A Religion is Born
The Bible & the Belief
The Practice of Christianity
The Spread of Christianity
Christianity in southwest asia
100
What happened to Judea in 6 CE
The Romans made Israel (Judea) and made it apart of their Empire
100
What do christians base many of their beliefs on?
The New Testament
100
What are the important holidays for Christians
Easter and Christmas
100
how many trusted followers did jesus have?
12
100
By what late ____ did christianity become the official religion of the roman empire?
300s
200
Define Resurrection
It means to come back to life
200
Who do the gospels refer to as the son of god?
jesus
200
What is this a picture of
spread of christianity
200
When did Christianity Spread?
-Christianity began to spread between 30-200 CE.
200
Name the Roman Empire's Successor between 500s and early 600s
Byzantine Empire
300
Between what time period did Jesus teach others
Between late 20s and early 30s CE
300
Name all three forms of the Trinity?
God the Father, Jesus the Son, and The Holy Spirit
300
What day of the week do most christians observe according to the gospels?
Sunday
300
Define "Conversion"
A conversion is a heartfelt change in one's opinion or beliefs
300
Why were Christians mistreated by the Romans?
What changed that in 313 BC?
The Romans beat, jailed, and killed Christians because they refused to worship the many Roman gods or acknowledge that the emperor was a god.
That all changed in 313 CE when the Roman emperor, Constantine, became a Christian.
400
What did Jesus and his followers practice?
What was this religion called after Jesus died?
Part 1: Jesus and his followers practiced Judaism
Part 2: This religion was later called Christianity
400
The New Testament contains how many separate documents and what was the name of the first 4 documents called?
27 separate documents
the First 4 Gospels
400
What is Holy Communion or Eucharist, and why are Christians baptized?
Extra 100 points for naming what is eaten/drank and what they represent?
Holy Communion, or Eucharist, is a ritual meal many Christians perform each Sunday during their worship services.
Grape juice= Blood of Christ
Bread/Crackers= Body of Christ
400
What was just as important in helping the spread of Christianity, and what attracted people to it?
Greek was widely spoken in the eastern half of the Roman empire, especially by educated people.
400
What is this place and where is it located?
This is a christian church that is in jerusalem
500
What is this a picture of? 
The Book of Kells
500
After the gospels come a number of other books, what are they called?
Who wrote most of these books?
Epistles
The Apostles wrote most of these books, they were the core group of jesus's followers
500
From a Primary Source
What is the "golden rule?"
Treat others as they would like to be treated
500
How were early Christians just like Jews, how did they become different than other Jews, and how did that affect non-Jews?
Early Christians were much like Jews and respected most Jewish laws and traditions.
Just like Jews, they read the Hebrew Bible and prayed in synagogues.
Unlike Jews at that time, Christians began spreading and sharing their beliefs with non-Jews outside of Judea.
As the word of Jesus spread, more and more gentiles, or non-Jews, became Christians.
500
Christian also spread to the boards of this Empire
The Arabian Empire