How did Emperor Constantine affect the spread of Christianity?

He gave Christians the freedom to worship openly.

How was Paul important to the early development of Christianity?

He spread Christianity to people who were not Jews.

Which teaching helped to spread Christianity in the Roman Empire?

The poor could hope for a better life after death.

What did King Herod do to help build trust from the Jewish people under his rule?

He rebuilt the Temple of Jerusalem.

Roman emperors sentenced Christians to die in cruel and public ways

in the hopes of destroying the new religion.

When did Christianity become the official religion of the Roman Empire?

by 380 AD, before the fall of the Roman Empire

The persecution and killing of Christians by Rome had the following effect:

Christians inspired others because they were brave.

How does this image show that these Christians kept their faith before a cruel death?

They are quietly kneeling in prayer.

How did the Edict of Milan impact Christians in Rome?

Christians could practice their faith openly.

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Ch. 36 Christianity in Ancient Rome

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How did the spread of Christianity influence the Roman Empire?

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1
What was one result of the actions listed below?
Jesus was crucified.
Christians were persecuted.
Paul became a Christian.
Constantine freed Roman slaves.
2
How did Emperor Constantine affect the spread of Christianity?
He ordered Christians to be killed by wild animals.
He banned Christianity from Judea.
He made Christianity the official religion of Rome.
He gave Christians the freedom to worship openly.
3
Roman gods and goddesses were mostly based on the mythology of
Mesopotamia
Greece
Babylon
Egypt
4
How was Paul important to the early development of Christianity?
He spread Christianity to people who were not Jews.
He led the disciples who traveled with Jesus.
He preached Christianity in the Temple in Jerusalem.
He asked converts to come and visit him.
5
Which emperor renamed the new capital for the eastern half of the Roman Empire Constantinople?
Augustus
Nero
Marcus Aurelius
Constantine
6
Which teaching helped to spread Christianity in the Roman Empire?
Citizens had the right to overthrow evil rulers.
People could sacrifice to any gods they wanted.
The poor could hope for a better life after death.
Believers would not feel pain or hunger.
7
What did King Herod do to help build trust from the Jewish people under his rule?
He did not allow the Romans to control him.
He rebuilt the Temple of Jerusalem.
He persecuted their followers.
He told the Jews that he believed in many gods
8
Roman emperors sentenced Christians to die in cruel and public ways
to attract new Christian followers.
as a religious offering to their own gods.
in the hopes of destroying the new religion.
to show they treated Christians equally to other Romans.
9
Which emperor passed the Edict of Milan?
Pilate
King Herod
Caesar Augustus
Constatine
10
What type of government ended when Augustus Caesar became Rome's first emperor?
republic
kingdom
democracy
tyranny
11
When did Christianity become the official religion of the Roman Empire?
by 380 AD, before the fall of the Roman Empire
before 380 AD, under Constantine's rule
after Rome's fall in 476 AD
60s AD after Christianity came to the attention of Rome
12
The persecution and killing of Christians by Rome had the following effect:
Christians inspired others because they were brave.
It led to the founding of Judaism.
It led to the founding of Islam.
Brought an end to the religion in Rome.
13
How does this image show that these Christians kept their faith before a cruel death?
They are quietly kneeling in prayer.
Jesus appears among their group.
Haloes appear behind their heads.
They are reading the Christian Bible.
14
Ancient Rome's religion was originally
Budhism
agnostic
polytheism
monotheism
15
How did the Edict of Milan impact Christians in Rome?
Christians could practice their faith openly.
Christians could only practice their faith in Judea.
It legalized the persecution of Christians in Rome.
This document restricted the rights of Christians.

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