Chapter 10 The Rise of Christianity Click the

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The Rise of Christianity Chapter Introduction Section 1 The First Christians Section 2 The Christian Church Section 3 The Spread of Christian Ideas Reading Review Chapter Assessment Click on a hyperlink to view the corresponding slides.

The Rise of Christianity Chapter Objectives • Describe how Jesus’ life, teachings, and death led to the birth of a new religion— Christianity. • Explain how Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire. • Evaluate the connections between religion and government during Christianity’s early years. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The First Christians Get Ready to Read Section Overview This section describes the history of Roman-Jewish interaction, as well as the birth of Christianity.

The First Christians Get Ready to Read (cont. ) Focusing on the Main Ideas • Roman rule of Judaea led some Jews to oppose Rome peacefully, while others rebelled. • Jesus of Nazareth preached of God’s love and forgiveness. He was eventually crucified and then reported to have risen from the dead. • Jesus’ life and a belief in his resurrection led to a new religion called Christianity. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The First Christians Get Ready to Read (cont. ) Locating Places • Jerusalem (juh·ROO·suh·luhm) • Judaea (ju·DEE·uh) • Nazareth (NA·zuh·ruhth) • Galilee (GA·luh·LEE) Meeting People • Jesus (JEE·zuhs) • Peter • Paul Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The First Christians Get Ready to Read (cont. ) Building Your Vocabulary • messiah (muh·SY·uh) • disciple (dih·SY·puhl) • parable (PAR·uh·buhl) • resurrection (REH·zuh·REHK·shuhn) • apostle (uh·PAH·suhl) • salvation (sal·VAY·shuhn) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The First Christians Get Ready to Read (cont. ) Reading Strategy Summarizing Information Complete a diagram like the on page 342 of your textbook, showing the purposes of early Christian churches.

The First Christians The Jews and the Romans • Jerusalem was the capital of the kingdom of Israel. • During the 900 s B. C. , Israel was divided into two kingdoms: Israel and Judah. • Emperor Augustus made Judah into a Roman province called Judaea in A. D. 6. • The Zealots were Jews who rebelled against the Romans in A. D. 66 to take back their kingdom. (page 343) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The First Christians The Jews and the Romans (cont. ) • The Zealots were defeated and the temple was destroyed. • The Jews rebelled again in A. D. 132 and were defeated again. • In retaliation, the Romans forced the Jews to leave Jerusalem and banned them from ever returning. (page 343) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The First Christians The Life of Jesus • A messiah is a deliverer. • The Jews believed God would send a messiah to restore the kingdom. • Jesus, a Jew born in the city of Nazareth, traveled throughout Judaea preaching his ideas. (pages 344– 347) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The First Christians The Life of Jesus (cont. ) • Jesus’ message was contained in a group of sayings called the Sermon on the Mount. • Jesus believed in love and forgiveness, not simply following religious laws. (pages 344– 347) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The First Christians The Life of Jesus (cont. ) • Jesus used parables to give his message. • Parables are stories that use events from everyday life to express spiritual ideas. • Jesus’ followers believed he was the messiah the Jews had been waiting for. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. (pages 344– 347)

The First Christians The Life of Jesus (cont. ) • Leaders in Jerusalem charged Jesus with treason and crucified him. • Jesus’ followers believe in Jesus’ resurrection, or rising from the dead. • They founded a new religion called Christianity. (pages 344– 347) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The First Christians • People who accepted Jesus as the messiah were called Christians. • The Apostles were early Christian leaders who helped establish churches and spread Jesus’ word. • Peter and Paul were two of Jesus’ apostles. • Christians have different beliefs from Jews. (pages 348– 350) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The First Christians (cont. ) • Christians believe Jesus is the Son of God who came to save people. • Christians believe people can gain salvation, or be saved from sin and allowed to enter heaven, by accepting Jesus. • Christians believe in the Trinity, or one God who exists as three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (pages 348– 350) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Christian Church Get Ready to Read (cont. ) Locating Places • Rome Meeting People • Constantine (KAHN·stuhn·TEEN) • Helena (HEHL·uh·nuh) • Theodosius (THEE·uh·DOH·shuhs) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Christian Church Get Ready to Read (cont. ) Building Your Vocabulary • persecute (PURH·sih·KYOOT) • martyr (MAHR·tuhr) • • hierarchy (HY·uhr·AHR·kee) clergy (KLUHR·jee) laity (LAY·uh·tee) doctrine (DAHK·truhn) • gospel (GAHS·puhl) • pope Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Christian Church Get Ready to Read (cont. ) Reading Strategy Organizing Information Complete a diagram like the on page 351 of your textbook, showing reasons for the growth of Christianity.

