The Roman Empire

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

200

Anarchy

Disorder and confusion. Absence of government and law.

See

District under bishop's authority

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

tolerance

Arianism

Heresy named after Arius, a Greek priest who taught that Christ was not eternally God with the Father.

Patriarch

Highest ranking bishop in the Eastern or early Roman Catholic Church.

Two brothers who, according to legend, are responsible for the founding of Rome were:

Romulus and Remus

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

True

The gospel is a true account of historical events.

True

Three conditions which led to a decline in the empire after A.D. 180 were:

leadership dispute, decline in trade hurt the economy, and mercenaries hired

Mercenaries are soldiers who fight for:

money

Romans practiced __________, meaning that a man married only one woman.

monogamy

Caesar was killed because of his belief in:

perpetual dictatorship

Before he became dictator of Rome, Julius Caesar was a famous:

soldier

Diocletian tried to restore the economy with:

taxation and price controls

Patrician

Person of noble birth; aristocrat

Secular clergy

Priests, bishops, and other church officials who were not bound by either a rule or by vows.

Latifundia were:

large estates

The number of Punic Wars was:

three

Metropolitan

Archbishop who presides over a church province

Consuls

Chief magistrates of the ancient Roman Republic; now an official appointed by his government to live in a foreign city.

The three historical divisions of the Roman history are:

Empire, Pre-Republic, and Republic

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

False

Rome borrowed much of its architecture from:

Greece

Plebeian

Having to do with common people

Why was Nero so famous?

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

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

True

The Twelve Tables were a written set of:

Laws

Aqueduct

A artificial channel or large pipe for transporting water over long distances.

Abbot

A monk who is chosen as head of a monastery

Hermit

A person that goes away from other people, and lives alone, often for religious reasons.

Heretic

A person who holds beliefs contrary to church doctrines

Mercenary

A soldier that serves in a foreign army for pay

Literature in Rome declined after the death of the emperor:

Augustus

Rome's adversary in the Punic Wars was:

Cartage

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

China and India

Circuses and bloody games were held in the Roman:

Colosseum

_____________ A.D. 313 _____________ St. Jerome _____________ heresy denying Christ's divinity _____________ father of Christian monasticism _____________ accused Christians of burning Rome

Edict of Milan the Vulgate Arianism Anthony of Egypt Nero

Mark Antony married Cleopatra, who was the queen of:

Egypt

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

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 the _________ language.

Latin

Regular clergy

Monks or religious men who followed a rule and took vows.

____________ murderer; accused of setting fire to Rome. _________ insane _________ defeated Antony and Cleopatra _________ scholar, philosopher, and soldier _________ built a defensive wall in Britain

Nero Caligula Octavian Marcus Aurelius Hadrian

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

Octavian and Mark Antony

Tribunes

Officials of ancient Rome, now any government official appointed to defend people and their rights.

Diocese

Originally, a Roman district. In the middle ages, a district ruled by a bishop.

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

True

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

Romans learned to carry huge amounts of water by building:

aqueducts

The lifestyle of ancient Romans centered around the:

family