The first Christians
The life of Jesus
The Christian Church
The Spread of Christianity
Vocabulary
100
This is the emperor who made Judea into the Roman province Judaea
Who is Augustus
100
This is where Jesus' message was contained in a group of sayings and he preached forgiveness and love
What is the Sermon on the Mount
100
These were early Christian leaders who helped establish churches and spread Jesus' word
What is apostles
100
What is an organization with different levels of authority
What is heirarchy
100
This person would die for their religious or political beliefs
What is a martyr
200
These were the Jews who rebelled against the Romans, were defeated and their temple destroyed
Who were the zealots
200
These are stories that use events from everyday life to express spiritual ideas.
What are parables
200
These were two of Jesus' best apostles
Who is Peter and Paul
200
These were called the true and accepted teachings of the Christian church
What is doctrine
200
This is the title for the Bishop of Rome who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church
What is the pope
300
This is who the Jews believed God would send in to help restore their kingdom
What is the Messiah
300
Jesus' followers believed in the rising of the dead. This is called
What is resurrection
300
Christians believe people can gain this, or be saved and allowed to enter into heaven
What is salvation
300
These four apostles helped spread Christianity by writing the accounts of Jesus' life
Who are Matthew; Mark; Luke; and John
300
This refers to the split between the two churches: Christian and Byzantine
What is schism
400
The capital of the kingdom of Israel
What is Jerusalem
400
These people accepted Jesus as their messiah
What are Christians
400
what are the four accepted accounts of the life and teachings of Jesus. It means "good news" and where in the bible are they located?
What are the gospels; New Testament
400
These were religious communities where men called monks spend their days praying and studying
What are monasteries
400
These are images such as paintings and statues in churches and who are those ordered to take them out/
What is icons and iconoclasts
500
What happened to the Jews when they were banished from Jerusalem
What is they settled in far off places such as Spain and central Asia and kept their religion alive.
500
What are three basic Christian beliefs?
What is Jesus is the Son of God Believe in the trinity: Father, son, and holy spirit Christians can gain salvation, or be saved from sin to enter heaven
500
What are 3 reasons Christianity spread
What is** The Roman road network made travel easy *The Romans kept the Empire peaceful *Common languages allowed for communication *Christianity offered hope and security
500
what are 2 reasons monasteries were important in the the spread of Christianity?
What is missionaries teach their religion to non-believers To give back to their communities through servive and helping those in need
500
What are 3 reasons Christianity appealed to so many
What is it promised a better life after death; it gave people hope and the Christian communities took care of their members' needs