The Christian Church A Growing Faith • Christianity spread throughout Rome. • Christianity became popular for several reasons. • It appealed to the lower classes because it offered them hope. • The ideals of Christianity were similar to what the people already believed. (pages 352– 354) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Christian Church A Growing Faith (cont. ) • Also, Christianity gave people an opportunity to be part of a caring group of people. • Roman officials began to feel threatened by Christians. • The Romans began to persecute, or mistreat, the Christians in A. D. 64. • Martyrs are people willing to die rather than give up their beliefs. (pages 352– 354) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Christian Church A Growing Faith (cont. ) • The Edict of Milan in A. D. 313 gave religious freedom to all people and made Christianity legal. (pages 352– 354) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Christian Church A Growing Faith (cont. ) • Helena, Constantine’s mother, helped build churches in Rome and Jerusalem. • Theodosius, the emperor after Constantine, made Christianity the official religion of Rome in A. D. 392. (pages 352– 354) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Christian Church The Early Church • Early Christians modeled their church after the Roman Empire’s government structure. • A hierarchy is an organization with different levels of authority. • The Christian community’s hierarchy included five levels: the laity, clergy, bishops, archbishops, and patriarchs. • Church members were the laity. (pages 355– 356) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Christian Church The Early Church (cont. ) • Church leaders were the clergy. • Later, clergy were called priests. • Several churches grouped together form a diocese, which was led by a bishop. • An archbishop was a bishop in charge of an entire region. • The five leading archbishops were known as patriarchs. (pages 355– 356) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Christian Church The Early Church (cont. ) • Doctrine is official church teaching. • Jesus’ followers, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, left a written record of his teachings. • Each of the apostles’ works is called a gospel, and all four gospels together are part of the New Testament of the Bible. (pages 355– 356) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Christian Church The Early Church (cont. ) • The pope was the bishop of Rome. • Gradually the pope claimed power over other bishops. • The Latin-speaking churches in the West that were led by the pope became the Roman Catholic Church. (pages 355– 356) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Spread of Christian Ideas Get Ready to Read Section Overview This section describes the relationship between church and government in the Byzantine Empire, as well as the spread of Christianity.

