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The Jewish carpenter born in Bethlehem in Judea.
Who is Jesus of Nazareth?
100
The city where Jesus was cruxified.
What is Jerusalem?
100
This is the most famous symbol in Christianity. It represents Jesus' crucifixion.
What is the cross
100
Who was the Roman Emperor when Jesus was crucified? He was a cruel leader who demanded service to Rome from all of his conquered states.
Who was Tiberius?
200
The emperor on the throne at the time of Jesus' life and death.
Who was Tiberius?
200
This is where St Paul is from.
What is Tarsus, Asia Minor?
200
It was this war that finally defeated the Islamic Moors attempt to invade Europe.
What is Tours?
200
Wine and bread are used in communion to represent these things.
What are the blood and body of Christ?
200
He was the first King of the Franks and created an enormous army by granting soldier status to the men he defeated if they converted to Christianity.
What was Clovis?
300
The apostle who denied Christ 3 times, but then later became his best student and was also martyred for the religion?
Who was Peter?
300
This city became known as the cradle of Christian civilization as Christianity was first legalized here, then became the official religion of the Roman Empire.
What is Constantinople?
300
This holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus in Western Christianity
What is Christmas?
300
This is an agreement signed and followed by all Christians that tells about the 4 main beliefs - in Christ as the son of god, in the resurrection and acsension of Christ, in the holiness of the Church and in the 2nd coming of Jesus on the Day of Judgement.
What is The Apostolic Creed.
300
This man prophecized that a "messiah" would appear during his lifetime and he was assassinated for threatening the reign of the Romans and the Jews.
Who was John the Baptist.
400
She asked for the head of John the Baptiste.
Who was Salome?
400
This is where the prophet and founder of Islam, Mohammed, was born and from where he began his teaching of the word of Allah.
What is Mecca?
400
This event took place on the road to Damascus and changed the way this man felt about Christians and the teachings of Jesus.
What was the blinding of Saint Paul.
400
This is believed to have been the cloth that covered Jesus in the burial tomb after he was crucified.
What is The Shroud of Turin?
400
This Frankish ruler brought education and creativity back to the people of the Middle Ages and began to promote literacy as a way to further convert non-believers.
Who was Charlamagne?
500
He refused to rule on the fate of Jesus and left it to the people to decide which prisoner to release.
Who was Pontius Pilote.
500
This is the country where the ruler, Clovis defeated the barbarians and was crowned Emperor of the Faith by Rome's Catholic Church.
What is France?
500
This event is alleged to have taken place 40 days after Christ was resurrected.
What was The Ascension?
500
This is an agreement signed and followed by all Christians that tells about the 4 main beliefs - in Christ as the son of god, in the resurrection and acsension of Christ, in the holiness of the Church and in the 2nd coming of Jesus on the Day of Judgement.
What is The Apostolic Creed
500
This emperor significantly influenced the spread of christianity because he began the biggest persecution of early Christian converts. He declared the religion illegal and tortured thousands of captured followers.
Who was Nero?