Playbook for Origins of Christianity Quiz

Here's what you should know for tomorrow's quiz:

People:
Saul/Paul
Peter
Constantine
Theodosius
Nero
Stephen
Barnabas
Pontius Pilate

Terms:
martyr
Pagan
Gentile
Rabbi
Sect
messiah
persecution
gospel
"In Hoc Signo Vinces"

Questions to Know:
-How are Christianity and Judaism similar?  Different?

-What was the Roman Empire's policy toward religion?

-Why were Christians persecuted in the Roman Empire?

-What helped spread Christianity in the Roman Empire?

-Why did Jesus' disciples believe he was divine?

-How were Christians seen as bad citizens in Rome?

-What circumstances brought about Saul's conversion to Christianity?

-What circumstances brought about Constantine's conversion to Christianity?

Roman Empire Power Point Lecture Notes (#27)

Here is the power point for the lecture notes we took in class this week.

Ancient Rome Video

Here is one of the videos we watched in class this week:

Playbook for Roman Empire Assessment

Here is what you definitely should know for the Assessment this Friday:

People:
-Marius
-Constantine
-Justinian
-Octavian
-Augustus Caesar
-Theodora

Concepts:
-Pax Romana
-Stoicism
-Schism
-2 sects of Christianity (During this time period)
-Republic
-Barbarian
-aqueducts
-pope
-partiarch
-paterfamilias

Places:
-Constantinople
-Bosporus Strait
-Black Sea
-Sea of Marmara
-Rome
-Byzantium/Byzantine Empire

Big Ideas:
-What were the advancements and innovations credited to the Roman Empire? (Stuff they built/invented)
-Who is the head of the Catholic Church?  Who is the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church?
-Why was the Roman Empire split into two parts?
-How did the people of the Byzantine Empire still consider themselves "Roman"?  How were they different?
-What led to the downfall of the Roman Empire?  What made them weak?
-What was the role/place of women in Roman society?

Ancient Greece Video

Here is the other video that we watched in class about Ancient Greece: