Ch. 11 Review - The Rise of Christianity

The Zealots were Jews who believed __________.

• they should fight the Romans

• they should accept Roman rule

• they should set up a new country

• religious laws must be followed

What happened after the Jews rebelled against the Romans in A.D. 132?

• Jews converted to Christianity when they were banned from Jerusalem.

• Jews took control of Jerusalem.

• Jews remained committed to Judaism despite being banned from Jerusalem.

• The war was peacefully resolved.

The large, cheering crowds that greeted Jesus in Jerusalem __________, __________, and __________.

• provided government leaders with an excuse to charge him with treason

• believed he was the messiah

• gave him all of their money

• thought he healed the sick and performed miracles

Christians believe that if people accept Jesus and his teachings they will __________.

• always be happy

• never do anything wrong

• be very wealthy

• be saved and enter heaven

Romans viewed the Christians as traitors because they __________.

• refused to worship the emperor and cremated their dead

• would not become gladiators

• refused to worship the emperor or serve in the army

• would not worship Greek gods

Select the three reasons why Christianity spread.

• Christians were persecuted.

• The early church allowed women to play important roles.

• It offered comfort to poor people.

• Roman roads allowed Christians to travel safely.

The religious beliefs of Christian Byzantines and Romans who worshiped Roman gods were similar in that both peoples __________.

• viewed the pope as the head of their religion

• worshiped their emperor

• looked to Charlemagne to end religious warfare

• worshiped Greek gods and goddesses

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, icons were __________.

• once forbidden

• always against religious law

• never important

• iconoclasts

The Basilian Rule was a list of rules for __________.

• Roman Catholic monasteries

• Eastern Orthodox religious life

• governing empires

• women to follow

Two of the most successful Byzantine missionaries were __________.

• Patrick and Paula

• Benedict and Basil

• Angle and Saxon

• Cyril and Methodius