| A | B |
|---|
| Christianity was considered a sect of this religion | Judaism |
| Messiah | Jewish savior who would help them regain their freedom |
| The Jews were scattered throughout the Mediterranean Basin and Middle East | Diaspora |
| Followers of Jesus who believed Jesus was the Messiah | Disciples |
| Beliefs of Christianity | monotheism, Jesus is Son of God, Life after Death |
| This was established by early church councils | Doctrine |
| Christian part of the Bible | New Testament |
| Life and teachings of Jesus | Gospels |
| Writings of early Christians | Letters of Paul |
| Non Jews and Jews who accepted Jesus and his teachings | Christians |
| Paul | Second founder of Christianity |
| Apostle who was Christian missionary | Peter |
| Missionary | person who spreads the teaching of a religion |
| Reasons the Romans distrusted the Christians | Refused to honor Emperor as a god, rejected military service, loyal to Church not emperor |
| Christians | Were persecuted because of their beliefs |
| Someone who chooses to die rather than give up their beliefs | martyr |
| First emperor to convert to Christianity | Constantine |
| This law allowed religious freedom for all people | Edict of Nantes |
| Theodosius | Made Christianity the official religion of Rome |
| Hierarchy | Structure of the Church |
| Local churches led by priests | parish |
| diocese | Collection of parishes led by a bishop |
| Interpreted Church beliefs | bishops |
| Doctrine | official teachings by a bishop |
| He was also known as the bishop of Rome | Pope |
| This was the main unifying force in Western europe after the fall of Rome | Christian Church |
| Christianity | Religion based on the teachings of Jesus |
