History quizs 2&3

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Pax Romana refers to an extraordinary, years of peace for Rome.

200

A.D. 313

Edict of Milan

Why was Nero so famous?

He murdered many people. He was accused of burning Rome in A.D. 64. He persecuted Christians.

The decline of the Roman Empire contributed to the expansion of Christianity.

True

The gospel is a true account of historical events.

True

The most significant event of the Roman period was the birth, life, and death of Jesus Christ.

True

The original basis of most legal systems today is Roman law.

True

Mercenaries are soldiers who fight for

money

Diocletian tried to restore the economy with:

taxation and price controls

St. Jerome

the Vulgate

Literature in Rome declined after the death of the emperor

Augustus

Rome borrowed much of its architecture from:

Greece

built a defensive wall in Britain

Hadrian

scholar, philosopher, and soldier

Marcus Aurelius

Romans learned to carry huge amounts of water by building:

aqueducts

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

heresy denying Christ's divinity

Arianism

Rome's attitude toward Christians up to the time of Nero was

tolerance

murderer; accused of setting fire to Rome

Nero

father of Christian monasticism

Anthony of Egypt

insane

Caligula

At the height of trade in the empire, materials were imported from

China, India

Circuses and bloody games were held in the Roman

Colosseum

Mark Antony married Cleopatra, who was the queen of

Egypt

After the Nicene Creed, people began to believe that Jesus was the Son of God.

False

Inadequate trade routes and poor highway systems made it difficult for early Christians to spread the gospel.

False

Jesus was crucified by the Roman officials against the will of the people themselves.

False

Saul was an enthusiastic Christian from the beginning of his life, and his faith never wavered.

False

accused Christians of burning Rome

Nero

French, Italian, and Spanish languages and many English words are based upon

Latin

defeated Antony and Cleopatra

Octavian

What two men ruled Rome after Julius Caesar's death?

Octavian, Mark Antony

Jesus was betrayed by Judas Iscariot, one of his own disciples.

True

Not much has been written about the boyhood of Jesus.

True

Paul took the gospel as far as Greece and Rome.

True

The work of the Senate was held in the

forum in Rome


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