Ch 1 Rome and the Rise of Christianity

T/F When the Roman Empire was divided, the western section became known as the Byzantine Empire

• True

• False

T/F The message of Jesus -- people should love God and one another-- agreed with Jewish teachings.

• True

• False

T/F Crucifixion of criminals and political rebels was a common method of punishment by the Romans

• True

• False

T/F Christians, unlike the Jews, believed that multiple Gods could be worshipped.

• True

• False

T/F The Byzantines believed the patriarch of Constantinople and other bishops were equal to the pope.

• True

• False

a leader in establishing the Christian Church

• Peter of Galilee

• Sermon on the Mount

• excommunicate

• iconoclasts

• Jerome

a famous religious speech that served as a summarization of Jesus's teachings

• Peter of Galilee

• Sermon on the Mount

• excommunicate

• iconoclasts

• Jerome

government officials who carried out Emperor Leo's orders to remove all icons from churches

• Peter of Galilee

• Sermon on the Mount

• excommunicate

• iconoclasts

• Jerome

With help from Paula, a nun, he translated the Christian Bible into Latin

• Peter of Galilee

• Sermon on the Mount

• excommunicate

• iconoclasts

• Jerome

to declare that a person or group is no longer a member of the church

• Peter of Galilee

• Sermon on the Mount

• excommunicate

• iconoclasts

• Jerome