Ancient Rome Chapter 5 Quiz
What word is used by scholars to refer to the Eastern half of the Roman empire after the fall of the west? 202
Byzantine
What was the name for the division of power instituted by Domitian?
Tetarchy
Under what name is Julian known in history
The Apostate
What Roman ruler(s) first criminalized the rites and rituals of paganism in general?
The sons of Constantine
What writing did Constantine supposedly see in the sky?
"in this sign, conquer"
About what percentage of the population of the Roman Empire was Christian during the reign of Constantine?
10%
How many false beliefs and practices did one bishop count already by the 4th century CE?
156
In what year was the Edict of Milian issued?
313 CE
What was the Roman office of "vicar" originally?
A deputy in charge of a province
What was the rule of St. Benedict? 189
A division of each day into 7 pats, each with compulsory prayers and lessons
What was a basilica originally?
A public building housing government office
Who was Constantine's father?
A soldier
What was a diocese originally?
An administrative area run by a vicar
what was Diocletain's background
An uneducated soldier
Which was NOT a city housing one of the most important and influential of the bishops in the early church? 183
Athens
Who was the author of the most influential (non-scriptural) doctrinal texts in Western Christendom? 185
Augustine
What two titles were used among the tetrarchs?
Augustus and Caesar
What Roman territory was taken over by the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century CE?
British Isles
what greek town lay at the site where Constantinople was built?
Byzantine
What was the most popular public entertainment in the late eastern empire?
Chariot racing
What was a main teaching of Arianism? 184
Christ the Son was subordinate to God the father
What happened after Diocletian resigned as emperor?
Civil War, ending with Constantine's reign
Who founded the Frankish kingdom that would eventually become modern France?
Clovis
Who began building the original Basilica of St. Peter in Rome? 179
Constantine
Who issues the Edict of Milian?
Constantine
Who summoned the Council of Nicea?
Constantine
Who was Diocletian's successor? 177
Constantine
Who was the first Christian emperor? 177
Constantine
Who supposedly went on pilgrimage to Jerusalem and found, among other things, the True Cross?
Constantine's mother
What city was the capital of the eastern empire?
Constantinople
What does the word "orthodox" mean?
Correct belief
Who was Constantine's mother?
Daughter of an innkeeper
What emperor established the tetrarchy at Rome?
Diocletian
What emperor instituted the Great Persecution of Christians?
Diocletian
Who instituted what is called the "Great Prosecution" of the Christians? 176
Diocletian
What change did Diocletian enact? 172
Divided the empire in two halves
What title did Diocletian use?
Dominus
What did Christians do to other Christians who betrayed the faith by naming names to pagan authorities?
Excommunicated them
What is the meaning of the Greek word from which the modern word "pope" derives? 183
Father
What measure was NOT part of the Great Persecution of the Christians? 176-77
Govt.-sanctioned lynch mobs
What was the everyday common language in the eastern empire?
Greek
How did Diocletian change the nature of the govt? 172
He asserted his autocracy most aggressively
How did Justinian treat the non-Christians?
He forced them to be baptized or forfeit their lands
How did Diocletian address the financial crisis? 174
He issued an Edict on Maximum Prices to control inflation
How did Diocletian address the financial crisis? 174-75
He made many occupations both mandatory and hereditary
Why did Constantine ban private auguries?
He was afraid the results would encourage enemies of the state to rise against him
What happened to the last western Roman emperor? 199
He was forced to retire
Why did early Christians often delay baptism?
In order to wait until all opportunity to sin was over
What famous vowel—the difference between two key Greek words—caused an enormous division within the Christian community?
Iota
Starting in the 7th century CE, Eastern Rome lost large tracts of land to whom?
Islamic armies
How was Christian theology useful to Constantine politically?
It provided the rationale for absolute monarchy
Why did today's surviving classical literature survive?
It served as textbooks for educating the young
What statement is true about the Roman empire by the end of the 4th century CE? 192
It was formally divided into two halves
What Roman territory was taken over by the Ostrogoths in the 5th century CE?
Italy
How did Christian emperors treat the Jews? 182
Jews could exist, but only with legal restriction imposed upon them
When did Constantine receive his fateful sign?
Just before an important battle
What emperor briefly reunited the two halves of the Roman empire in the 6th century CE?