The Spread of Christian Ideas Get Ready to Read (cont. ) Focusing on the Main Ideas • Church and government worked closely together in the Byzantine Empire. • Christians founded new communities and spread their faith to various parts of Europe. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Spread of Christian Ideas Get Ready to Read (cont. ) Locating Places • Byzantine Empire (BIH·zuhn·TEEN EHM·PYR) • Britain (BRIH·tuhn) • Ireland (EYER·luhnd) Meeting People • Charlemagne (SHAHR·luh·MAYN) • Basil (BAY·zuhl) • Benedict (BEH·nuh·DIHKT) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Spread of Christian Ideas Get Ready to Read (cont. ) Meeting People (cont. ) • Cyril (SUHR·uhl) • Patrick Building Your Vocabulary • icon (EYE·KAHN) • iconoclast (eye·KAH·nuh·KLAST) • excommunicate (EHK·skuh·MYOO·nuh·KAYT) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Spread of Christian Ideas Get Ready to Read (cont. ) Building Your Vocabulary (cont. ) • schism (SIH·zuhm) • monastery (MAH·nuh·STEHR·ee) • missionary (MIH·shuh·NEHR·ee) Reading Strategy Organizing Information Create a diagram like the on page 358 of your textbook to show the reach of Christian missionaries. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Spread of Christian Ideas The Byzantine Church • The Greek-speaking Christians in the East developed their own form of Christianity, the Eastern Orthodox Church. • The Byzantines believed their emperor represented Jesus Christ on Earth. • The emperor appointed the patriarch of Constantinople, the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church. (pages 359– 361) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Spread of Christian Ideas The Byzantine Church (cont. ) • Different parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church argued over the use of icons, or images of Jesus, Mary, the saints, or other Christian holy people. • In A. D. 726, Emperor Leo III ordered all icons removed from churches. • People who carried out the order were known as iconoclasts, or image breakers. (pages 359– 361) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Spread of Christian Ideas The Byzantine Church (cont. ) • The Byzantines did not accept the pope’s claim that he was head of all Christian churches, including the Eastern Orthodox Church. • After stopping an invasion of Italy by the Franks, the pope named Charlemagne, a Frankish king, as Byzantine emperor. • The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church eventually excommunicated each other. (pages 359– 361) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Spread of Christian Ideas The Byzantine Church (cont. ) • Excommunication is a declaration that a person or group no longer belongs to the church. • The split of the two churches was known as a schism. (pages 359– 361) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Spread of Christian Ideas Spread • Christianity helped people achieve order after the fall of Rome. • Religious men called monks formed communities called monasteries. • Religious women became nuns and formed religious communities of their own, called convents. • Paula was a widow who gave up her wealth to build churches, a hospital, and a convent in Palestine. (pages 361– 364) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Spread of Christian Ideas Spread (cont. ) • She also helped translate the Bible into Latin. • Basil was a bishop who created a list of rules for monks and nuns called the Basilian Rule. • Benedict was an Italian monk who created the Benedictine Rule, the rules for Western monks. (pages 361– 364) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Spread of Christian Ideas Spread (cont. ) • Missionaries are people who teach their religion to those who do not believe. • Cyril was a Byzantine missionary who created the Cyrillic alphabet, so Slavic people could read and understand the Bible. • Christianity spread north of the Byzantine Empire into Slavic countries and west into Britain and Ireland. (pages 361– 364) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

The Spread of Christian Ideas Spread (cont. ) • Anglos and Saxons invaded Britain and united to form the Anglo-Saxons. • The Celts, who lived in Britain before the invasion of the Anglos and Saxons, fled to Ireland. • Patrick was a priest who brought Christianity to Ireland. (pages 361– 364) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.

Spread of Christianity A. D. 325

Spread of Christianity A. D. 325– 1100

The Rise of Christianity Introduction

The First Christians

The Christian Church

The Spread of Christian Ideas

Sermon on the Mount Click the speaker button to play the audio.

Focus on Everyday Life Christian Catacombs Christians believed in resurrection, the idea that the body would one day reunite with the soul. For this reason, they would not allow their dead bodies to be burned, which was the Roman custom. Also, Roman law did not allow bodies to be buried aboveground. Therefore, starting in the A. D. 100 s, Christians buried their dead beneath the city of Rome in a series of dark, cold, stench-filled tunnels called catacombs. Each tunnel was about 8 feet high and less than 3 feet wide. Bodies were stacked in slots along the sides of the tunnels. The catacomb walls were painted with images from the Bible or from Greek or Roman mythology. More than five million bodies were buried under Roman streets and buildings. Many of the Christians buried there were martyrs who had been killed for their beliefs.

Connecting to the Past 1. Why did Christians bury their dead in catacombs? The did not believe in cremation and it was against the law to be buried aboveground. 2. What skills do you think would be necessary to dig and plan catacombs? You would need mathematics, engineering, physics and physical skills as well as physical strength. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answer.

Jesus of Nazareth c. 6 B. C. –A. D. 30 Click the speaker button to play the audio.

Paul of Tarsus Click the speaker button to play the audio. C. A. D. 10– 65