1.4 Rise of Christianity / Hebrew / Judaism

Who was Paul of Tarsus? Why is he important?

A Roman Jewish converted to Christian, who spread the teachings of Jesus to non-Jews throughout the Mediterranean world

Hebrews are ancient ancestors of the ____ people.

Jewish

Hebrews are also known as

Israelites

Hebrews are _____ people of the _____ East

Semitic, Middle East

Hebrews are descendants of the patriarchs of _____: _____, _____, and _____.

Israel, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob

Homeland of the Hebrews is _____, which is present-day _____.

Canaan, Palestine

2 concepts that the Hebrews developed were:

Monotheism and covenant

Gods of the Hebrews was

Yahweh

Judaism is the _____ religion of the Jews.

monotheistic

Judaism developed over _______ years ago in the _________ ___________.

3,000, Fertile Crescent

Two sacred texts of Judaism are:

The Torah and Old Testament

The Jewish Diasspora was the ______ of the Jewish people ____ ____ _______ beginning about ___ BCE.

the scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland beginning about 586 BCE

Christianity began _________ years ago in _________ with _________________.
(Full sentence)

Christianity began 2000 years ago in Palestine with Jesus of Nazareth

Sacred text of Christianity

The Bible

Islam is a _____, _____ religion.
(Full sentence)

Islam is a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion

Islam follows the teachings of the prophet _____, born in _________.

Muhammad, Saudi Arabia

Followers of Islam are called

Muslims

Sacred text of Islam

Quran

Islam is guided by

The Five Pillars

The two denominations of Islam are:

Sunni and Shia

How did Paul of Tarsus impact Christianity?

Facilitated the geographic spread of Christianity throughout Roman Empire

Who became the first great Christian philosopher who wrote Confessions and City of God?

St. Augustine

How did the doctrines of Christianity aid with its spread throughout Rome?

Christianity stressed equality and immortality, which was an attractive alternative to Roman religions

How does the pope influence the spread of Christianity during the Roman period?

Supremacy of the pope further legitimize Christianity and its power in government

What event in 380 AD contribute to the spread of Christianity?

The establishment of Christianity as the official Roman religion

How did Emperor Constantine play a role in the spread of Christianity?

Allowed the worship of Jesus and then eventually converted to Christianity himself