Transcript Christianity and the fall of Rome

Christianity and the fall of
Rome
Christianity
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Rome tolerates many religions
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Still had to honor Roman Gods and
acknowledge divine spirit of emperor
Judea
Conquered in 63 BC
 Jews were monotheistic
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Excused to worshipping Roman Gods
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Some still not happy with Roman and
Greek influence
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New religion came from Judaism with
Jesus being the leader
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Jews rebelled and were crushed by the
Romans
Christianity
Jesus spread his word
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Jesus
Born in 4 B.C.
 Worshipped God and followed Jewish law
 Began preaching and performing miracles
of healing
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Beliefs based in Judaism, but had new ideas
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Bring spiritual salvation and eternal life to anyone who
believes in him
Condemned to death for his beliefs
Christianity spreads
 Many are martyred and oppressed for
their beliefs
 Constantine declares Rome a Christian
empire, 313 A.D.
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Church develops
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Has huge impact on government
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Structure of Christianity
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Had to be baptized to join
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Sins forgiven
Followed in Jesus’ teachings
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Everyone is equal
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At first
Pope was the leader
 Bishops, responsible for diocese
 Priest, leader in diocese
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Differences arise
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Debates on power, beliefs
Councils met to decide official Christian
teachings
Assignment
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Create a comic strip that shows the
progression of religion in the Roman Empire
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Starting with Gods, ending with structured
Christianity
Comic strip must have
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Understanding of evolving beliefs
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Fall of Roman Empire
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Marcus Aurelius dies in 180 A.D.
No true leader after him
 26 emperors in 50 years
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1 died of natural causes
Social and economic problems
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High taxes place huge burden on farmers
and business owners
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Reforms
Diocletian and Constantine place many
reforms on Roman empire
 Improved economy
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Split Roman empire
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Constantine sets up new capital in the east
Constantinople
 New Rome
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Invasions
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Huns
Nomadic tribe that conquer lands from Central
Asia toward Eastern Europe
 Forced Germanic tribes to come into Roman
empire
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Conquered many lands and eventually
Rome
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476- Rome emperor taken from throne