4.4 The rise of Christianity

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Last time?
The culture of the empire

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Explain that there was 'religious tolerance' in the Roman empire.

Slide 2 - Open question

Does it belong to the Greeks, Romans or both?
Greeks
Romans
Both
Columns
Arches
Poseidon
Dome
Polytheism
Democracy

Slide 3 - Drag question

4.4 The rise of Christianity
Open your notebook.

Slide 4 - Slide

Succes criteria
You can explain:
  • How Jews ended up everywhere in the Roman empire
  • How Christianity formed
  • How Christianity was spread and followed
  • How Christianity became the Roman state religion

Slide 5 - Slide

Jews in the empire
  • In 63 B.C. the Romans conquered the territory of the Jews
  • They made it into a Roman province and called it Judea
  • The Jews had their own monotheistic religion
  • After a revolt, the Jews are chased out of Judea by the Romans and spread around the world; Diaspora
Map of the jewish diaspora

Slide 6 - Slide

Explain the term 'monotheism'.

Slide 7 - Open question

Drag the pin to Judea

Slide 8 - Slide

Jesus
  • Jesus was a jewish preacher who announced his ideas about the jewish religion
  • The Romans saw Jesus as criminal because he undermined Roman authority
  • Because of this he was arrested and crusified
  • His followers came to see him as the 'Messiah' who died for their sins
In the ancient Jewish books it is written that one day a 'messiah' will come and free the people from their oppressors.
Many people thought that Jesus was that messiah, his followers are called Christians .
Christ = Greek for messiah
Jesus on the cross, which later became a symbol of christianity.

Slide 9 - Slide

4.4 The rise of Christianity
Open your notebook.

Slide 10 - Slide

Succes criteria
You can explain:
  • How Jews ended up everywhere in the Roman empire
  • How Christianity formed
  • How Christianity was spread and followed
  • How Christianity became the Roman state religion

Slide 11 - Slide

What kind of faiths are Judaism and Christianity?
A
Polystheistic
B
Monotheistic

Slide 12 - Quiz

Write down what you have learned about the life of Jesus.

Slide 13 - Open question

What kind of faiths are Judaism and Christianity?
A
Polystheistic
B
Monotheistic

Slide 14 - Quiz

A forbidden religion
  • Followers of Jesus go out into the world to spread Christianity
  • More and more people in the Roman Empire convert to Christianity
  • Many Romans disliked Christians partly because they did not want to worship the state gods
  • If things were going bad in the empire, the Christians were blamed.
  • Christians were increasingly persecuted and killed
Christians being persecuted by the Romans.

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Around the year 100, the Roman historian Tacitus wrote:

In 64 there was a big fire: half of Rome burned down. 
Soon it was told that Emperor Nero had ordered the fire to be started because he needed space for a new palace.
That is why Nero blamed the Christians. He had them severely punished.
For example, they were given beast skins to be torn apart by wild dogs, or crucified, or killed by fire: at the end of the day they were lit to serve as streetlights. 



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Slide 17 - Video

Slide 18 - Video

Why were christians persecuted by the Romans?

Slide 19 - Open question

A popular religion
  • Most religions in the Roman empire believed in an afterlife that was a continuation of real life
  • Christians belevied that everyone who lived well and believed in Jesus could go to heaven
  • Very attractive for slaves and women
  • Women from wealthy/powerful families became christian and introduced it into their households

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A new state religion
  • Persecution stopped when Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity
  • He gave Christians freedom of religion in 313 AD
  • In 392 AD, Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire

Slide 21 - Slide

What kind of faiths are Judaism and Christianity?
A
Polystheistic
B
Monotheistic

Slide 22 - Quiz

Explain what attracted people to Christianity.

Slide 23 - Open question

Why did many Romans hate the Christians in the beginning?

Slide 24 - Open question

Explain why religious tolerance in the empire ended in 392 AD.

Slide 25 - Open question

To work (new section)
  • What? First read section 4.5, then make assignment 1 to 3
  • Help? Teacher
  • Finished?  Work on other subject

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