Christianity:
-religion has always played a large role in Roman society
-However, the polytheistic system was very impersonal
-so...as the empire grew so did the new religion called christianity
Jesus of Nazareth:
-viewed as the Messiah or savior by Christians
-born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea
-Baptized by John the Baptist
-He took up carpentry
-At the age 30, he took up ministry
-for the next 3 years, he preached, taught, did good works, and reportedly performed miracles
History of Jesus:
-Historical records of the time mention very little about Jesus
-Main sources of information about his main teaching are the Gospels
-These gospels were written by his disciples of pupils, called apostles
Jesus' Death:
-Jesus was growing in popularity and this concerned Roman and Jewish leaders
-A governor of Rome named Pontius Pilate accused Jesus of defying the authority of Rome
-He then was crucified on a wooden cross
Spreading Christianity:
-After Jesus' death, the followers of Jesus continued to spread his idea
-Despite the large amount of political religious opposition, the new religion of Christianity began to spread
Paul:
-a man who really influenced the spreading of Christianity
-Was once a jew, and against Christianity
-He was able to do many of his speeches, and travel throughout the Roman Empire because it was during Pax Romana-golden peace period for the Romans
Charts:
Christian:
-belief that Jesus is the Messiah
-Acceptance of Gentiles and Jews alike
Jews:
-belief that Jews are the chosenpeople
-Adherence to Jewish law
Both:
-belief in one God
-belief in the ten commandments
Chart: order of importance
-Pope
-BIshops
-Priest
-the people
persecution of Christians:
-the main reasonw as that they refused to worship Roman gods
-As Pax Romana began to crumble, persecution of the Christians increased
-Thousand were crucified, burned, or killed by wild animals in the circus arenas
-Other christians and even some non-Christians regarded persecuted Christians as martyrs
-Martyrs-were people willing to sacrifice their lves for the sake of a belief or cause
Popularity:
-became a world religion for multiple reason:
-embraced all people
-gave hope to the powerless
-appealed to those who were repelled by the extravagances of imperial Rome
-Offered personal relationship with a loving God
-Promised eternal life after death
Constantine accepting Christianity:
-constantine was fighting over the leadership of Rome
-He then prayed to the Christian God, and saw a cross
-He then ordered the artisans to pain the Christian symbol on the shields
-He was successful in battle so began to accept Christianity
Research:
Attila the Hun
-one paragraph of basic info
-one paragraph stating if you would rather have attila or alexander the great as your leader
Attila the Hun was the leader of the Huns and shared the throne with his brother. The Romans gave Attila money so they wouldn't invade Rome but it didn't work. Attila was one of the most feared leaders by the Roman Empire. He invaded Italy and devasted those provinces but he was unable to take Rome. Attila died in 453 when on his wedding night he got drunk, passed out, and then had a nose bleed, choking on his own blood.
I would rather have Alexander the great as a leader than Attila the Hun. Attila the Hun was a barbaric leader that destroyed everything. Alexander wasn't so nice either but he wasn't quite as Barbaric as Attila the Hun was. Attila doesn't sound like a very good leader because he not only tried taking cities he also terrorized them. Alexander would be better too because he was a very good military leader.
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