spread of christianity quiz

judea

roman province comprised of jews

jewish revolt

jews fought for independence and lost

messiah

king who would free jews from rule

jesus

jew who preached a new message of judaism

paul

apostle of jesus, whos writing formed the new testament of the bible

martyrs

people who suffer for their beliefs

emperor constantine

issued the edict of milan (rome allows all religious worship)em

emperor theodsius

made christianity official religious heirarchy of priests and bishops

pope

bishop of rome

order of members of the chrisitan clergy from least power to most

priests (only men)→ bishops (head of diocese)-→ patriarch (bishops of the 5 largest cities of rome)→ pope (bishop of rome)

roman catholic church

christian church in the west

eastern orthodox church

christian church in the east