Cordova Int’l School & College
Std. VII (January) 31.03.21
Sub: History
Chapter: Two (Christianity)
B.Q.A
1. Sketch the life and activities of Jesus Christ.
Ans. About 2000 years ago a boy was born to a Jewish family in the town of Bethlehem. He was
named Jesus. We know only a few things about his early life but he seems to have been a most
remarkable boy. When he was about 30 years old, he began to preach a new religion. He said that
he was the Messiah and that he has come from God to save his people. Later he said that he had
came to save all people, Jews or not. But he did not mean that he had come to drive out the
Romans. His religion taught that people should love one another, their enemies , just as God loved
and forgave them. People should live in peace, but first of all, they must worship and obey God.
2. Why were the Christians persecuted by the Roman emperors ?
Ans. At first the Roman rulers did not mind the new religion . Then some emperors thought the
Christians were plotting against them. From time to time over the next 250 years the Christians
were persecuted. Thousands were thrown to wild animals in the arena.. Due to the danger of
persecution, Christians had secret sign which let them know who was a Christian.
3. How did the church help the people in ancient period ?
Ans. From the 9th century on wards most of Western Europe was Christian. The Church taught the
people about their religion and how to lead Christian lives. It helped them in many other ways as
well.
The head of the Church was the Pope. He was also the Bishop of Rome. The Christians believed
that he was God's representative on earth. The pope was above all the kings in Europe. This helped
to keep the peace. He could order countries to stop fighting and arrange treaties between nations.
Only the Church could protect the people who were being treated badly. It could put pressure on
cruel kings and nobles to be fair. The Church would not let people work on Sundays or on holydays.
This gave ordinary people some time for rest and enjoyment if their hard lives.
The king’s chief advisers were usually important men of the Church. They helped to make the
laws, and saw that they were carried out properly throughout the country.
S/Q/A
1. Who was Robert Morrison ?
Ans. The first important protestant missionary to visit China was Robert Morrison who went to
Guangzhou in 1807. He had studied Chinese and became a translator for English merchants
because the only way he could get into China was a trader. But like Ricci, his real aim was
missionary work.
2. What do you know about Gothic building ?
Ans. The building of the Middle Ages invented a style of building called Gothic. They found out
that they could make wider doorways, windows and roofs if these were pointed instead of flat
round. They found out how they could make walls thinner and the whole building larger, taller and
full of light. They did this by using tall columns to hold up the roof, or building little walls called
buttresses against the main walls. They built many towers and spires because these seemed to
pointed the way to Heaven. The windows were filled with stained glass and there were many
statues and carvings. Many of these windows and statues told stories from the Bible.
Shorts Notes :
Friars: These were a kind of monk who did not live in a monastery, but wandered all over the
country. They preached as they went to the different villages. They had no homes so that people
gave them food and shelter. Often they were hungry and had to sleep in the fields.
Hermits : These were men and women - monks, nuns or ordinary people - who tried to serve God
by living, praying and worshiping alone. Often they lived in caves or in caves or in lonely huts, in
very bad conditions. People thought they were very holy and brought them food.
Pilgrims: These were people who went on journeys to visit holy places. Sometimes it was where a
saint had lived or sometimes where a miracle had taken place. They best places of all were
compostella in Spain, or Rome where St. Peter was buried, or even Jerusalem. Pilgrims often took
many months or years to on their journey. They often went in large groups for safety and for
company. The poorer pilgrims begged for food and shelter on the way. Sometimes they went just to
please God, sometimes to try to make sure they went to Heaven, or sometimes to be cured of illness.
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Cordova Int’l School & College
Sub : History 31.03.21
Std. VII (January)
Chapter: Two (Christianity)
Q/A :
1. When and where did the Jewish people settle ?
Ans. About 3500 years ago the Jewish people settled in the country we now call Israel.
2. When was Israel conquered by the Romans ?
Ans. In 63 BC Israel was conquered by the Romans. They called it Palestine and made it part of
their empire.
3. When and where was Jesus Christ born ?
Ans. About 2000 years ago a boy was born in a Jewish family in the town of Bethlehem named
Jesus.
4. What things did the religion of Jesus Christ teach the people ?
Ans. The religion of Jesus Christ taught that the people should love one another, even their enemies,
just as God loved and forgave them.
5. When was Jesus arrested ?
Ans. Jesus was arrested in about AD 33.
6. What were the followers of Jesus Chirst called ?
Ans. The followers of Jesus Christ were called disciples.
7. What kind of teaching did the followers of Jesus use to teach ?
Ans. The followers of Jesus taught that when the world ended, everyone would rise from the dead.
8. How did Christian religion spread ?
Ans. The Christian religion spread slowly from Israel to some parts of Asia Minor and North
America. Finally it reached Rome itself.
9. How could a person be recognised as a Christian ?
Ans. Christians had secret signs which let them know who else was a Christian.
10. When did Constantine pass a law ?
Ans. In AD 312 the Roman emperor Constantine passed a law which stopped the persecution of
Christians.
11. When did Christianity become the state religion of Roman empire ?
Ans. In AD 391 Christianity became the state religion of the Roman empire.
12. What does the word ‘catholic’ mean?
Ans. The word catholic means for everyone.
13. When did Constantine move to Byzantium ?
Ans. In AD 330 Constantine moved to the capital of the empire from Rome to Byzantium.
14. When did the people of western Europe become Christians ?
Ans. In the 5th century AD many people all over the Western Europe became Christians.
15. How did Clovis become a Christian ?
Ans. In about AD 500 Clovis, the king of the Franks became a Christian because his wife told him
that God had let him win a great battle.
16. When did most of western Europe belong to the catholic church ?
Ans. By the end of the 7th century most of western Europe belonged to the catholic Church.
17. When did Charlemagne become king ?
Ans. In AD 768 Charlemagne became the king of the Franks.
18. When was Europe conquered ?
Ans. Europe was conquered by barbarians in the 4th to 6th centuries AD.
19. When was Europe called Dark Ages ?
Ans. The 5th to the 9th centuries AD Europe was called the Dark Ages .
20. What time is called the Middle Ages ?
Ans. The period lasting from the 10th to the 15th centuries is called the Middle Ages.
21. What was the name of the style of building found by the builders of the middle Ages?
Ans. The builders of the middle Ages invented a style of building called Gothic.
22. When was the church became the part of everyone’s life ?
Ans. In the Middle Ages, the church was the part of everyone’s life.
23. Who were bishops & archbishops ?
Ans. The people who were the heads of the church were called bishops & archbishops.
24. Who are monks & nuns ?
Ans. Monks & nuns are the people of all kinds of nobles and peasants who had given their lives to
God.
25. Who are pilgrims ?
Ans. Pilgrims are the people who sent out on journeys to visit the holy places.
26. What do we call the Middle Age ?
Ans. We often call the Middle Age, the Age of Faith.