Justinian
What did the successors of Constantine do over time?
Killed nearly all their male relatives
What practice did St. Basil start in order to compete with traditional asceticism?188
Monks should preform charitable works
How did taxes change under Diocletian and later emperors? 174
More taxes were paid in goods rather than cash
What Roman territory was taken over by the Vandals in the 5th century CE?
Northern Africa
What Roman territory was taken over by the Franks in the 5th-6th century CE?
Northern Gaul
What special status did the Edict of Milian give to the Christians?
Nothing special
When was Constantine baptized?
On his death bead
According to Augustine, what was the only pure life? 186
One in which bodily pleasures were denied
What did Theodosius do in 391 CE?
Outlawed animal sacrifices
What is wergild?
Payment used to atone for a murder
What caused the barbarian migrations of the 5th century CE?
Pressure from the Huns in the east
What important idea solidified itself within the Christian Church in the 4th century CE? 186
Priests and bishops should be sexually chaste
What did Theodosius do to promote Christianity? 181-82
Punished animal sacrifices as a form of high treason
What city was the capital of the Western Roman empire in the 5th century CE?
Ravenna
What did Julian attempt to do to oppose Christianity subtly?
Rebuild the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem
What was NOT one of the things Constantine did in order to help Christianity?
Required all government officials to be Christians
What restrictions did Diocletian institute?
Restrictions on individual travel
Who were the "men in black"?
Rigorist monks who opposed pagans
What caused the Donatist schism in Carthage?
Rigorists refused to recognize the authority of the bishop who had aided pagan authorities in the persecutions
What word was used by the people in it to refer to the Eastern half of the Roman empire after the fall of the west?
Roman
What was the federated state of the Visigoths modeled on?
Roman government
Who was the last western Roman emperor?
Romulus Augustulus
What financial problem faced Diocletian when he assumed power? 174
Runaway inflation
Who was the chief god worshiped by Julian?
Sol Invictus
What Roman territory was taken over by the Visigoths in the 5th century CE?
Southwestern Gaul and Spain
What was the core dissenting belief among the Arians?
That Jesus is a lesser being than God the Father
According to one version, Constantine had a dream telling him to put what sign on his soldier's shields?
The Chi-Rho
To what did Constantine attribute his victory in the Civil Wars? 177
The Christian god
What did Diocletian's court the most resemble in its ceremonies and trappings? 171
The Persian King's court
Why did the Visigoths cross the Danube into Rome in 376 CE?
The emperor allowed them to cross on condition that they serve in the army
What prevented the Huns from sacking Rome in 452 CE?
The pop paid a huge bribe
What happened in 476 CE?
The western roman emperor was permanently deposed
What Roman emperor formally elevated Christianity to be the state religion of Rome?
Theodosius
What happened in general to judicial verdicts in Diocletian's time? 172
They become much more harsh
How did the Eastern emperors guard their borders from the Huns?
They bribed the huns
What strategy did the eastern emperors use to keep the barbarians out of their lands?
They employed a combination of bribery and pushing them west
How did the western emperors unintentionally contribute to the barbarian migrations of the 5th century CE?
They recruited Germans heavily to serve in the roman army
If a sect was declared an anathema, what5 happened to its members?
They were excommunicated
Why, once settled in the Roman empire, did the Visigoths rebel?
They were exploited and starved by the officials in charge of helping them
What right did the Visigoths earn in the aftermath of the Battle of Adrianople?
To establish a federal kingdom under their own laws within the roman boarders
What was Constantine's purpose in founding Constantinople?
To have a Christian capitol in the eastern empire
What right was guaranteed in the Edict of Milian?
To worship any or all gods freely
What does the word "catholic" mean?
Universal
What was the outcome of the Battle of Adrianople in 378 CE?
Visigoths killed the eastern emperor and two-thirds of the roman army
What practice did Diocletian adopt, which was followed by later emperors? 171
Wearing jeweled robes and a gold crown
What was the first major question that faced Christians once their religion was legal?
What to do with those who had betrayed the faith during the Great Prosecution
what does the word "dominus" mean?
the master of a slave
what was the main doctrine taught in Augustine's City of gods
the state had the right of compel people to stay united to the church
