Roman Empire and Early Christianity

Who is considered to be the most influential leader of the early Christian church?

• Jesus

• Paul

• Constantine

• John the Baptist

According to Christian beliefs, Jesus was sent to Earth to

• to save mankind from sin

• to promote peace and love

• to inspire belief in God

By following Jesus’s teachings, Christians believe they can attain

• inner peace

• salvation

• happiness

What does Christianity have in common with Judaism?

• Both require tolerance of other religions.

• Both believe that Jesus is the son of God.

• Both are monotheistic.

Who was the first Christian Roman emperor?

• Pontius Pilate

• Constantine

• Augustus

• Diocletian

Who was the Roman governor that ordered Jesus’s trial and execution?

• Constantine

• Julius Caesar

• Pontius Pilate

• Tiberius Caesar

How did Jesus’s disciples and followers spread the message of Christianity

• by traveling to speak to people across the Roman Empire.

• by writing the Old Testament

• by co-opting Roman gods as a means of converting Romans

Early Christians were persecuted for their beliefs. Which belief made others suspicious of Christians?

• their belief that Jesus was the son of God

• their refusal to worship Roman gods

• their acceptance of Judaism

• their belief in an afterlife in heaven

Why did Roman leaders punish Christians?

• Christians believed in one god and so they would not worship the emperor.

• They did like the way the prayed to Jesus.

• They refused to pay taxes

• The rebelled against the emperor.

Which emperor had thousands of Christians put to death because he blamed them for a fire in Rome?

• Augustus

• Nero

• Constantine

• Diocletian