MODULE NO.

: 12 Teacher: Mr Hurrison

Subject: History DATE: 28 - 2 July 2021

International School Parent’s Signature:_______ Marks:_________/20

Topic: Religion

Definition: The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power,

especially a personal God or gods.

Christianity
Definition
Christianity is an Abrahamic
monotheistic religion based on the
life and teachings of Jesus Christ

Cross
Christians use a cross as a symbol
because Christ was executed on a
cross. This cross is made of gold,
silver and jewels.

Origin
Christianity developed as an
offshoot of Judaism following the
teachings of a man called Jesus. Jesus Christ was born in about 4 BC. ‘Christ’
means Saviour .

Belief
His followers believed he was the Son of God. He stood up for the poor and he
attacked Jewish religious authorities. He promised a future kingdom of God,
where the poor and humble would be rewarded. Christian’s belief that he
came back to life and was taken to Heaven. They expect him to return one
day to rule over the kingdom of God on Earth. That day is known as Parusia,
the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Holidays
Christians celebrate Christmas as the day that Jesus Christ was born. Christmas
is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed
primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration by billions of
people around the world.

Teachings
His powerful teachings worried the Jewish religious authorities and the Roman
rulers and he was executed in about AD 29.
Persecution
More and more people became
Christians even though they were
persecuted in the Roman Empire. In AD
313 the Emperor Constantine made
Christianity the official religion of the
empire.
After some few centuries Christianity
spread all over Europe, governed by a
powerful organization headed by the
Pope in Rome.

Place of worship
The Christian place of worship is called
a church

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments were ten rules for living, written in stone. They were
given to Moses by God at Mount Sinai, while the Jews were making their long
journey back from exile in Egypt to their homeland in Palestine

Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following was the first to adopt Christianity as its national
religion?
a. Ireland
b. Armenia
c. Russia
d. The Roman Empire
2. Which of the following is the term that describes the service of Christian
worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared? The
process by which the bread and wine become the body and blood of
Jesus Christ.
a. Communion
b. Transubstantiation
c. Schism
d. Incarnation
3. Which event is referred to as the Parousia?
a. The Annunciation
b. The Crucifixion
c. The Last Supper
d. The Second Coming
4. Monotheism is…
a. A belief in many gods
b. A belief in no gods
c. A belief in one god
d. A belief in peanut butter sandwiches
5. Where did Christianity begin?
a. Europe
b. Rome
c. The Roman Empire
d. Boston
6. Jesus was...
a. a teacher
b. a basketball player
c. a Roman emperor
d. a Jewish preacher
7. What did the Romans do to Jesus?
a. put him in jail for 20 years
b. gave him detention
c. arrested and killed him
d. sent him away to another country
8. Which religion began first?
a. Judaism
b. Christianity
c. Islam
d. Facebookism
9. Which of the following rituals or practices do many Christians follow?
Select two correct answers.
a. Resting on Sundays
b. Keeping kosher
c. Holy Communion
d. Passover