History of Christianity in Asia Trivia

City where the term "Christian" was first coined

Arab king of Edessa who according to legend wrote a letter to Jesus

The first nation to have converted to Christianity, in 301 AD

Missionary responsible for converting the above nation to Christianity

Island in the Indian Ocean reportedly evangelized by St. Thomas, which adhered to the Church of the East until it was conquered by Muslims in the 16th century

Christian Arab Kingdom which allied with the Byzantines against the Sassanids

Christian Arab Kingdom which allied with the Sassanids against the Byzantines

Ethnic group associated with the Church of the East

City that was the seat of the Church of the East under Sassanian rule

City that was the seat of the Church of the East after the Muslim conquest

Region of Arabia home to a large number of Christians under the Ethiopian Empire

Iranian language responsible for much of the Gospel translation along the Silk Road

First Christian missionary to China, who arrived in the Tang Dynasty in 635 AD

Central Asian city in modern Turkmenistan that was a center of Christian learning

Mongol tribe which converted to Christianity in the 11th century

Mongol Empress who was a devout Christian from the previously mentioned tribe, mother of Kublai Khan

Chinese-born Turk who became the patriarch of the Church of the East

Term referring to the St. Thomas Christian community of southern India

Term referring to Lebanese Catholics

Former Portuguese colony in India which became a center of Catholic missions in Asia

Jesuit saint known as the "Apostle of the Indies," "Apostle of the Far East" and "Apostle of Japan"

City and island known as the birthplace of Catholicism in the Philippines

Confucian scholar who converted to Catholicism and was friends with Matteo Ricci

Patron saint of the Philippines, who was martyred in Japan

Catholic peasant uprising against the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan

The 16 year old leader of the previously mentioned uprising

Term for the Hidden Christians of Japan

19th century Christian kingdom established in China following an uprising

Emperor of the previously mentioned kingdom and self-proclaimed younger brother of Jesus

Country where between 130,000 and 300,000 Christians were martyred between the 18th and 19th centuries

City once known as the Jerusalem of the East, home to a 1907 Protestant Revival

Newly independent nation that is 98% Catholic

Christian-majority region of Indonesia with an active independence movement

Most spoken language among Christians in India

New religious movement which believes Jesus has returned as a Chinese woman

Ethnic group in Yunnan which is the only majority Protestant ethnic group in China

Sri Lankan city which is the center of Sinhalese Catholicism, and was targeted in the 2019 Easter Sunday Attacks

Coastal city that is 15-20% Christian and known as "China's Jerusalem"

Muslim country believed to have the fastest growing Christian population in the 21st century

Country which sends out the second most missionaries in the world after the United States

Most Christians in Pakistan speak this language

Indian state known as "the only predominantly Baptist state in the world"

Christian-majority state in Myanmar