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The Ancient RomansThe Ancient Romans
The Beginnings of Christianity
Religion and the RomansReligion and the Romans• The Greek culture influenced
Roman religion. The Romans basically renamed all of the same gods and goddesses.
• Worship of the __________ was an important part of Roman public and private life.
gods
Religion and the Religion and the RomansRomans
• The Romans believed that proper _____________ of the gods _________________ the empire from harm.
• As Rome grew, the ___________________ took control of choosing religious leaders and made laws to ________________ those who did not worship the Roman gods.
worshipprotecte
d government
punish
A New AlternativeA New Alternative• Unlike the Roman religion, some other
religions promised rewards for believers.• In Roman ______________ some people
followed a religion that promised believers that their __________ would be saved from evil and that there would be life after death.
• This promise of ___________________ changed people’s thinking about religion and made Christianity very popular.
souls
provinces
salvation
Jesus and His TeachingsJesus and His Teachings• ___________________ is based on the
life and teaching of Jesus.• He taught that there is one God
and told of the coming of God’s Kingdom.
• People followed him.
Christianity
Under Roman Under Roman ControlControl• Wherever Jesus taught, he gained
new followers.• He told his ________________, his
closest followers, to love their enemies.
disciples
A Savior ArrivesA Savior Arrives• One belief of Judaism is that
person sent by God will come to bring justice to the world. Some people started to think that he was the ______________ sent by God.
• Roman leaders were afraid that Jesus’ teaching would stir ________________ against Roman rule. They ordered his death.
messiah
rebellion
Back From the DeadBack From the Dead
• Jesus’ followers said that three days after his death, he rose from the dead.
• The story of this __________________ spread throughout the empire.
resurrection
The Spread of ChristianityThe Spread of Christianity
• The ________________, or people sent out to teach others, taught about Jesus.
• Christians refused to worship Roman gods, so Romans began to _________________ them.
• Many Christians died as _____________ for their beliefs.
apostles
persecute
martyrs
Spreading the WordSpreading the Word• Christians began writing
about Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection in the ______________________.
• Writings by Christians played an important role in the spread of Christianity.
• Paul’s letters, the Gospels, and other writing were combined to form the New Testament.
Gospels
Rome and the New ReligionRome and the New Religion• Around A.D. 313, the Roman
emperor Constantine made Christianity an accepted religion, so persecution stopped.
• In A.D. 392, under the emperor ________________, Christianity became the empire’s official religion.
• Its leader was a ____________.
Theodosius I
pope