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Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome: The Fall of the Roman Empire, the Rise of Christianity
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Who was responsible for the destruction of the temple? | Vespasian was responsible |
| After destroying the temple of Jere., Vespasian did what with the plunder? | He sold it's treasure |
| Why did Vespasian sell the treasure? | He sold it to pay for the current building project, which his father started first but didn't finish |
| What was this building project? | It was the building of the Colosseum |
| What was the year that Jesus was born? | It was 4 BC |
| During that year, what else started? | The beginning of Christianity |
| What happened during 476 BC? | It was the Western Roman Empire fell |
| What does "Messiah" mean? | It means "Annointed One." |
| Who bore this name? | Jesus |
| Who condemned the disciple of John? | Trajan |
| Who was the disciple of John? | Ignatius |
| How did Trajan put Ignatius to death? | He put Ignatius to death by putting him in the Colosseum. |
| How was Ignatius die? | He was put to death by wild beasts |
| Who was the last emperor who led the last major Christian persecution? | It was Diocletian |
| What else did Diocletian do during his reign? | He divided Roman Empire into East and West. |
| Which Roman emperor issued the Edict of Milan? | Constantine |
| What did Constantine establish? | He established a new capital |
| What did he do with the old capital | He moved it in the Eastern empire |
| What did the Edict of Milan allow people to do in the Roman Empire? | It allowed them to worship freely |
| Edict of Milan also lead Christianity to be what eventually? | Lead to be the official religion of the Roman Empire |
| When the Goths came over to the Roman Empire, how did they treat them? | The Romans treated the Goths poorly |
| What did the Goths have to give in exchange for food? | They had to give up their children for food |
| What kinds of food were they given? | They were given dog food |
| Did the Goths ever forget about this event? | No they didn't. |
| Nero persecuted Christians and who were the few? | Paul and Peter |
| How did Paul and Peter die by Nero? | Nero martyed them. |
| Which apostle did Domitian exiled ? | he exiled John |
| To where did Domitian exile John? | He exiled him John to the island of Patmos. |
| What did John do while exiled? | He wrote the book of Revelation. |
| Who was Odoacer | He was a Germanic king |
| What did Odoacer do to the Western Empire ? | He brought it down by removing the current emperor |
| Who was the current emperor when the Western Empire fell? | Romulus Agustusus was emperor |
| What did Odoacer do to Romulus ? | He released Romulus and didn't execute him |
| How old was Romulus ? | He was 16 ys |
| What is the definition of Martyrs | Those who die for their beliefs. |
| Which emperor was ruling when Jesus was born? | Augustus was ruling then when Jesus was born |
| Tiberius was emperor when Jesus was what? | crucified. |
| Who was the last of the Western Roman emperors | Romulus Augustulus |
| Titus was emperor that did what to the revolt? | He was the emperor who crushed the Judean revolt |
| Who is Attila | He is the cruel leader of the Huns |
| What did Attila reach around 434 BC? | He reached central Europe |
| What is the Nicene Creed | It is A Christian statement of faith that is still accepted today |
| Theodosius I issued the Edict of what? | Thessalonica |
| When Theo. issued the Edict, what did it make? | It made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. |
| What is a reason that dividing the Empire was a bad idea (did not really save the Romans) | The East grew in wealth while the West's economy declined. |
| What is a second reason that the divided empire wasn't preserving the Roman Empire(s)? | East was well fortified and invaders chose to attack the weaker West. |
| What is the third reason that the divided empire wasn't helping? | It was bc the East and West didn't work together |
| What was Rome's "official" policy toward Christians? | If they don't pose no disloyalty or a threat against Rome Romans will leave them alone |
| What happened to the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of Rome? | It survived for several hundred years as the Byzantine Empire. |
| What is one example of military cause of the fall of the W Empire ? | Legions were stretched too thin and not enough Roman men to suppply them |
| What did Rome rely too much on that caused the W Empire to fall? | They relied on mercenaries |
| What was the issue with relying on mercenaries? | They had little loyal to Rome |
| What increased that caused the fall of W Empire? | There were increased attacks |
| Who kept attacking them often? | The Germanic barbarians |
| How did over- expansion cause the fall of W empire? | 1. Rome couldn't keep enough troops 2. resources to protect 3. govern the vast area |
| How did over-expansion in funding cause the WRE to fall? | There weren't enough funds for Rome's own infrastructure |
| Even with the roads, Romans couldn't do what still? | Even with the road systems, Romans could not communicate quickly enough |
| What are one of the economic causes of the fall of the Western Roman Empire | Heavy taxes and inflation |
| because the Romans relied so heavly on slave labor what did it cause that lead to the fall of the WRE | Lack of new technology and no dependence on farmers |
| What was the result of war and disease that lead to the fall fo the WRE? | Population decline which led to lack of tax base and work force |
| Huge gaps between the rich and the poor grew and what did the wealthy do? | They fled to create their own mini empires to escape taxes |
| Why was Rome in debt? | They were in debt because of overspending on the military |
| What is a major reason why the WRE fell? | They lost their work ethic |
| Instead of working hard what happened instead? | The rich was only concerned with their luxuries, instead they were greedy |
| What is a examples of political/government cause of the fall of the WRE? | Government lost support of people |
| Why did the gov. lose support? | The people had looked up but when Rome was corrupted by the invasions and oppression, they saw no reason to remain loyal. |
| What was the problem with the gov. leaders? | They were corrupted leaders/ officials |
| What happened between the 26 emperors between 50 yr period? | There was an increasing political turmoil |
| What is a major loss of the Roman traditional values? | There was a great lack of patriotism |
| How did the upper class contribute to the loss of the Roman traditional values? | Upper class hesitant to become leaders |
| What was the other way that they contributed to the fall of WRE? | Upper class focused on leisures instead of duty |
| How were the invasions a part of the fall of the WRE? | Odoacer removed the final emperor |
| When Rome was sacked and raided, who were those two tribes that did so? | sacked by Visigoth King Alaic raided by the Vandals |
| Because the invasions of the Germanic warriors, what did Rome have to do? | They had to give up land |
| What were the causes of the Empire splitting? | West became more vulnerable to attacks East grew stronger economically East and West became rivals |
| How did Christianity contribute to the fall? | They worship God, not the emperor Clergy became more involved in political affairs Shift focus from the glory of Rome to God |
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Sophie ER
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