Kingfisher The Ancient World - The Spread of Christianity (5 BCE – 350 CE)

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Kingfisher The Ancient World - The Spread of Christianity (5 BCE – 350 CE)Online version Kingfisher The Ancient World - The Spread of Christianity (5 BCE – 350 CE) by Vijo Gor 1 Where did Jesus grow up before he began teaching? a Antioch b Babylon c Nazareth d Alexandria 2 About how old was Jesus when he began preaching and healing? a Around 12 years old b Around 70 years old c Around 32 years old d Around 50 years old 3 Why were many people in Judea unhappy during Jesus’ lifetime? a Roman rule was harsh, unfair, and fueled unrest among ordinary people b Rome offered too much freedom and people felt overwhelmed c Greek merchants forced everyone to learn new languages d The climate became too warm and made farming impossible 4 Why did Roman authorities see Jesus as a threat? a He tried to join the Roman army and overthrow their generals b He collected taxes more effectively than Roman officials c Large crowds gathering around him looked like resistance against Roman power d He supported Roman governors against local leaders 5 What did Jesus criticize in Judea that upset powerful leaders? a The religious authorities who misused power and oppressed ordinary people b The Pharisees for protecting poor people from Rome c The farmers who refused to pay temple fees d The fishermen who used the Sea of Galilee too often 6 What central hope had many Jews carried for generations? a That they would become a Roman province voluntarily b That Rome would someday adopt Jewish law c That a Messiah would come to free them from oppression and suffering d That Judea would join the Greek cities 7 Who demanded that Jesus be put on trial for blasphemy? a Babylonian traders who disliked his message b Some Jewish leaders who opposed his teachings c Greek merchants who wanted him removed d Persian travelers who felt threatened by him 8 Who oversaw Jesus’s trial under Roman law? a Julius Caesar, ruler of Rome b Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor c Emperor Augustus, founder of the empire d King Herod the Great, ruler of Judea 9 How was Jesus executed by the Romans? a By crucifixion, a punishment used to scare people from resisting empire b By exile to Egypt without the right to return c By being forced into the Roman army d By being drowned in the Jordan River 10 What belief became the foundation of early Christianity? a That Jesus planned to create an earthly empire b That Jesus was the Messiah and that he rose from the dead and so would his believers c That Jesus wanted to build a new Roman capital d That Jesus taught people to obey Rome blindly 11 Why did early Christians pray in secret? a They wanted to form exclusive clubs for wealthy citizens b They feared persecution for defying Roman religious rules c They hoped to avoid meeting other Jewish groups d They preferred underground meetings because of cooler temperatures 12 Where did Christians in Rome sometimes meet in secret? a In catacombs used for burying the dead b In royal palaces borrowed from Roman senators c In Greek amphitheaters during the day d In Persian temples along the Tiber River 13 Why did Rome distrust Christians in the 1st–3rd centuries CE? a Christians demanded to rule the empire immediately b Christians refused to worship the emperor as a god, which looked rebellious c Christians were accused of worshipping Greek heroes d Christians tried to take control of the Roman army 14 What happened to many Christians during large-scale persecutions? a They were paid by emperors to spread their religion b They were killed in arenas as entertainment for Roman crowds c They were allowed to leave Rome peacefully d They were welcomed into the Senate and given high offices 15 Who founded early Christian churches around Palestine? a Nero b Herod Antipas c Peter d Cleopatra 16 Who carried Christianity far beyond Judea to Gentiles? a Titus b Paul c Pilate d Aristarchus 17 Why was spreading Christianity to Gentiles a radical step? a It helped Rome expand its political borders b It stopped all Jewish practices in the region c It forced people to abandon all local cultures d It challenged boundaries and included people outside the Jewish community 18 By the 3rd century CE, where had Christianity spread? a Only the desert regions of Arabia b A few villages in Greece only c Most parts of the Roman empire d Only one city in Judea 19 Why did Christianity appeal to so many oppressed people in the Roman empire? a It rewarded the rich and punished the poor b It commanded people to worship the emperor as divine c It promised dignity, equality, and hope beyond the power of emperors d It taught that only Roman elites could reach salvation 20 What changed in 313 CE under Emperor Constantine? a All religions except Christianity were banned b Christians became the ruling class of Rome c Christianity became legal for the first time d The Roman army converted to Judaism 21 What did Constantine organize in 325 CE? a The first general church council to unify Christian beliefs b A Greek-style Olympic festival in Jerusalem c A council to destroy all non-Roman religions d A meeting to divide the empire into four kingdoms 22 When did Christianity become the official religion of the Roman empire? a 392 CE b 73 CE c 26 CE d 597 BC 23 What connected Jesus’s movement with later Christian resistance under Rome? a Taught obedience to emperors b Challenging empire by siding with the oppressed and rejecting emperor-worship c Focused on wealth and power d Supported Roman armies and expansion 24 What happened to Christianity once it became the official religion of the Roman Empire? a Became a peaceful partnership of all religions b Stayed small underground movement c Only built churches and avoided government d Changed from oppressed faith to one used by the ruling class to support power 25 What did this change mean for the Roman Empire and later the Middle Ages? a Kings stopped using religion b Medieval societies ignored Christianity c Christian leaders gained political power, shaping laws, kingship, and daily life d Church powerless 26 Would Jesus have supported Christianity becoming a ruling-class religion used by emperors and kings to control people? a Yes, he taught rulers should never be questioned b No, but he preferred building armies c No, because his teachings focused on helping the poor, challenging unfair power, and resisting oppressive rulers d Yes, he wanted more imperial authority

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Kingfisher The Ancient World - The Spread of Christianity (5 BCE – 350 CE)Online version

by Vijo Gor

Where did Jesus grow up before he began teaching?

About how old was Jesus when he began preaching and healing?

Why were many people in Judea unhappy during Jesus’ lifetime?

Why did Roman authorities see Jesus as a threat?

What did Jesus criticize in Judea that upset powerful leaders?

What central hope had many Jews carried for generations?

Who demanded that Jesus be put on trial for blasphemy?

Who oversaw Jesus’s trial under Roman law?

How was Jesus executed by the Romans?

What belief became the foundation of early Christianity?

Why did early Christians pray in secret?

Where did Christians in Rome sometimes meet in secret?

Why did Rome distrust Christians in the 1st–3rd centuries CE?

What happened to many Christians during large-scale persecutions?

Who founded early Christian churches around Palestine?

Who carried Christianity far beyond Judea to Gentiles?

Why was spreading Christianity to Gentiles a radical step?

By the 3rd century CE, where had Christianity spread?

Why did Christianity appeal to so many oppressed people in the Roman empire?

What changed in 313 CE under Emperor Constantine?

What did Constantine organize in 325 CE?

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

What connected Jesus’s movement with later Christian resistance under Rome?

What happened to Christianity once it became the official religion of the Roman Empire?

What did this change mean for the Roman Empire and later the Middle Ages?

Would Jesus have supported Christianity becoming a ruling-class religion used by emperors and kings to control people?