the Romans were influenced through cultural diffusion by the Greeks. The Greeks brought their culture to Italy through their colonies. Eventually the city of Rome developed into a kingdom and takes over all of Italy. Later, the strong Roman army will fight with other peoples all over the Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Wherever the Romans go they bring with them their Roman culture, language (Latin) and way off life.
Julius Cesar a famous general will over throw the Republic and turn Rome into and empire. The Roman Empire will take over the land of Israel. The Jews don't like living under the Roman occupation. Some Jews leave and settle into different parts of the Empire and adopt aspects of Roman life, others stay true to their Judaism. A Jew named Yoshua (Jesus in English) begins preaching about God in Israel. Some Jews are drawn to his teachings. His teachings were based in Judaism. The Romans become worried however that this popular Jewish teacher may be trouble for them so the Romans had Jesus executed on a cross.
Christians believe that Jesus came back to life after he was killed and that he was the Messiah (the promised Jewish savior, in Greek he is called Christos or Christ) Jews recognize Jesus as a teacher but not the Messiah. Soon, Jesus' friends began meeting regularly to discuss the teachings of Jesus and to share his teachings with others. Early Christians eventual split off from Judaism and begin a new religion based on the teachings of Jesus and his 12 apostles and their writings , the New Testament. Christianity leaves Israel and travel quickly to many parts of the Roman Empire, which is why today Christianity is the worlds biggest religion.
the founding of ancient Rome
http://www.roman-empire.net/founding/found-index.html
the Roman Forum
http://www.roman-empire.net/diverse/rome-model-01.html
video
http://www.roman-empire.net/videos/index.html
Who was Jesus?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/jesus/
Early Christianity
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/jesus/
your assignment: PICK ONE you my write a 5 paragraph essay about either. what new information you have learned about ancient Rome. OR about what you have learned about Christianity. If you want to use other websites like wikipedia for information that is fine but no copying or you will not receive credit for the assignment.
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