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