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The Time of Greeks and Romans
2.10 Christianity and the end of the Roman Empire
Slide 1 - Tekstslide
Around 100 AD the Roman Empire had reached its largest size.
Jesus was born in 1 AD in the province Judea (today Israel)
Slide 2 - Tekstslide
Lesson 2.10: Christianity and the fall of the Roman Empire
The Romans had a polytheistic religion: they believed in many gods(poly = many).
The Jews lived in the Roman province Judea (today: Israel).
They had a monotheistic religion. They believed in just one God (mono = one).
The Romans were tolerant. They accepted all different religions...
...as long as people also worshipped the emperor.
The Jews refused to do this.
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Slide 5 - Video
Jesus had followers like Petrus, Paulus, Judas, Lucas and Marcus. These are also known as the apostles. After Jesus'
death the apostles spread Jesus' teachings across the empire.
Slide 6 - Tekstslide
Jerusalem in the time of Jesus.
In 70 AD this temple was destroyed by the Romans after a failed Jewish uprising. Today, only the Wailing Wall remains.
Slide 7 - Tekstslide
Jesus was arrested for rebellion against Roman rule.
He was sentenced to death by crucifixion by the Roman governor of Judea: Pontius Pilatus.
Slide 8 - Tekstslide
Jesus was crucified in 33 AD, together with two criminals
Slide 9 - Tekstslide
The crucifix became the main symbol of the new religion: Christianity
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Slide 11 - Tekstslide
Probably, jesus was crucified by putting nails in his wrists rather than through the palms of his hands.
Slide 12 - Tekstslide
Romans did not like Christians for a few reasons:
1. Christians didn't follow Roman social norms
2. Christians refused to worship the emperor
Especially 'weaklings' found the religion appealing: woman, poor, slaves = 'caring for the weak'
Jesus provides food for the poor
Slide 13 - Tekstslide
Slide 14 - Video
Very gradually, more and more people in the Roman Empire became Christians
Slide 15 - Tekstslide
Emperor Nero, who ruled from 54 till 68 AD, is known for burning Rome and persecuting the Christians
Slide 16 - Tekstslide
Several Roman writers claim that Nero sang the "Sack of Ilium (Troy)" in stage costume while the city burned. But historians today believe this did not really happen.
Slide 17 - Tekstslide
Rumor had it that Nero started the fire himself. Therefore, to blame someone else, he accused the already unpopular Christians for starting the fire. He had them arrested and killed in the arena.
Slide 18 - Tekstslide
With Nero, the time of the "persecution of the Christians" began. This would last for more than 2 centuries, in which being a Christian was punishable by death. Despite of this, Christianity did not disappear.
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Slide 21 - Video
Emperor Constantine would become the first Christian emperor. This ended the persecution and caused Christianity to spread further very quickly.
Slide 22 - Tekstslide
The night before an important battle Constantine had a dream. In the dream his was told that he would win the battle if he fought under the sign of the Christian cross.
Slide 23 - Tekstslide
Slide 24 - Video
Some accounts say that Constantine saw the Greek letters Chi and Rho in his dream and not the cross. Chi and Rho represented the spelling of Christ in Greek.
Slide 25 - Tekstslide
The next day he had his soldiers paint the Christian symbol of Chi Rho on their shields.
And guess what? His army won the battle.
Slide 26 - Tekstslide
Slide 27 - Video
Homework
Finish the first 5 questions of the practice questions
Jesus provides food for the poor
Slide 28 - Tekstslide
Lesson 2.10: Christianity and the fall of the Roman Empire
The Christian calendar starts with the birth of Jesus.
That's the year 1 AD
Jesus was jewish and lived in Judea
He was crucified by the Romans
After his death, his followers spread Jesus' teachings around the Roman Empire.
This is how a new monotheistic religion started: Christianity.
Christians also refused to worship the Roman emperor
Slide 29 - Tekstslide
n 330 AD Constantine established a new capital of the Roman Empire. He built it on the location of the ancient city of Byzantium. The city was named Constantinople after Emperor Constantine.
Slide 30 - Tekstslide
In 395 AD, the empire was split into two parts The Western Empire was ruled by Rome, the Eastern Empire was ruled by Constantinople.
Slide 31 - Tekstslide
The Fall of Rome didn't happen in a day, it happened over a long period of time. There are a number of reasons why the empire began to fail. Here are some of the causes of the fall of the Roman Empire:
The politicians and rulers of Rome became more and more corrupt. They were more interested in power and wealth than in the prosperity and safety of the empire.
Attacks from barbarian tribes outside of the empire such as the Visigoths, Huns, Franks, and Vandals.
The Roman army was no longer an invincible army.
The empire became so large it was difficult to govern
source 2.9.7
Modern map showing the barbarian invasions in to the (mainly) Western Roman Empire
Slide 32 - Tekstslide
In the 4th and 5th centuries, Germanic tribes, like the Goths, Vandals and Franks invaded the Roman empire.
The Romans called these Germans "barbarians".
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Especially the Western Roman empire was attacked, conquered and plundered by different Germanic tribes.
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In 410 AD the Visigoths attacked and plundered the city of Rome. In 455 the Vandals did the same and plundered the city for two weeks.
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In 476 AD, a Germanic barbarian by the name of Odoacer took control of Rome. He became king of Italy and forced the last emperor of Rome, Romulus Augustulus, to give up his crown. Many historians consider this to be the end of the Western Roman Empire.
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The Eastern Roman empire continued under the name Byzantine Empire for another 1000 years.
The Western Roman empire was gone. Germanic tribes had created their own kingdoms here.
Rome had always provided a strong government, education, and culture. Now much of Europe fell into barbarianism. The next 500 years would be known as the Early Middle Ages, or Dark Ages of Europe.
Slide 39 - Tekstslide
Lesson 2.10: Christianity and the fall of the Roman Empire
476 AD: official date of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire
In Western Europe, a new age started: The Middle Ages.
The Eastern Roman Empire continued however as the Byzantine Empire.
It lasted as a Christian empire until 1453.
Slide 40 - Tekstslide
congratulations
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hippodrome
amphitheatre
aquaduct
imperial palace
temple
Slide 42 - Sleepvraag
Slide 43 - Video
The Christian symbol that Constantine had his soldiers paint on their shields is known as "Chi-Rho" Explain this symbol by finding out the meaning of Chi-Rho.
Slide 44 - Open vraag
toetsweek question?
Slide 45 - Open vraag
solve the rebus
no capital letters, no interpunction
Slide 46 - Open vraag
TRUE
FALSE
the pope is the leader of the catholic Church
The gospels are the first part of the Old Testament
an early Christian symbol was a fish
The Romans saw Jesus as a rebel
Christians accepted Roman gods
"gentile" people were non-Romans
Jesus called Heaven the "kingdome come"
Christianity started as a cult within Judaism
Diocletian was the first Christian emperor
in 476 AD the Eastern Roman empire ended
the Byzantine empire is the former western Roman Empire
Constantinople replaced Rome as the capital city
emperors like Nero persecuted Christians
Visigoths, Franks and Vandals were Germanic tribes
Both the eastern and western Roman empire ended in 476 AD
The late Roman army was well trained and organised