The Rise of Christianity WORLD HISTORY

Stinger 1. How do you think the image on the

left relates to the Roman Empire?2. This is a fresco, a mixture of stucco

and paint applied to a wall or ceiling in order to create a 3 dimensional representation. Can you think of any other famous frescos? How might this fresco relate to those?

Guiding Question

How and why did Christianity spread through the ancient world?

Leonardo DaVinci “The Last Supper”

Michelango “The Creation of Adam”

Shared Symbols and concepts between Christianity

And Judaism ◦ Herding ◦ Messianic nature ◦ Monotheism

And Roman Mythology◦ Saturnalia/Christmas◦ Demi-gods (children of a god and a mortal) ◦ Fish symbology (icthys) ◦ Harvest/Renewal Gods (Saturn and Bacchus)

And Eqyptian Mythology ◦ Death and rebirth of god (Osiris)

◦ Ankh ◦ Shepherd’s staff

◦ Creator god associated with the sun (Ra) ◦ Ankh ◦ Sun disk

Make a hypothesis

Why does Christianity share characteristics with other religions?

Crash Course Questions 1. How is Christianity related to Judaisim? 2. How did the rules of the Roman Empire support the spread of Christianity? 3. Why did Christians use the fish symbol? 4. Why did Christianity spread throughout the Roman empire? 5. How did Christianity become the official religion of the empire?

Crash Course Video! (So Fun!)

Thoughts about the Crash Course Video Relationship between the Jews and the early Christians Unique nature of monotheism in the ancient world Contains aspects of other religions of the area, but does not share much with Eastern theology Symbols to hide from Romans Symbols to tell stories

Columnar Movie Notes Facts Inferences/Comments

Rome: The Rise of Christianity

Exit Ticket How did Christianity go from practicing in hiding to being the official religion of the Roman empire?

Homework: Read pages 155-172