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This is the religion that Christianity stemmed from.
What is Judaism
100
These two countries are where Christianity first emerged. (Hint: they've had conflict between them for pretty much forever.)
What are Palestine and Israel (also acceptable: Levant)
100
In 1500, Christianity was mainly limited to this continent.
What is Europe
100
This is the Roman emperor who Christianity first emerged under back in ancient times.
What is Emperor Augustus
100
These were the two serious divisions within Christianity in the early 1500's.
What is Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic
200
This was the main teaching of Martin Luther's protestant reformation.
What is that the Bible, not church teaching is the ultimate authority
200
Christianity moved around world through European Expansion, and was most successful in these two areas.
What are Spanish America and the Philippines
200
Conversions in Spanish America and the Philippines were done by taking their old religions/gods and doing this with them.
What is blending them with Christianity. (Also acceptable: saying that their gods were now dead.)
200
This famous explorer who sailed to the new world opened the doors to missionaries in the New World. As they say, "God, glory, gold, not necessarily in that order."
Who is Christopher Columbus
200
This religious group among the Protestants gave women an official role in their church.
What is Quakers
300
The Protestant Reformation encouraged skepticism toward these two things.
What is Authority and Tradition
300
Name at least three places where Christianity initially spread.
What are Syria, Assyria, Mesopotamia, Phoenicia, Asia Minor, Jordan, and Egypt
300
This serious of wars between 1562 and 1598 proved that Europe's fractured political system had become even more volatile due to the Reformation.
What is The French Wars of Religion (Catholics vs. Huguenots)
300
This religious leader taught ideas that created political, economic, and social tension in the Catholic church. He also wrote the Ninety-Five Theses.
Who is Martin Luther
300
This denomination of Christianity had the most missionaries.
What is Catholicism
400
True or false: the Protestant Reformation brought about new freedoms and rights for women in the church. (Yes, I know this isn't in Jeopardy format.)
What is False
400
This technological innovation allowed for the easier spread of Christianity.
What is the printing press
400
This famous war between 1618 and 1648 started in the Holy Roman Empire and killed 15-30% of the German Population.(hint: Think about how long it lasted)
What is the Thirty Years War
400
These are at least two new religious or missionary orders (groups of people) of the time who focused on spreading Christianity.
What are Dominicans, Franciscans, or Jesuits
400
This denomination of missionaries mainly focused their work in Siberia.
What is Russian Orthodox
500
This type of belief was common in the enlightenment age and equated God and nature.
What is Pantheism
500
The spread of Christianity reached China in these two dynasties.
What are the Ming and Qing dynasties.
500
This country was adamantly against the spread of Christianity, and even needed government permission before accepting missionaries. Needless to say, Christianity had a hard time taking root here.
What is China
500
The people native to this country focused on spreading Christianity to Africa and Asia.
What is Portugal
500
This society within the Roman Catholic Church demands the following four vows of its members: poverty, chastity, obedience to Christ, and obedience to the Pope. This group was also appreciated in China for their scientific skills (astronomy, cartography, mathematics, etc).
What is the Society of Jesus, more commonly known as the Jesuits