Rome and other Religions
Romans and the Jews
Beginnings of Christianity
100
Where did the Romans get their gods from?
From the people they conquered.
100
Why did the Jews dislike Roman rule?
This is because they wanted to be ruled only by Jews not outsiders.
100
Around the time Jesus was born, there were few groups of Jews in Judea. The bigger groups practiced what?
Judaism.
200
True or false? Romans didn't let the people they conquered keep their own religion
False
200
What did the Romans think when the Jews worshiped only one god?
They thought the Jews were insulting their gods.
200
What is Christianity?
The life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
300
Why did the Romans ban certain religions/cultures?
If they caused political problems.
300
Why did Emperor Hadrian ban some of the Jewish rituals?
He hoped it would stop the Jewish people from rebelling again.
300
According to the prophets what would Messiah do?
He would restore the kingdom of Israel
400
True or False? The Romans built temples of gods from other religions.
True.
400
What happened after the emperor's army destroyed the Jewish capital city of Jerusalem?
The Jews were forced to leave and moved to other parts of the Roman empire.
400
Who was one of the famous prophets in Judea?
John the Baptist.
500
Name two places where the Romans got their gods from other than Greece.
Egypt, Gaul, and Persia.
500
When were the two times that the Jews rebelled?
The first time was in AD 60 and the second time was in the early 100s
500
Who was Messiah a descendant of?
King David.
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