History quizs 2&3
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