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Rome 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. How was life for the Roman slaves? | The worked the whole time and hardly slept. |
| 2. What is a contract gladiator? | A volunteer |
| 3. Why would someone become a contract gladiator? | To escape debt, achieve stardom, or gain wealth. |
| 4. What were some weapons and armor the gladiators used? | A shield, a sword, a helmet, and a chest plate. |
| 5. In what ways were the gladiators like families? | The would feast before a fight, and they would play games, like arm wrestling, together. |
| 6. What did a beast maker do? | They trained animals to attack and eat people for the gladiator fights. |
| 7. Why might a beast maker be put to death? | They might be attacked or eaten; or, they might be killed if the animals did not fight. |
| 8. What is the first Roman principle? | Person presumed innocent until proven guilty. |
| 9. What is the second Roman principle? | Accused people are allowed to defend themselves in front of a judge. |
| 10. What is the third Roman principle? | Judge weights all of the evidence before decisions are made. |
| 11. What was the Law of Nations? | The law that applies to all people, Roman citizens and foreigners alike. |
| 12. What are the Twelve Tables? | A comprehensive set of regulations stating the duties and rights of all Roman citizens. The first code of laws in ancient Rome. |
| 13. How are the Twelve Tables different from the Law of Nations? | The Law of Nations is considered "natural law" or common sense for all people anywhere across nations; the Twelve Tables relates to just Roman citizens. |
| 14. What are three concepts of government from Roman law that we still use today in our governments? | 1. election 2. vetoes 3. separation of powers. |
| 15. When were the Twelve Tables adopted? | 450 B.C. |
| 16. What was the Law of Nations known as in ancient Rome? | jus gentium |
| 17. How did life change for Jews in Judea after 63 B.C. ? | they lived under roman rule . |
| 18. what did pharisees believe ? | they believed that good people would be resurrected after the Messiah came. They believed in observing Jewish Law. |
| 19. what was Jesus' religion | Judaism |
| 20. Identify evidence historians have of Jesus' early life. | the writings of the Christian Gospels tell the story of Jesus' life. |
| 21. why did the Roman government tolerate Judaism but not Christianity? | Romans respected Judaism as an old religion, so they allowed its traditions |
| 22. how did Constantine's dream change Roman history | Constantine's dream led him to end the persecution of Christians. |
| 23. Christianity | Religion based on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth |
| 24. Jesus of Nazareth | Founder of Christianity |
| 25. Messiah | Leader Jews believed would return and restore the greatness of Israel |
| 26. Bible | The holy book of Christianity |
| 27. Crucifixion | A type of execution that involved being nailed on a cross |
| 28. Resurrection | Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead three days after his death |
| 29. Disciples | Followers |
| 30. Apostles | The twelve disciples whom Jesus chose to receive special teachings |
| 31. Paul of Tarsus | Disciple whose letters defined Christianity as separate from Judaism |
| 32. Martyrs | Someone who dies for their religious beliefs |
| 33. Constantine | Roman emperor who became Christian |
| 34. Persecution | Punishing people for their beliefs |
| 35. Were Romans monotheistic or polytheistic? | Polytheistic, because they believed in many gods and goddesses. |
| 36. Romans _________ the Jews because they didn't worship the statues of the Roman emperors and the Roman gods/goddesses. | Resented |
| 37. Were the Jews monotheistic or polytheistic? | Monotheistic, because they believe in only one God. |
| 38. Why were the Jews tired and angry with the Romans? | Because they were paying high taxes. |
| 39. What did the Jews do in reaction to the high taxes? | They rebelled against Rome. |
| 40. What did the Roman army do in response to the Jewish rebellion? | They crushed the Jewish revolt and forced the Jews to leave the city. |
| 41. Christianity is rooted in the ideas and traditions of which religion? | Judaism |
| 42. How many Christians are in the world today? | About 2.5 billion |
| 43. What is the larges religion in the world today? | Christianity |
| 44. What are the followers of Christianity called? | Christians |
| 45. What are followers of Judaism called? | Jews |
| 46. During the reign of which emperor did Jesus live? | Augustus |
| 47. At what age did Jesus start traveling and teaching people about God? | At age 30 |
| 48. After about three years, where did Jesus and his twelve disciples go to celebrate Passover? | Jerusalem |
| 49. Due to his teachings, what did many Jews greet Jesus as, which many Romans and some other Jews did not like? | Messiah |
| 50. Who arrested Jesus? | Roman leaders |
| 51. What was Jesus convicted of? | Treason |
| 52. What sentence was carried out as a result of Jesus' conviction? | Jesus was crucified. |
| 53. According to Christian beliefs, what happened three days after Jesus was crucified and went to heaven? | He rose from the dead, which is called the Resurrection. |
| 54. Beyond being called the Messiah, what else did his disciples call Jesus after he resurrected? | The Son of God |
| 55. How did Jesus' teachings spread after his death? | His followers continued to travel and teach. |
| 56. People who followed Jesus' teachings believed that they would achieve what after death? | Eternal life in heaven. |
| 57. Christianity teaches that God is made up of how many parts? | Three |
| 58. What are the parts of God called? | the Trinity |
| 59. What is the Trinity (of God) made up of, according to the beliefs of Christianity? | The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit |
| 60. The Bible consists of how many parts? | Two |
| 61. What are the parts of the Bible made up of? | The Old Testament (the Jewish Holy Book) and the New Testament. |
| 62. The Christian place of worship is called what? | A church |
| 63. Christian Holy Days include what? | Christmas and Easter |
| 64. Who traveled throughout the Roman world spreading Christian teachings? | Paul of Tarsus |
| 65. What did Paul of Tarsus help the Christian church do? | Break away from Judaism |
| 66. Who created all people and loves them, according to Christianity? | God |
| 67. Jesus taught that people should ______ one another. | Help |
| 68. Another of Jesus' teachings states that anyone who puts their trust into God will be ___________. | Forgiven |
| 69. According to Jesus' teachings, does God even love people who have sinned? | Yes |
| 70. Jesus taught that people should behave like _________ and love one another. | God's children |
| 71. Roman religious beliefs stated that who could live in heaven? | Only the gods and goddesses |
| 72. According to Roman beliefs, where did everyone who is not a god or goddess end up after death? | In the underworld |
| 73. Christianity appealed to which social classes? | All social classes, but especially the poor. |
| 74. How were Christians originally treated in Rome? | They were hunted as criminals for not worshiping Roman gods. |
| 75. What are the writings called that tell the story of Jesus' life? | The Gospels |
| 76. Many followers of Jesus believed he could do what for the sick? | Heal them |
| 77. What symbol was important in early Christianity? | The fish |
| 78. Why was the fish an important symbol in early Christianity? | He is believed to have the ability to feed a large crowd with a few fish. |
| 79. The story of Jesus feeding the crowd with the fish suggested he had the power to change what for people? | Their everyday life. |
| 80. Jesus' healing of the sick and feeding of the crowd with a few fish are two ___________ that are believed to be evidence of his being the Messiah. | Miracles |
| 81. What was the sacred text of the Jewish faith called? | The Torah |
| 82. The Jews believed in the Talmud, which is? | Lessons for everyday life |
| 83. The Jewish holiday of Passover remembers what? | The Jewish exodus from Egypt |
| 84. The Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah celebrates what? | The Jewish New Year |
| 85. The Dead Sea Scrolls include what? | Prayers, commentaries, and letters |
| 86. The Jewish place of worship is called what? | A synagogue |
| 87. The Jewish Holy Day of Yom Kippur is held for what purpose? | To ask God for forgiveness of sins |
| 88. Prophet | People who are said to receive messages from God |
| 89. About how many people practice Judaism in the world? | 14 million |
| 90. Where did many Hebrews (Jewish people) move to from Canaan? | Egypt |
| 91. To stop the Hebrew population from growing, what did the Egyptians do? | Enslaved the Hebrews |
| 92. Who fought to stop the Egyptian enslavement of the Jews? | Moses |
| 93. What did Moses demand? | For Pharoah to free the Hebrews |
| 94. Where were the Hebrews led? | Out of Egypt |
| 95. The Jewish journey out of Egypt was called what? | Exodus |
| 96. The exodus showed what? | It showed the Jewish people hope |
| 97. What was written on the stone tablets that Moses brought down the mountain? | The 10 Commandments |
| 98. Who did God tell to take his family on a journey to Canaan? | Abraham |
| 99. Judaism is traced back to where? | Mesopotamia |
| 100. What does Messiah mean? | "anointed one" |
| 101. Are food storages an internal or external cause of the Roman collapse ? | Internal |
| 102. Are diseases an internal or external cause of the Roman collapse? | Internal |
| 103. Is an increase in taxes an internal or external cause of the Roman collapse? | Internal |
| 104. Was the determination that the empire was too large to be ruled effectively an internal or external cause of the Roman collapse? | Internal |
| 105. Was the fact that Germans came to Rome for food and to farm abandoned land an internal or external cause of the Roman collapse? | Internal |
| 106. When German communities ignored the Roman emperor, was that an internal or external cause of the collapse of the Roman empire? | Internal |
| 107. When tribes of Germanic warriors attacked Rome's Northern borders, was it an internal or external cause of the Roman collapse? | External |
| 108. When Persian armies invaded the East, was it an internal or external cause of the Roman collapse? | External |
| 109. When did the Roman empire collapse? | 476 AD |
| 110. Who was the last Roman emperor? | Romulus Augustulus |
| 111. Who was the Germanic chieftain that deposed Romulus Augustulus? | Odoacer |
| 112. What was the capitol of the Western Roman Empire? | Rome |
| 113. What was the capitol of the Eastern Roman Empire? | Constantinople |
| 114. What was the religion of the Western Roman Empire? | Gods/goddesses; Christianity |
| 115. What was the religion of the Eastern Roman Empire? | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| 116. What was the date of the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire? | 1453 AD |
| 117. What was another name for the Eastern Roman Empire? | The Byzantine Empire |
| 118. What caused the fall of the Byzantine empire? | Ottoman Turks |
