Chapter 6.3 Quiz

The first Roman emperor to accept Christianity was

Constantine

Most of the information about Jesus' life comes from the first four books of the New Testament called the

Gospels

What were the reasons that Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire?

It embraced all people, Jesus promised eternal life, and Rome's excellent roads encouraged the exchange of ideas.

Jesus based many of his teachings on monotheism, the Ten Commandments, and other ideas from the ________ religion.

Jewish

In A.D. 162, the Roman Empire forced __________ into exile in a dispersal called the Diaspora.

Jews

A later convert to Christianity, _______, wrote letters to the faithful, which became part of the New Testament.

Paul

Which Christian leader wrote letters that formed the Epistles of the New Testament to groups of believers?

Paul

One of Jesus' disciples was a man named ________, whom Jesus referred to as the "rock" on which the Christian Church would be built.

Peter

The bishop of ________ was considered the pope, leader of the entire Christian Church.

Rome

What is the main source of information about the life of Jesus of Nazareth?

the Gospels in the Christian Bible

The Jewish Diaspora refers to

the forced dispersal of Jews

Roman rulers opposed Christianity because Christians

would not worship Roman gods