Unit 8, Lesson 2 and 3: Origins and Beliefs of Christianity

The gospels claim that after Jesus was crucified and buried in a tomb, three days later...

• he came back from the dead and appeared to many

• his body was stolen and burned by Roman soldiers

• the Roman emperor made Christianity the official religion

• his disciples were all killed and never heard from again

According to the gospels, the people who knew Jesus and watched him die, later witnessed him alive again. How did this impact them?

• they began spreading the news that Jesus rose from the dead

• they were very afraid and avoided telling anyone

• most of them just went on living their lives as usual

• they all went crazy and were rejected by others

What religion were most early followers of Jesus?

• Islamic

• Jewish

• Hindi

• Buddhist

How did early Roman emperors treat Christians?

• acceptance

• persecution

• ignored

• worshipped

Jesus grew up under which government?

• Greek
• Persian
• Roman
• German

I was a Jew who formerly persecuted Christians but later became an apostle of Jesus and one who helped spread Christianity.

• John the Baptist

• Constantine

• The Pope

• Paul

Christianity is an extension of what religion?

• Judaism
• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Shintoism

Who is the founder of Christianity?

• Yahweh
• Jesus
• Buddha
• Abraham

The Edict of Milan gave Christians the right to

• choose their own death.

• practice their religion openly.

• vote in the Roman Senate.

• participate in foreign trade with Rome.

What made it easier for Apostle Paul to spread the message of Christianity?

• Common languages of English and German

• Roman roads and the common language of Latin

• The low cost of maintaining horses

• Limited his message to only poor Jewish people