| 119. Who divided the Roman Empire into two halves? | Diocletian |
| 120. Who formally divided the empire between his two sons in 395 CE? | Emperor Theodosius I |
| 121. Who moved the capitol from Rome? | Constantine the Great |
| 122. What three things did Justinian envision? | Reuniting the old Roman empire, removing old, outdated, or unchristian laws, and organized all the laws into a new code that guaranteed fair treatment of all peoples |
| 123. What was the new code of laws called? | Justinian's code |
| 124. What language was spoken in the Byzantine empire? | Greek instead of Latin |
| 125. What did Theodora do while Justinian was waging military campaigns? | She helped create laws that helped women and children and to end government corruption. |
| 126. what problem did the council of bishops try to solve with the Nicene Creed | The council tried to clarify Christian religious Beliefs |
| 127. was the purpose achieved? | Yes, in that most Christians accept the Nicene Creed. No, in the Eastern and Western Christians came to disagree over its exact wording. |
| 128. describe one important view of the use of icons | some Christians believed that Honoring an icon is a path way to God. |
| 129.describe what other Christians believed in the use of icons | Others believed wit is worshiping an object which the bible forbids |
| 130. What authority did bishops and patriarchs each have? | Bishops led local churches; patriarchs led churches in important cities and had power over all churches in a region. |
| 131. How did the bishops' authority change over time? | Over time, he claimed power over all Christians and began to be called pope. |
| 132. How did the eastern Christians feel about who should be pope? | The eastern Christians believed that all patriarchs were equal. |
| 133. How did the western Christians feel about who should be pope? | The western Christians accepted the idea of one pope. |
| 134. When did the Great Schism occur? | 1054 AD |
| 135. What does it the Great Schism mean? | It means "split or division." |
| 136. What was the most important issue contributing to the Great Schism? | The was a disagreement on who the authority was for the church. |
| 137. Which empire was so wealthy and attractive that the culture influenced others beyond their borders? | The Byzantine empire |
| 138. The Byzantine empire was a cultural blend of _______ traditions and __________ Orthodox Christianity. | Greco-Roman; Eastern |
| 139. What is the most famous piece of architecture from the Byzantine empire? | The Hagia Sophia |
| 140. What was the Hagia Sophia? | Justinian's church |
| 141. Similar domes to the Hagia Sophia can be found where? | Europe and the Middle East |
| 142. Byzantine monks copied and preserved ____________ of ancient Rome and Greece. | manuscripts (documents) |
| 143. What are some famous document preserved by Byzantine monks? | Homer's epics and philosophers' writings |
| 144. The Byzantine empire preserved and updated what? | Roman law |
| 145. Who ordered lawyers to organize the materials in a unified code? | Justinian (it was known as Justinian's code) |
| 146. Which Byzantine city lured merchants, scholars, artists, and other visitors who were amazed by what they saw? | Constantinople |
| 147. Who spread the Eastern Orthodox faith? | Missionaries |
| 148. Who were famous missionaries who gave up wealth to be priests and helped convert others to Christianity? | Cyril and Methodius |
| 149. Which country was heavily influenced by the Byzantine empire? | Early Russia |
| 150. Who controlled trade routes to Constantinople? | Kievan Rus |
| 151. Kievan Rus used what title? | Tsar |
| 152. What does the word "tsar" mean? | Caesar |
| 153. Kievan Rus was converted to what? | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
| 154. When did Emperor Constantine rule? | 350 AD |
| 155. Where did Emperor Constantine rule? | Bosporus Strait |
| 156. What did Emperor Constantine do during his rule? | Built the new capitol Constantinople and made it rich. |
| 157. What was notable about Emperor Constantine? | He thought of himself as Roman, not Byzantine. During his rule, people were Christian and spoke Greek, not Latin. |
| 158. When did Emperor Justinian rule? | 527-565 A.D. |
| 159. Where did Emperor Justinian rule? | Byzantine empire |
| 160. Why was Emperor Justinian important? | He wanted to recover parts of Rome. He rebuilt Hagia Sophia. He created Justinian's code, which guaranteed fair treatment for all. |
| 161. Who was Theodora? | Justinian's wife |
| 162. When did Theodora rule? | 527-565, with her husband, Emperor Justinian |
| 163. What did Theodora do before marrying Justinian? | She was an actress |
| 164. Why is Theodora important to the Byzantine empire? | She encouraged her husband to stay and fight while also helping women and children and working to end government corruption. |
| 165. When did other invaders impact the Byzantine empire? | Over an 800 year period |
| 166. Where did other invaders invade? | The Byzantine empire |
| 167. What did German invaders take? | Lands to the west |
| 168. What did the Savic people invade? | The north |
| 169. What did Arab Muslim invaders conquer? | Syria, Egypt, and North Africa |
| 170. What did the Turks seize? | modern day Turkey and other areas |
| 171. When other invaders attacked, what did the Byzantine emperors do? | He kept control of the core of their empire, which is modern day Greece and Western Turkey and Constantinople |
| 172. How did these other invaders impact the Byzantine empire long-term? | The empire slowly shrank until it declined and fell. |
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