Topic 8: The Origins and Beliefs of Christianity

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

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

Why did Christianity attract so many followers?

• It promised that if people accepted Jesus they would become rich.
• It gave people the ultimate gift of wisdom.
• It gave hope to the poor and powerless
• It promised that if people accepted Jesus they would suffer

I was a Roman Emperor who ended the persecution of Christians in AD 313.

• Constantine

• Nero

• Trajan

• Caracalla