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CHAPTER 9, THE GLORY OF ANCIENT ROME
SECTION 2-CHRISTIANITY AND THE ROMAN EMPIRE
1. The Rise of Christianity
a. Jesus founded _______________________.
b. The empire included many lands with different _______________, customs, and ____________; the
_______________ were tolerant of these people and let them have their own ____________.
A. Unrest in Judaea
a. The Romans conquered the Jewish homeland of _____________ in 63 B.C.
b. At first they respected the ______ rights to worship their god, but many Jews resented _________ rule.
c. Some believed that a _____________, or _______________ would come to bring justice and
________________ to the land.
d. In 37 B.C., the ___________ senate appointed a new ruler of Judaea named ___________.
e. After Jesus’ death, His ______________, or ________________ told stories about His life and teachings.
f. Four stories of Jesus’ life were written from oral traditions by 4 ________________, 1) ______________
2) ___________________ 3) _______________________ and 4) _____________________.
These writings are called __________________, or __________________________________________.
B. Christian Beliefs
a. Jesus began teaching when He was ____ years old, as He traveled from place to place.
b. Like all Jewish teachers, He taught that there was only one true ______.
c. These teachings became known as ___________________, which taught that God was __________ and
forgiving.
d. He said that people must love God with all their __________, and that all people had a responsibility to
love their _______________ as they love themselves.
e. Jesus promised that people who followed His teachings would have __________________________.
f. His followers believed that He was their _______________.
C. Fears About Christianity
a. Jesus’ teachings alarmed many people; some complained to the ____________ that Jesus was teaching
that God was _______________________________________________________________.
b. The Romans feared that that Jesus would lead an ____________ revolt against the _______________; so
the Roman ____________ condemned Jesus to _______________.
c. Jesus was _____________, or ________________________________________________________.
d. According to the Gospels, Jesus rose from ____________ and ____________ to his disciples, telling
them to spread His __________________.
2. Christianity Spreads
a. The Greek equivalent for messiah was ___________________.
b. Since many people of Jesus’ time spoke _______________, He became known as ________________.
c. After His death, Jesus’ followers, called ____________________, spread the new religion from
_______________________ across the empire and finally to _______________ itself.
A. The Letters of Paul
a. Saul, one of Jesus’ most devoted followers had a vision that Jesus spoke to him, so he changed his name
to __________, whom carried Christianity to cities around the ____________ spreading Jesus’ teachings.
b. Paul’s _______________ helped turn the Christian faith into an organized __________________.
c. Paul wrote many ____________, or __________________, to Christian groups in distant cities; some
epistles later became part of the ____________________________________.
B. Christianity Moves to the Cities
a. Others also helped spread ____________ beliefs throughout the Roman Empire gaining many followers;
________ city dwellers welcomed the message of Christianity as ____________.
b. These early Christians used the word _____________ for anyone who did not share their beliefs.
C. Ways of Worship
a. They ______________ and sang, read from __________ or from one of ____________ letters, someone
___________________ the readings.
b. Christians set aside ___________, the day they believed Jesus had ___________________________, as
their day of worship.
c. Jesus instructed Christians to practice 2 rites, or _____________
i. ______________, a believer is dipped in water to wash away their sin
ii. ________________________, sharing bread and wine in a sacred meal called the Eucharist.
3. Rome Reacts
a. The fast growing religion alarmed the _____________.
b. Christians refused to worship the Roman __________ and did not show the _____________ the respect
that was required.
c. Some cities even turned away from their responsibilities, such as working in the _________.
d. Many Roman officials began to view Christians as __________ of the state.
A. Rome Burns
a. Under the emperor __________, the first official campaign against the Christians began.
b. One night a fire started in some shops in ________; the fires spread and burned for _______ days.
c. _________ blamed the ________________ and ordered their ____________, who were sent to death.
i. Some were forced to fight __________________, others were soaked with ___________ and
______________________, others were __________________, and __________ was imprisoned
for ___ years and then killed.
B. Treatment of Christians
a. The ____________ persecuted Christians at various times for another _______ years.
i. Persecute: _________________________________________________________________
b. During the years, the Roman Empire began to _________ power, so to explain the decline, the Romans
looked for __________ to blame, and they found them among the _______________ of the new religion,
____________________.
c. In the Roman world it became a __________ to be a Christian; the punishment was _____________.
C. The Appeal of Christianity
a. Despite the _______________ of its followers, Christianity continued to __________ throughout the
Roman Empire.
b. The help that Christian communities gave to widows, _________, and the poor drew people to the new
religion.
c. Its messages of _________ and ____________, and a better life after death appealed to many.
d. The figure of __________ also attracted followers
i. He was not a ______ from myth.
ii. He was a _____________________ who lived among the people.
e. The writings of the _______________ helped spread his teachings.
f. The Gospels were written in an easy way for people to understand and in a language they used.
g. __________________ outlawed Christian services, imprisoned Christian __________, and put many
believers to death, but it only accomplished the ___________ of what Diocletian wanted.
h. Many Romans ______________ the Christians and saw them as __________ and heroes.
i. Martyrs: ___________________________________________________________________
i. By A.D. 300, about __________ Romans had accepted the Christian faith.