Ch1 Less 4 The Early Church

The followers of Jesus spread his message throughout the Mediterranean world.

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• TRUE

• FALSE

Christianity was adopted in C.E. 334 by the African city-state of ____.

• Kush

• Axum

• Jerusalem

• Alexandria

An important difference between early Christianity and the official Roman religion was that ____.

• Christians believed the poor shouldn't depend on others for help

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  Christians were only interested in this life, not the life after death

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  the Roman religion offered more kinds of support to people during difficult times

• the Roman religion believed in many Gods and viewed the emperor as a God

Early Christian communities offered their members companionship and help.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Some Romans believed Christians were a threat to law and order because

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  Christians were opposed to many Roman beliefs and practices.

  
  

• many Christians advocated the violent overthrow of the Roman state.

  
  

• Christians believed no one should have to obey Roman laws.

• Christians held festivals that tended to attract troublemakers.

Which Roman emperor carried out the last great persecution of Christians?

• Diocletian

• Nero

• Constantine

• Augustus

The emperor Constantine converted to Christianity because ____.

• a Christian saved him from the great fire in Rome

• he wanted to be a martyr like other Christians

• he heard Jesus deliver one of his sermons

  
  

• he had a life-changing dream the night before a battle

One way Constantine supported Christianity was by ____.

• giving government aid to Christians

• putting his mother in charge of all Christian churches

• letting Christians bury their dead in Roman cemeteries

  
  

• building more roads throughout the empire

  
  

Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The accounts of the life of Jesus are known as ____.

• Confessions

• parables

• gospels

  
  

• the Old Testament