Rise of Christianity Quiz

The most rebellious group among the Jews that fought against the Romans in Judea.

• Jews

• Zealots

• Hebrews

• Zionists

Jesus of Nazareth practiced what religion growing up.

• Judaism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Roman

(a)   became a Christian in 312 C.E.

• Theodosius
• Augustus
• Constantine
• Odoacer

The stories of Jesus' life and teachings were recorded in books called

• the gospels

• the apostles

• the Old Testament

• the psalms

Early apostles helped to spread Christianity by

• forming small churches

• forcing Jews to change religion

• by enacting their religious beliefs into law

• by traveling throughout the area spreading Jesus' message

Christianity was able to spread throughout the Roman Empire because most people spoke (a)  

• Greek and Roman
• Latin and Greek
• Latin and Hebrew
• Greek and English

Who did the Byzantines consider as the representation of God on Earth?

• the pope

• the patriarch

• the emperor

• the governor

What happened to many Christians in the Byzantine Empire when they rejected the pope as the head of the church?

• They were persecuted.

• They tried other religions.

• They eventually accepted Roman church rule.

• They split off and formed their own church.

What were some reasons why many people embraced Christianity after the fall of the Roman Empire? Choose ALL that Apply.

• Many parts of the empire were at war.

• The church was protecting civil rights.

• Pope Gregory sent monks to convert Germanic tribes.

• Religious communities became sanctuaries, caring for each other and the poor.

Brothers Methodius and Cyril helped spread Christianity to the Slavic people by (a)   .

• Creating the Cyrillic alphabet used
• Building new roads to make travel e
• Teaching the Slavs how to speak Gre
• Inventing a printing press to mass