The following statements about Christianity are false ...



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The Rise of Christianity

Directions: Define the following vocabulary terms.

|Judea (153) | |

|Zealots (153) | |

|monotheism (153) | |

|disciples (153) | |

|apostles | |

|Messiah (153) | |

|martyr (155) | |

|bishop | |

|heresy | |

Directions: The following statements about Christianity are false; rewrite them to make them true.

|1. Christianity was a movement born within Hinduism. |

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|2. Jews revolted against Roman rule and divided into two major factions. The Messians wanted to rid the Romans of their homeland. Another group believed the |

|Buddha would restore the kingdom of the Jews. |

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|3. Jesus was born in the town of Jerusalem. |

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|4. His teachings emphasized polytheism and the Four Noble Truths. |

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|5. He taught that God would establish an eternal kingdom (heaven) after death for those who lied about their sins. |

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|6. The main source of Jesus’ life and teachings are contained in the Analects, which were thought to be written by his students. |

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|7. Many people thought Jesus was the Enlightened one. |

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|8. The Roman governor, Sunni Ali, thought that Jesus was challenging the authority of Rome and had him arrested. |

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|9. Jesus was sentenced to be hanged on a wooden cross. |

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|10. Three days after Jesus’ death his body was still lying in his tomb and thought to have ascended into heaven. |

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|11. After his death, Abraham and other apostles spread the teachings of Jesus throughout the Palestine and Syria. |

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|12. The apostle, David, taught Jesus was the son of God who died for people’s sins. |

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|13. When the Jews rebelled against Rome in C.E. 66 the Romans destroyed the Temple complex except for the eastern wall. Today it is the holiest Jewish shrine. |

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|14. When Christians refused to worship the African gods, their persecution increased. |

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|15. Christianity grew because it embraced the poor, gave hope to the rich, offered a group relationship with God, and promised a temporary life after death. |

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|16. The head of the Christian Church was called the bishop. The Church was centered in Athens. |

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|17. In C.E. 313 the Roman emperor Nero ended persecution of Christians. |

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|18. In C.E. 380 the Roman emperor Constantine made Christianity Rome’s official religion. |

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|19. Disputes over the basic teachings of Christianity erupted and any belief going against original doctrine was called diaspora. |

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|20. To end the dispute over the official beliefs and to define them, Church leaders wrote the Torah. |

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