The Rise of Christianity
This is the region where Christianity began.
Judaea
This is the promised deliverer in Judaism.
Messiah
This emperor created a unified legal code.
Justinian
This is the city where the Roman Catholic Church was centered.
Rome
Historians study these to learn about people who left few written records.
artifacts
Who were the original followers of Jesus?
The disciples
The Jewish rebels who fought Roman rule.
Zeolots
This culture eventually became more influential than Roman culture in the Byzanitine Empire.
Greek
In what empire did the Eastern Orthodox Church develop?
The Byzantine Empire
This was created to help organize Roman laws.
Justinian Code
In what year did Chrisitianity become the official religion of Rome?
392 C.E.
This emperor blamed Christians for the fire in Rome in 64 C.E..
Nero
What caused the Byzantine Empire to lose most of its western territories after Justinian's death?
The plague killed many soldiers which weakened the army.
This was the official split between churches.
Schism
Mosaics can reveal differences in this within a society.
social classes
What did Christians believe happened to Jesus after he was arrested?
He was crucified and then was resurrected.
Early Christians often faced this for their beliefs.
Persecution
How did Empress Theodora improve women's rights in the Byzantine Empire?
She helped change the law so that women could own land.
The pope crowned him emperor in 800 C.E. to thank him for defeating a group that invaded Italy.
Charlemagne
This was the religious center of the Byzantine Empire.
Hagia Sophia
How did emperor Constantine help Christianity spread?
He made Christianity legal in the empire.
What step did Theodosius take in relation to Christianity?
He made Christianity the official religion of the empire.
The Byzantine Empire formed after the Roman Empire split in this year.
395 C.E.
How did monks and nuns help improve life in early Christian times?
They ran hospitals and schools.
Why did many people across Europe turn to Christianity?
They believed it would bring peace and order.