Chapter 1, 5 Events

Question 1

Church recognized that Gentiles did not need to become Jews to follow Jesus Christ (Acts 15).

Answer 1

Jerusalem Council

Question 2

Church recognized that Gentiles did not need to become Jews to follow Jesus Christ (Acts 15).

Answer 2

Jerusalem Council (AD 49 or 50)

Question 3

Flames destroyed nearly three-fourths of capital city. Emperor Nero blamed and persecuted the Christians

Answer 3

Fire in Rome (AD 64)

Question 4

After a Jewish revolt, Emperor Vespasian ordered his son, Titus, to regain Jerusalem. Titus torched the city and leveled the temple

Answer 4

Destruction of Jerusalem Temple (AD 70)

Question 5

Pliny, governor of Pontus, asked Trajan how to handle Christians. Trajan ordered Pliny not to pursue Christians. Only when people were accused of being Christians were they to be hunted down.

Answer 5

Pliny’s Letter to Emperor Trajan (Around AD 112)

Question 6

Polycarp of Smyrna – modern Izmir, Turkey – was burned alive because he would not offer incense to the emperor.

Answer 6

Martyrdom of Polycarp (AD 155)