History Chapter 13 Lesson 2 & 3

Someone who is willing to die rather than give up his or her beliefs

• martyr

• hierarchy

• pope

• doctrine

An organization with different levels of authority

• hierarchy

• clergy

• doctrine

• gospel

church officials

• clergy

• pope

• doctrine

• laity

official church teaching

• doctrine

• clergy

• pope

• laity

An account of the life & teachings of Jesus

• gospel

• pope

• laity

• clergy

A special title for the bishop of Rome, who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

• pope

• laity

• gospel

• hierarchy

Regular church members

• laity

• pope

• gospel

• martyr

Which of the following is NOT a reason the Romans felt threatened by Jesus?

• Jesus's teachings did not fit into the Roman religion or government.

• The Romans felt that Jesus was becoming too powerful.

• Jews began to break the Roman laws based of Jesus's teachings.

• Romans feared that Jesus would encourage an uprising among the Jews.

What caused the early Christian Church to split?

• The bishop of Rome believed he had power over all of the other bishops, but the Christians in the east did not accept his authority.

• The bishop in Greece believed he had power over all of the other bishops, but the Christians in Rome did not accept his authority.

• The churches believed that Jesus preached different messages.

• The churches believed in and followed different gospels.

Why did the Roman government want to stop Christianity from spreading?

• Romans saw Christians as a dangerous threat to their empire, because Christians refused to worship the Roman emperor as a god.

• The Roman government did not want to stop Christianity from spreading.