1. Section 6: Spread of Christianity

2. Origins of Christianity  Roots in Judaism  Was led by Jesus of Nazareth  proclaimed the Messiah  Conflicted with polytheistic beliefs

3. Roman Power  Power spread to Judea  Judea became province-6 AD

4. Messiah  Savior who would restore kingdom of the Jews

5. Jesus  Born 6-4 BC  Jewish and Roman subject

6. Ministry of Jesus  Teachings  Monotheism  Stressed love for others

7. Gospels  Information about Jesus come from the Gospels  Written by Disciples

8. Jesus’ Death  Rome concerned over popularity  Arrested and convicted by Pontius Pilate  Crucified

9. Beliefs, traditions, and customs of Christianity  Monotheism  Jesus as both Son and incarnation of God  Life after death  New Testament  Christian doctrines

10. Peter  Apostle  Spread teachings  established church in Rome

11. Christianity Spreads  Followers of Jesus began to spread his ideas

12. Paul  Hebrew who opposed to Christianity  Had vision and heard voice on road to Damascus  Began to spread Christianity throughout empire

13. Pax Romana  Safe travel helped spread Christianity  Common language allowed understanding of message

14. Paul’s Teachings  Christ-son of God  Anyone could be Christian  Allowed religion to grow

15. Jewish Rebellion  66 AD-Jews rebelled  70 AD-Rome destroyed Jewish Temple  Western Wall left standing (Wailing Wall)  Diaspora-Jews were spread throughout Empire creating scattered Jewish communities

16. Western Wall

17. Persecution of Christians  Christians refused to worship Roman Gods  Persecuted by Nero  Peter and Paul put to death in Rome

18. Decline of Pax Romana  Christians imprisoned and executed  Martyrs-sacrificed own life for their beliefs  Missionaries-People who spread religious teachings

19. World Religion  By 3 rd century AD, there were millions of Christians in the Roman Empire  Appeal of Christianity  Embraced all people  Gave hope to powerless  Life after death

20. Constantine  Roman Emperor  Battle at Milvian Bridge-312 AD  Saw Cross of Light  Gave credit for victory to Christian God

21. Ended Persecution  313 AD-plan to end persecution of Christians  Edict of Milan  one of the religions approved by the emperor  Theodosius (380 AD)  Made Christianity official religion of Roman Empire

22. Christian Church Structure  Priest-heads local level  Bishop-several local churches  Pope-Head of the church and Roman Bishop  Rome Center of Church

24. Heresy  Contradicting basic church teachings

25. New Testament  Official standard of belief

26. Nicene Creed  325 AD  Constantine moved to solidify teachings of Christianity  Defined basic beliefs of Christianity

27. Fathers of the Church  Early writers and scholars who defined church teachings  Augustine  Teachings/Writings  Needed grace of God to be saved  Had to belong to church and receive sacraments  The City of God

28. Spread of Christianity  Popularity of the message  Early martyrs  Carried by the Apostles, including Paul, throughout the Roman Empire

29. Impact of Church  The Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity and it became the official state religion  source of moral authority.  Loyalty to the Church more important than loyalty to the Emperor.  main unifying force of Western Europe.