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The Ancient Romans The Beginnings of Christianity Religion and the Romans • The Greek culture influenced Roman religion. The Romans basically renamed all of the same gods and goddesses. gods was an important • Worship of the __________ part of Roman public and private life. Religion and the Romans worship of the • The Romans believed that proper _____________ protected the empire from harm. gods _________________ governmenttook control of • As Rome grew, the ___________________ choosing religious leaders and made laws to ________________ those who did not worship the Roman punish gods. A New Alternative • Unlike the Roman religion, some other religions promised rewards for believers. • In Roman ______________ provinces some people followed a religion that promised believers that their soulsbe saved from evil and that __________ would there would be life after death. salvation • This promise of ___________________ changed people’s thinking about religion and made Christianity very popular. Jesus and His Teachings • ___________________ Christianity is based on the life and teaching of Jesus. • He taught that there is one God and told of the coming of God’s Kingdom. • People followed him. • • Under Roman Control Wherever Jesus taught, he gained new followers. He told his ________________, his closest followers, disciples to love their enemies. A Savior Arrives • One belief of Judaism is that person sent by God will come to bring justice to the world. Some people started to think that he messiah was the ______________ sent by God. • Roman leaders were afraid that Jesus’ teaching would stir ________________ rebellion against Roman rule. They ordered his death. Back From the Dead • Jesus’ followers said that three days after his death, he rose from the dead. • The story of this __________________ resurrection spread throughout the empire. The Spread of Christianity apostles • The ________________, or people sent out to teach others, taught about Jesus. • Christians refused to worship Roman gods, so Romans began to persecutethem. _________________ • Many Christians died as martyrs for their beliefs. _____________ Spreading the Word • Christians began writing about Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection in the Gospels ______________________. • Writings by Christians played an important role in the spread of Christianity. • Paul’s letters, the Gospels, and other writing were combined to form the New Testament. Rome and the New Religion • Around A.D. 313, the Roman emperor Constantine made Christianity an accepted religion, so persecution stopped. Theodosius I • In A.D. 392, under the emperor ________________, Christianity became the empire’s official religion. • Its leader was a ____________. pope