6th - SS Chapter 13 Study Guide

Question 0

_______________ brought peace to the Roman world after he won the civil wars that tore apart the Roman Republic.

Answer 0

Augustus

Question 1

In 30BC Octavian took control of the __________.

Answer 1

Roman world

Question 2

After Augustus, his stepson _____________ became emperor. Any hopes of Rome returning to a republican form _____________ ended.

Answer 2

Tiberius; of government

Question 3

Name three emperors after Augustus who were successful.

Answer 3

1. Trajan
2. Patricus
3. Marcus Aurelius

Question 4

*****Augustus’s rule began a long period of peace and prosperity known as the _______________ or the Roman Peace.

Answer 4

Pax Romana

Question 5

****Roman roads were built mainly so that ________ could march quickly from place to place.

Answer 5

Soldiers

Question 6

****Roman engineers built bridges and perfected the use of ____________.

Answer 6

Arches

Question 7

*****Most Roman trade was conducted by sea, rather than land because it was ____________, ___________, and ______________.

Answer 7

Safer, faster, and cheaper

Question 8

Provincial farmers sold crops to Rome which helped people in the provinces to ____________.

Answer 8

Prosper

Question 9

A combined _____________ culture emerged that included Greek and Roman elements.

Answer 9

Greco-Roman

Question 10

A _____________ is a design formed with small tiles of glass, stone, or pottery.

Answer 10

Mosaic

Question 11

****In addition to their own languages, people across the Empire spoke ____________. It is basis for many European languages such as Spanish, Italian, and French which are called ____________. These languages are still spoken today.

Answer 11

Latin; Romance Language

Question 12

The Roman developed __________ the art of giving speeches.

Answer 12

Oratory

Question 13

The author, Juvenal, wrote satires, which are works of literature ______________________.

Answer 13

That mocked Roman life

Question 14

*****There were other great writers in the Roman Empire such as Horace who wrote _____________ and the poet, Virgil who wrote ______________.

Answer 14

Odes; Aeneid

Question 15

*****The Roman Empire supported the sciences as well. Claudius Galen who discovered that ____________ and ___________ carry blood.

Answer 15

Arteries and veins

Question 16

*****The Roman enjoyed large scale public entertainments so they developed the ______________.

Answer 16

Amphitheaters

Question 17

*****In the early Republic judges decided what the law was in each case; they based decisions on ___________ and ____________.

Answer 17

Customs and traditions

Question 18

*****Roman law developed into a system called __________.

Answer 18

Civil law

Question 19

*****Today on American state uses a legal system partly based on civil law; this state is ______________.

Answer 19

Louisiana

Question 20

*****In 63BC, the Romans took control of the Jewish kingdom of _____________.

Answer 20

Judea

Question 21

*****Jesus was born in the roman province of Palestine, his family was _________.

Answer 21

Jewish

Question 22

*****The Gospels say that Jesus was descended from __________.

Answer 22

Great Jewish King, David

Question 23

****Most of what we know about Jesus comes from the ___________ books of the New Testament called the Gospels.

Answer 23

Four

Question 24

Jesus became a champion of the poor and the ___________.

Answer 24

Outcasts of society

Question 25

*****The Gospels say that Jesus went to ____________ about 33 to celebrate the Jewish holiday of __________,

Answer 25

Jerusalem; Passover

Question 26

*****More than any other event, followers of Jesus were convinced He was the Messiah by their belief in His ______________.

Answer 26

Resurrection

Question 27

After Jesus died, Peter, a key apostle, became a leader of _______________.

Answer 27

Apostles

Question 28

In 66, the ____________ led a huge rebellion against Rome.

Answer 28

Zealots

Question 29

_________________ was a new religion and the government opposed it.

Answer 29

Christianity

Question 30

*****After Jesus' death, the disciples spread ___________ throughout the Roman World.

Answer 30

Christianity

Question 31

*****The three central beliefs of Christianity are?

Answer 31

1. Jesus is the Son of God 2. Jesus died to atone for everyone's sins 3. Jesus rose from the dead

Question 32

*****______________is a major part of Jesus' teaching.

Answer 32

Forgiveness

Question 33

*****Most Christians believe in one God who exists in the three forms of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit known as the ______________.

Answer 33

Blessed Trinity

Question 34

*****The _____________ details the lives of the early Christians.

Answer 34

Act of the Apostles

Question 35

*****The transition that includes common elements of both Judaism and Christianity is called ______________ tradition.

Answer 35

Judeo-Christian

Question 36

The last book of the New Testament is the __________.

Answer 36

Book of Revelation

Question 37

Christians believe that everyone has a _________ or a spirit.

Answer 37

Soul

Question 38

Christians participate in a ritual meal called the __________.

Answer 38

The Eucharist

Question 39

_____________ and __________ are two important holidays for most Christians.

Answer 39

1. Christmas | 2. Easter

Question 40

*****When the Pac Romana ended, Roman leaders gained power more from the _________________.

Answer 40

Military

Question 41

Who was Septimius Severus?

Answer 41

A army general who became emperor after winning a civil war. He was emperor because the army supported him.

Question 42

The years 235-284 are called the ______________.

Answer 42

Imperial Crisis

Question 43

During the period Rome's foreign enemies became more ______________.

Answer 43

Dangerous

Question 44

Three of the different groups that made up the Germans were the ______________, _____________, and _____________.

Answer 44

1. Franks 2. Vandals 3. Goths

Question 45

******The last leader to rule over both the eastern and western Roman Empire was ____________.

Answer 45

Augustus Theodosius

Question 46

*****In 324 the emperor _______________ made the Empire whole again.

Answer 46

Constantine

Question 47

Romans hired Germans as _________ to fight for pay.

Answer 47

Mercenaries

Question 48

*****The ____________, a tribe Central Asia, attacked German tribes. The movement of Huns into Europe led to the arrival of ______________ in Roman lands.

Answer 48

Huns; Germans

Question 49

Goths captured Rome in _________. In 455 the __________ plundered Rome.

Answer 49

410; Vandals