Video: Lost Worlds – The First Christians

(Word Version)

 

Directions: Answer each question on a separate piece of lined paper, citing facts and evidence from the video.

 

  1. Who was Saul?

 

  1. What do archeologists and historians know about Saul’s (St. Paul) hometown of Tarsus, Turkey?

 

  1. How was Saul converted to Christianity?

 

  1. How were Roman roads built and how did their existence help Saul (St. Paul) to spread Christianity?

 

  1. Why was the Temple of Artemis, in the ancient Turkish town of Ephesus, a good place for Saul/Paul to preach Christianity?

 

  1. Describe some of the Roman engineering accomplishments discussed and shown in the video.

 

  1. Jesus Christ said, “[a]gain I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." (Christian Bible) How does this quote help explain some of the negative reactions the Roman elite/wealthy had towards Christianity?

 

  1. Why did early Christians choose to reside/live in Cappadocia?

 

  1. How did Saul/Paul help to spread the religion of Christianity?

 

  1. After the fall of the Roman empire, what happened to the Christians of Cappadocia?