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Ancient Rome and the Rise of Christianity (509 B.C.–A.D. 476)
The Rise of Christianity
1. Christians who were killed in periods of persecution are known as
clergy.
heretics.
martyrs.
saints.
2. What was one way in which the Roman empire did NOT further the spread of
Christianity?
Christians traveled along Roman roads.
Christians crossed the Mediterranean Sea under the safety of the Roman fleets.
Most people in Rome understood Greek or Latin.
Rome allowed people of all faiths the same freedoms.
3. Which Jew from Asia Minor did the most to spread Christianity?
Paul
Constantine
Nero
Peter
4. How did Jesus communicate his ideas?
through folktales
through epics
through parables
through poems
5. How did Christian missionaries appeal to educated Romans?
They had paintings and sculptures made that depicted Jesus' life.
They used the discipline of Greek philosophy.
They opened schools for the wealthy.
They wrote books about Christianity and science.
6. Beliefs contrary to official Church teachings are
mutinies.
heresies.
blasphemies.
vagaries.
7. Some Jews under Roman rule believed that a king would be sent by God, this savior was
known as the
martyr.
patriarch.
apostle.
messiah.
8. People who conduct Christian services are called
clergy.
apostles.
heresies.
patriarchs.
9. People had to first do what in order to join the Christian community?
marry a Christian
make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
get baptized
participate in the Eucharist
10. What group of people came to be called popes?
Clergy of Antioch
Disciples of Jerusalem
Bishops of Rome
Patriarchs of Alexandria