1. The Rise of Christianity
Coach Crews
World History

2. Bellringer 2/7
Using our study of the Ancient Israelites as a reference, answer the following questions: 5. Who raised 12 sons, which eventually became the 12 tribes of Israel? 6. Given to Moses by God on Mt. Sinai, the _____ described a covenant with God and was the first part of the Hebrew Bible. 7. The ancient land of Canaan is which modern-day countries?

3. Preview Quiz Answer the following questions in your notes:
Why was Jesus charged and put to death by Rome?
He didn’t pay his taxes
He lied to the government
He died voluntarily
He was disloyal to their government
2. Jesus had a small band of followers called ____.
Disciples
Apostles
Messiahs
Parables

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3. Roman officials feared Jesus’ message because they thought it might ____.
Cause Romans to leave the city
Bring peace to the region
Ruin the Jewish holiday
Threaten law and order
4. After Jesus was crucified for being a political rebel, reports of his resurrection led to the creating of a new religion called ____.
Judaism
Catholicism
Islam
Christianity

5. Preview Quiz 5. How did the Roman Empire help spread Christianity?
Supported by building churches
Officials gave money to apostles and disciples
Roads allowed Christians to travel and spread their message
Adopted Christianity as their official language
6. Christians began to criticize Roman customs and refused to participate in government, so Roman officials began to ____ Christians in A.D. 64.
Persecute
Abolish
Accept
Listen to

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7. The Roman emperor ____ issued an order called the Edict of Milan that granted all people religious freedom and made it legal to practice Christianity.
Diocletian
Theodocsius
Constantine
Paul
8. The bishop of Rome was given the title of ____.
Pope
Archbishop
Patriarch
Diocese

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9. Latin-speaking Christians accepted the pope as the leader of their church and it became known as the ____Church.
Methodist
Greek Orthodox
Roman Catholic
Baptist
10. Pictures of Jesus, Mary, and other saints are examples of ____.
Schisms
Icons
Iconoclasts
Gospels

8. Quiz Answers Charged with treason, disloyalty to the government
Disciples
Threaten law and order
Christianity
Roads allowed for travel and spread to the message
Persecute
Constantine
Pope
Roman Catholic
Icons

9. Christianity Preview
Before Christmas, we began our study of the Romans. As we learned, the Romans ruled many areas of the Mediterranean. In one of these areas, Judaea, a new religion called Christianity began. As the Romans ruled Judaea, some Jews opposed Rome peacefully while some Jews rebelled. Suppose you were separated from your home and could not return, what effect might this have on you?

10. Where?

11. The Jews and the Romans 1. Ancient Israel
Saul, David, and Solomon united the Israelites into one kingdom
The capital city of the kingdom was Jerusalem
After Solomon’s death, the kingdom divided
Israel in the north
Judah in the south
These kingdoms were eventually defeated and the people scattered

12. The Jews and the Romans 2. Roman Rule Rome took over Judah in 63 B.C.
Augustus made it a Roman province named Judaea
Some favored the Romans
Others opposed the Romans and held to Jewish traditions

13. The Jews and the Romans 3. The Jews Rebel
Zealots led a rebellion in A.D. 66
Rome put down the rebellion and burned the temple
Another rebellion in A.D. 132 led to all Jews being removed from Jerusalem and banned from returning
After scattering around the world, their faith remained through studying ancient works

14. Timeline
Using page to construct a timeline of major events in the lives of the Jewish people. This timeline will reveal when Jesus lived within the Roman Empire. (Hint: 8 dates are included in these pages) ____________________________________________________