AP World History: Early Christianity (Unit 6) Flashcards
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| 8143358047 | What did the Jewish man named Saul do? | -Originally persecuted Christians in the name of Rome -Had a blinding vision -Decided to convert to Christianity -Studied the Bible -Spread the word of Christianity to non-jews known as a 'gentiles' | 0 | |
| 8143383761 | What did Saul change his name to after he converted to Christianity? | Paul | 1 | |
| 8143385621 | What did Paul do in Rome? | Set up Christian churches all across Rome and wrote letters explaining Christianity | 2 | |
| 8143392831 | What happened to Paul in Rome due to his Christian faith? | Paul was imprisoned, tortured, and killed | 3 | |
| 8143399614 | Why were Christians persecuted? | Their beliefs challenged the power of the Roman emperor and they did not worship the Roman gods | 4 | |
| 8143413579 | What did the persecution of Christians lead them to do? | Meet in secret places called 'catacombs' | 5 | |
| 8143415835 | What did emperor Nero do to Christians? | Had them fed to lions and used their bodies to light the coliseum | 6 | |
| 8143419039 | Why did Christianity spread? | People wanted life after death | 7 | |
| 8143421456 | Who did Christianity appeal to? | The educated | 8 | |
| 8143422399 | What are those that die for their beliefs called? | Martyrs | 9 | |
| 8143430729 | What did Constantine have a vision of? | A cross in the sky | 10 | |
| 8143431787 | What did Constantine do? | Changed the Roman policy of persecution to a policy of acceptance of Christianity through the Edict of Milan | 11 | |
| 8143441471 | What did emperor Theodosius do? | Made Christianity the official religion of the Roman empire | 12 | |
| 8143445033 | Why was there a large presence of Christians in Egypt and Ethiopia? | Monastic communities being founded | 13 | |
| 8143457864 | Where did Christianity make its way to as recorded in Augustine's journal? | Algeria | 14 |