Starter quiz
- According to Christians, who is the son of God?
- Jesus ✓
- Joseph
- Buddha
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- Match the abbreviation to its meaning.
- BCE⇔the period on a timeline before the year 1 ✓
- CE⇔the period on a timeline after the year 1 ✓
- Who was the leader of the Roman Empire?
- the king
- the president
- the prime minister
- the emperor ✓
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- Match the word to its meaning.
- province⇔a place controlled by Rome that was outside of Italy ✓
- empire⇔a large group of territories ruled over by an emperor ✓
- country⇔a land with borders that has one government ✓
- city⇔a place where many people live close together ✓
- The Roman Empire became too big to rule and in 395 CE it was spit in two. The Eastern Roman Empire was also known as the __________ Empire.
- Shang
- Byzantine ✓
- Indus
- Ottoman
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- Jupiter, Mars and Apollo are examples of Roman __________.
- heroes
- kings
- gods ✓
- emperors
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Exit quiz
- Christianity started in the first century ______.
- 'CE' ✓
- Christianity is a religion based on the life and teachings of __________.
- Jesus Christ ✓
- Jupiter
- Muhammad (PBUH)
- Buddha
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- Match the keyword to its definition.
- religion⇔belief in a god or gods ✓
- follower⇔a person who believes in the teachings of a leader ✓
- scapegoat⇔someone who is blamed for others' mistakes and wrongdoings ✓
- martyr⇔someone who would rather suffer than give up their beliefs ✓
- Place the events about early Christianity in the correct order, starting with the earliest.
- 1⇔Jesus dies.
- 2⇔Jesus's followers spread his teachings, starting the Christian religion.
- 3⇔Christianity spreads across the Roman Empire.
- 4⇔Christians are persecuted for their religion.
- Why were the early Christians persecuted in the Roman Empire?
- They refused to worship the Roman gods. ✓
- They worshipped only one God.
- The Romans thought that they were plotting to cause trouble for the Empire. ✓
- The Romans did not mind Christians gathering and spreading Jesus's teachings.
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- Many Christians were killed for their faith, making them ______.
- 'martyrs' ✓
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Key learning points
- Christianity began in the 1st Century CE when followers of Jesus Christ began to spread their new religion.
- Early Christianity spread from Judea throughout the Roman Empire, reaching Roman Britain in the late 2nd century CE.
- At first Christians were persecuted in the Roman Empire as their faith worried the Romans.
- Christians were scapegoated and punished severely, often by being attacked and killed by wild animals in amphitheatres.
- Many Christians were killed for their faith, making them martyrs.
Common misconception
Christianity started with the birth of Jesus Christ.
Christianity developed after the death of Jesus when his followers continued to spread his teachings.
Keywords
Religion - a religion is a belief in a god or gods and the practices the belief says to live by, such as praying and worshipping in a church, temple or mosque
Follower - a follower is a person who believes in the teachings of a leader
Judea - Judea is the mountainous region of ancient Palestine and once a kingdom of the Jewish people
Scapegoat - a scapegoat is someone who carries the blame for others' mistakes and wrongdoings
Martyr - a martyr is someone who would rather die or suffer than give up their religious or political beliefs
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