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melero-Rome Empire
Question | Answer |
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For the next 500 years ____________ or rulers of an empire would govern Rome? | Emperor |
___________ ruled from 27 B.C to his death in A.D 14? | Augustus |
Romans called this period ' the roman peace,' or ___ ___________ in Latin? | Pax Romana |
__________ became emperor in A.D 37? | Caligula |
The emperor ____________ who followed Caligula was a better ruler ? | Claudius |
Unfortunately for Rome the emperor who followed Claudius was ______? | Nero |
Perhaps the greatest of these emperor was ____________ ____________? | Marcus Aurelius |
The most famous Roman arena is the __________? | Colosseum |
The most popular events involved ____________ or professional fighters most of whom were prisoners or slaves? | Gladiator |
The religion was _______________? | Christianity |
It began with ________ a Jewish man born in Judah part of the larger geography called Palestine at that time? | Jesus |
Most of what we know about Jesus life comes from four books in the part of the Bible known as the _____ _______________? | New Testament |
These four books are called the __________? | Gospels |
Sometimes he spoke to small groups in homes or in what would later become Jewish _______________ Jewish places of worship? | Synagogues |
Jesus gathered a small group of followers who were knows as _________? | Disciples |
These 12 are known as the __________? | Apostles |
This strengthened the belief among his followers that Jesus was the ________ or savior someone who saves or rescues? | Messiah |
At first many Christians were ________________ or punished for their beliefs? | Persecuted |
In A.D 313 the emperor ________ made Christianity equal to all other religions? | Constantine |
In A.D 380 the emperor ______________ made Christianity Rome's official religion? | Theodosius |
Instead of choosing a capable person he named his own son __________ to lead the empire? | Commodus |
Diocletian | |
Constantinople | |
Byzantine Orthodox Church | |
Roman Catholic Church | |