| A | B |
|---|
| Roman Religion | Involved the worship of numerous gods and goddesses |
| Ceremonies and Festivals | Held to worship gods and goddesses |
| Zealots | Jewish people that led a revolt against the Romans because they did not want to live under their rule |
| Jesus | A Jewish teached who traveled and taught in Judaea and Galilee |
| Christianity | This monotheistic religion involved the worship of God and taught love and eternal life |
| Crucified | What happened to Jesus? |
| Simon Peter | Apostle of Jesus that helped to spread His message and was recognized as the leader of the apostles |
| Paul | Spread the message of Jesus to Jews and Gentiles (non-Jews) |
| New Testament | The teachings of Jesus were passed down orally and eventually written down by His followers in what today makes up the core of the... |
| Dangerous Christians! | Christians refused to worship the Roman state gods and goddesses |
| Constantine | The first Christian emperor of Rome |
| Edict of Milan | Proclaimed the official tolerance of Christianity in the Roman Empire |
| Theodosius the Great | Roman emperor that adopted Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire |
| Diocletian | Split the Roman Empire into 4 regions, each with its own ruler, but he held ultimate authority by using his military power |
| Constantine | Created a new capital city in Byzantium, called Constantinople, which became the center of the Eastern Roman Empire |
| Huns, Visigoths, and Vandals | 3 Germanic tribes that contributed to the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire |
| Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire | To survive hard times, the Roman Empire was divided into these 2 parts... |
| Romulus Augustulus | Western Roman emperor that was considered to be the last emperor of Rome |
| Germanic Kingdoms | Replaced the Western Roman Empire |
| Eastern Roman Empire | AKA Byzantine Empire that continued to thrive with its center at Constantinople |
