary?

• DaVinci

• Michelangelo

• Constantine

• Nero

Who told stories called parables that taught about the kingdom of Heaven?

• Peter

• Patrick

• Jesus

• Paul

What were the 12 closest followers of Jesus called?

• Romans

• monks

• nuns

• Disciples

Which did the Catholic Church not do?

• controlled the courts

• taxed the people like a government

• encouraged people to cremate their dead

• gave permission to start businesses

What stopped the persecution of the Christians?

• The Roman emperor, Constantine, converted to Christianity.

• Paul traveled to Greece and Rome to spread the teachings of Jesus.

• Monks began copying the Bible of parchment

• Vatican City became a country

Which of the following could NOT be added to the web of things found in Vatican City, the home of the Catholic Church?

• money

• king

• cathedral

• flag