Rise of Christianity

What aspect of Roman civilization did the early Christians borrow to strengthen the church?

• polytheism

• organization and hierarchy

• gladiator games and chariot races

• rich people in charge

How was Christianity able to spread across much of the former Roman empire?

• Roman armies forced people in the empire to convert to Christianity

• Christianity only spread to North America

• all the Romans quickly adopted it because it was similar to their religion

• Paul, a roman citizen, used the well built and extensive roads to spread Christianity

What religion is important for understanding Christianity and its origins?

• Judaism

• Buddism

• Greek mythology

• Confucianism

Why was Christianity so attractive to people?

• it offered an opportunity to become a Roman of high social class

• it offered many gods to choose from

• it offered the poor and weak a reward in heaven

• it offered riches on earth

What is the central or main idea of Christianity?

• moral righteousness (being good) and social justice (kindness to others)

• being rich and powerful is most important

• conquering the largest territory in the world

• following Roman laws and customs

What is monotheism?

• the belief in no gods

• the belief that rulers are gods

• the belief in many gods

• the belief in one god

How are the fall of Rome and the rise of Christianity related?

• It was a frightening time and people turned to Christianity for comfort

• The fall of Rome started the persecution of Christianity

• The fall of Rome meant the rise of a Christian kingdom

• The fall of Rome actually almost destroyed Christianity

What was the Great Schism?

• An earthquake that almost destroyed Constantinople

• The split between Judaism and Christianity when Jesus was born

• The church split into east and west and people began practicing Christianity differently

• The splitting of the Roman Empire into east and west after the fall of Rome

What is the significance of the Great Schism?

• It lead to five different types of Christianity

• It lead to the crucifixion and death of Jesus

• It lead to disease that swept through the former Roman Empire

• It represented the first major break in Christian unity and organization of the church

Early Christian leaders who helped to set up churches and spread the message of Jesus

• gospel

• parable

• apostle

• schism