History Quiz Rome
T or F: The original basis of most legal systems today is Roman law
True
T or F:Jesus was betrayed by Judas Iscariot, one of his own disciples
True
Romans learned to carry huge amounts of water by building
Aqueducts
What were the three divisions of roman history?
Pre-republic, republic, empire
Rome's attitude toward Christians up to the time of Nero was
Tolerance
Latifundia were:
large estates
Pax Romana refers to an extraordinary ___ years of peace for Rome
200
Edict of Milan
A.D. 313
Father of Christian monasticism
Anthony of Egypt
Consuls
Chief magistrates of the ancient roman republic
At the height of trade in the empire, materials were imported from ___ and ___
China, India
Circuses and bloody games were held in the roman
Colosseum
Rome borrowed most of its architecture from
Greece
Why was Nero Famous?
He murdered many people, He was accused of burning Rome in A.D. 64, He persecuted Christians
Scholar, philosopher, and soldier
Marcus Aurelius
Mercenaries are soldiers who fight for
Money
What two men ruled Rome after Julius Caesar's death?
Octavian and Mark Antony
What two brothers founded Rome according to legend?
Romulus and Remus
Rome's adversary in the punic wars was
carthage
plebeian
having to do with the common people
Arianism
heresy denying Christ's divinity
The twelve tables were a written set of
laws
tribunes
officials of ancient rome
Caesar was killed because of his belief in
perpetual dictatorship
patrician
person of noble birth; aristocrat
The number of punic wars was
three
the Vulgate
St. Jerome
Defeated Antony and Cleopatra
Octavian
Murderer; accused of setting fire to Rome
Nero
Literature in Rome declined after the death of the emperor
Augustus
insane
Caligula
Mark Antony married Cleopatra, who was queen of
Egypt
T or F: Inadequate trade routes and poor highway systems made it difficult for early Christians to spread the gospel
False
T or F: Jesus was crucified by Roman officials against the will of the people themselves
False
T or F: Saul was an enthusiastic Christian from the beginning of his life, and his faith never wavered
False
T or F: The most significant event of the Roman period was the birth, life, and death of Jesus Christ
False
The work of the Senate was held in the ___ in rome
Forum
French, Italian, and Spanish languages and many English words are based upon
Latin
Three conditions which led to a decline in the empire after A.D. 180 were:
Leadership dispute, decline in trade hurt the economy, mercenaries hired
Romans practiced ___, meaning that a man only married one woman
Monogamy
Accused Christians of burning Rome
Nero
Before he became dictator of rome, Julius Caesar was a famous
Soldier
Diocletian tried to restore the economy with
Taxation and price controls
The lifestyle of ancient Rome centered around:
The family
T or F: After the Nicene creed, people began to believe that Jesus was the Son of God
True
T or F: Not much has been written about the boyhood of Jesus
True
T or F: Paul took the gospel as far as Greece and Rome
True
T or F: The decline of the Roman Empire contributed to the expansion of Christianity
True
T or F: The gospel is a true account of historical events
True
