Key Terms 1
A religion based on the teachings of
What is Christianity?
A person sent on a religious mission
What is a missionary?
He wrote letters to discuss the relationship between Judaism and Christianity and Christianity and the Roman Empire
Who is Paul?
Christianity began as this
What is a Jewish Sect?
He officially recognized Judaism as a legal Religion
Who is Julius Caesar?
a person who supports or protects an organization or cause
What is a Patron?
The capital city of the Roman Empire
What is Constantinople?
He deemed Christianity as illegal
Who is Emperor Domitian?
Christianity originated out of this region
What is Judea?
He blamed tortured and killed Christians because of the fire in Rome
Who is Nero?
to treat someone unfairly or in a cruel way because of religion, race or political beliefs
What is Persecute?
A small religious group that separated from a larger group due to different beliefs
What is a Sect?
Old testament is based off the history of these people
What are Jewish people
This was written after the death of Jesus
What is the New Testament?
This religion had legal Status in the Roman Empire since the 2nd century BC
What is Judaism?
A large church that has a curved end and two rows of columns inside
What is a basilica?
A system of faith or belief
What is religion?
A fire in Roman broke out this year
64 CE
This stated that there would be a permanent religious toleration for Christianity
Edict of Milan
Emperors Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius and Constantius targeted, tortured and killed Christians with this
What is the Great Persecution?
Taking control of another country and taking advantage of it economically
What is Colonialism?
the act of spreading something
What is Diffusion?
What year was Sunday declared a day of rest?
What is 321 CE?
This established Nicene Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire
What is the Edict of Thessalonica?
He tried to strengthen and revive a falling Roman Empire
Who is Constantine?