The Rise of Christianity in a Roman World 40-300 CE

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. The Pantheon in Rome was dedicated to _______.

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. Which of the following gods had cults that were considered mystery religions? Select all that apply.

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. In addition to religion, another field of study that began to focus on human life and suffering was _______.

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. About how many people worldwide identify as Christian?

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. According to scholars, the texts of the New Testament were written _______.

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. The earliest written texts of Christianity are the _______.

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. The Jewish political party made up of the Temple priests and their political allies were the _______.

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. The Jewish political party which consisted of the rabbis and their followers were the _______.

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. The Jews hated the dynasty of Herod because they were thought to be _______.

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. The word 'baptize' comes from the Greek meaning _______.

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. How many men were in Jesus core group of personal disciples?

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. Which of the four Gospel writers aimed at a specifically Jewish audience?

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. According to historical sources, Pontius Pilate was _______.

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. The apostle Paul was unusual among the apostles because he _______.

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. The word 'bishop' originally meant _______.

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. Early Christian communities frequently held different beliefs because _______.

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. The Romans persecuted Christians because _______. (Select all that apply)

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. Christians who were not ethnically Jewish exceeded the numbers of Christians who were by the year _______.

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. The first persecutions of Christians happened under the reign of the emperor _______.

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. The one of the Five Good Emperors who was also known as a Stoic philosopher was _______.

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. Marcus Aurelius used the Greek word logos to mean _______.

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. The famous author of the Parallel Lives was _______.

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Looking at Map 7.2 you could say what about early Christianity?

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Looking at Photo 7.1, which depicts Mithras slaying a sacred bull, who would you say Mithras would be popular with?

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Looking at this photo, what is it trying to tell you about Marcus Aurelius?

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