a religion is a belief in a god or gods and the practices the belief says to live by, such as praying and worshipping in a church, temple or mosque

a follower is a person who believes in the teachings of a leader

Judea is the mountainous region of ancient Palestine and once a kingdom of the Jewish people

a scapegoat is someone who carries the blame for others' mistakes and wrongdoings

a martyr is someone who would rather die or suffer than give up their religious or political beliefs

Early Christianity

History

Constantine's conversion to Christianity

Christianity in Western Europe

Christianity in the Eastern Roman Empire

The Christian Church in Aksum

Early Christianity's story

In 'The Romans: what is the story of Christianity's rise?' pupils build on their knowledge of the Roman Empire by studying an overview of Christianity's spread across the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Near East. In ‘Britain after the Romans: how did Christianity survive in the British Isles?’ pupils explore the evidence of where Christianity survived in Britain.

In 'The Romans: What impact did the Romans have on Britain?' pupils will examine, in depth, the way that Roman invasion and settlement changed life in Britain. In 'The Romans: what is the story of Christianity's rise?' pupils will build on their knowledge of the Roman Empire by studying an overview of Christianity's spread across the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Near East.

In this unit, pupils learn about the history of early Christianity's changing fortunes: from a persecuted faith to the official religion of the Roman Empire. They also learn about three great centres of this religion: Western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the East African kingdom of Aksum.

The Romans: what is the story of Christianity's rise?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Christianity started in the first century {{  }}.

Christianity is a religion based on the life and teachings of __________.

a person who believes in the teachings of a leader

someone who is blamed for others' mistakes and wrongdoings

someone who would rather suffer than give up their beliefs

Jesus's followers spread his teachings, starting the Christian religion.

Christianity spreads across the Roman Empire.

Christians are persecuted for their religion.

Place the events about early Christianity in the correct order, starting with the earliest.

The Romans thought that they were plotting to cause trouble for the Empire.

The Romans did not mind Christians gathering and spreading Jesus's teachings.

Why were the early Christians persecuted in the Roman Empire?

Many Christians were killed for their faith, making them {{  }}.

According to Christians, who is the son of God?

the period on a timeline before the year 1

the period on a timeline after the year 1

a place controlled by Rome that was outside of Italy

a large group of territories ruled over by an emperor

a land with borders that has one government

a place where many people live close together

The Roman Empire became too big to rule and in 395 CE it was spit in two. The Eastern Roman Empire was also known as the __________ Empire.

Jupiter, Mars and Apollo are examples of Roman __________.

Early Christianity

Lesson outcome

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