Lesson 1
This religion is based on the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth.
What is Christianity?
This is the holy book of Christianity.
What is the Bible?
The belief in one god.
What is monotheism?
This person is the leader of the apostles and is regarded to as the first pope.
Who is Peter?
This person is known as the head of the Christian church.
Who is the pope?
This group did not like Judaism because they would not worship their gods.
What is the Romans?
This person was believed to challenge the political authority of the Romans through their teachings.
Who is Jesus of Nazareth?
What miracle did Paul witness that led to his conversion to Chirstianity?
What is a blinding light and hearing Jesus voice?
This person was an emperor of Rome who converted to Christianity and had a very close relationship to the church.
Who is Constantine?
Followers of Jesus where called this.
What are disciples?
This event occurred after Hadrian's ban on Jewish rituals.
What is a rebellion?
Loving God, others, and even your enemies are the basic ________ of Christianity.
What are beliefs?
Christians were punished because of their beliefs, what is the other term for this punishment?
What is persecution?
Ethiopia, France, Greece, and Tunisia are all countries where Christianity spread by what year?
What is AD 400?
This person is regarded as the one who would lead the Jews, but nobody knew when they would come.
What is the Messiah?
This Roman emperor banned all Jewish rituals.
Who is Hadrian?
The different interpretations (understandings) of the teaching of Jesus led to the creation of different...
What are denominations?
The father, the son, and the holy spirit make up what key figure in Christianity?
What is the Holy Trinity?
This Roman emperor banned all non-Christian religious practices.
Who is Theodosius?
People who die for their beliefs are called this.
What are martyrs?
The destruction of Jerusalem and Jews moving around the world was an effect of this event.
What is the last Jewish revolt?
This is a form of death penalty in which criminals are nailed to a cross and left to die.
What is crucifixion?
This person first spoke about Christianity as a threat to Judaism, but converted to Christianity after witnessing a miracle.
Who is Paul of Tarsus?
This person was a philosopher who applied Plato's ideas to Christian beliefs.
Who is Saint Augustine?
12 of Jesus's closest disciples were called this.
What are Apostles?