As christianity spread throughout the roman empire, it came to be viewed as a
threat by public officials, who ordered the arrest and execution of christians. this
backfired, though, because the christians who were killed were remembered as
1)saints
2)divine
3)prophets
4)martyrs

The Christians who were killed were remembered as "martyrs".

Option: D

Explanation:

“Theodosius” the Roman emperor was responsible for making Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire after four centuries of Jesus demise. When Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire than conflict occurred between Christians and Romans. This was because Romans believed that new religion was a threat, therefore they started giving punishment to Christians. But Roman persecution didn’t stop Christianity from growing and becoming a powerful movement. There after Christians who were killed were remembered as martyrs.

        i'm fairly sure that the correct answers are 2 and 3.

        i used both my knowledge of world history and the process of elimination to obtain these answers. option 1 cannot be a possible selection because the mandate of heaven belongs to ancient chinese philosophical belief. option 4 sounds like it would benefit the region than detriment it. however, both 2 and 3 explain a potential reason for what could have contributed to the fall of the roman empire.

      hope this ! if i were you, i'd get a second opinion, because i haven't taken this course for a year. best of luck!

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