Rome and Christianity.6th.Williams 5/27

Did Rome tolerate different/ "alien" religious practices of the people it conquered?

• YES

• NO

Why did Romans start becoming alarmed that Gentiles were becoming Christians in the 1st century AD?

• They claimed they did not have to worship the emperor

• Many slaves and women were becoming Christians

• They were scared of Christian talk that a Lord would establish a kingdom

• Christians were taking political power in the Senate

Because the Romans felt threatened by the rising number of people converting to Christianity in the 1st century, what happened?

• Christians were tortured and killed

• Christians were welcomed with open arms

• Christians were allowed to build huge churches and worship in public

Which emperor changed his mind about Christians and stopped the persecution of them?

• Marcus Aurelius

• Titus

• Constantine

• Julius Caesar

Constantine did what to help the spread of Christianity?

• legalized the religion

• built churches

• made Sunday a holy day of rest and worship

• all of the above

Emperor Constantine formally converted to Christianity at the end of his life through his _________________.

• party

• baptism

• careful prayer

• chants and walks

Constantine died in 337 AD, however Christianity continued to spread. Emperor Theodosius declared Christianity _______________________________________________________ in 380 and shut down all of the pagan temples.

• dead

• abolished

• banned

• Rome's official religion

What does Catholic mean? (Look on page 4 in the PDF!)

• holy

• universal

• bishop

• popular

The Roman Catholic Church traces its roots back to the apostle ____________.

• Andrew

• James

• Peter

• Judas

Why it matters: Christianity continued to grow from a small religion in the 1st century AD into a large religion. Today, about ____________ of the people of the world are Christians.

• all

• none

• one-third (about 30%)

• one hundredth (about 1%)