Chapter 5 Test- Roman Collapse

Question 0

Caesar Augustus

Answer 0

Adopted title princeps & first citizen

Shared power w/senate

Question 1

The Pax Romana -

Answer 1

Roman peace

Question 2

Augustus and the tile princeps

Answer 2

first citizen

Question 3

Augustus rule was really a —— disguised as a republic.

Answer 3

Monarchy

Question 4

—– is a title of honor usually expressing divinity like the Roman gods.

Answer 4

Augustus

Question 5

Augustus reign was significant because …

Answer 5

Rid med of pirates
Growth of trade & stable currency of gold and silver coins
Greek and Latin became universal languages
Brought stability to roman society
Passed laws

Question 6

Augustus brought stability to the society by …

Answer 6

Placing ability above social class in selecting government officials

Question 7

God planned for Jesus to be born in Bethlehem during Augustus reign by …

Answer 7

Having a census

Question 8

The —- culture dominates every aspect of Roman life.

Answer 8

Greek

Question 9

Greeks are known for —–,——-,and ——. Romans are known for —–,—–,and ——.

Answer 9

Greeks: beauty, art, and philosophy
Romans: usefulness, law , and politics

Question 10

According to Roman law who if anyone had equal rights?

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All citizens

Question 11

Virgil is called —–.

Answer 11

The greatest roman poet, exalted Rome as the ideal state

Question 12

Horace wrote….

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Spoke of not only the triumph of Rome but also the decay of society

Question 13

The Roman writer Ovid …

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Poet who wrote of love and mythology

Question 14

The Roman writer Livy….

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Wrote lengthy history of Rome

Question 15

A satire is …

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the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices sometimes in politics or other topical issues

Question 16

Latin is …

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Dominant language in learning, go not, and religion up through the Middle Ages
Parent of other ‘romance’ languages

Question 17

Latin was …

Answer 17

Dominant language in learning, go not, and religion up through the Middle Ages

Question 18

Who was Galen?

Answer 18

Greek physician; studied lungs, heart, circulatory systems and blood using animals

Question 19

Who thought the universe is geocentric?

Answer 19

Ptolemy

Question 20

What type of sculpture protrudes from a flat background?

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Relief sculpture

Question 21

The Colosseum…

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Shaped like a football stadium
Made for amusements/held there
Christians died their
Gladiators fought there

Question 22

Pontifex Maximus …

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Greatest priest

Question 23

Christians were loyal to the Roman state but …

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Were persecuted because they didn’t worship the emperor

Question 24

----- believe happiness only comes in this life, ------- believe proper living will bring you in harmony with your fate.

Answer 24

Epicureans | Stoics

Question 25

What made the Pax Romana a timely period for Jesus to arrive....

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Common language Safe travel Common currency Decline overall morals

Question 26

Why is the Septuagint important?

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It is the Hebrew Old Testament translated into Greek so Jews and Gentiles could read it

Question 27

Who was Pontius Pilate?

Answer 27

Man in charge of Judaea at the time of Jesus being alive | Jesus was brought before him before being sent to the cross

Question 28

Christians were persecuted for ....

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Not worshipping the emperor | Became scapegoats of the empire for evil happenings

Question 29

Under Emperor Constantine Christianity became legal due to

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His conversion | Edict of Milan

Question 30

Emperor Constantine ...

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Made Christianity legal and one and only religion of Roman Empire

Question 31

By the 4th century AD the official and exclusive religion of the Roman state was ...

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Christianity

Question 32

The position of favor of Christianity within the Roman Empire resulted in ...

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Corruption and secular beliefs entering into the church

Question 33

The ---- were leaders of the Christian church in the most important cities in the empire.

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Patriarchs

Question 34

Christians who escape the evils of the world and live separated are ...

Answer 34

Monks | Monasticism

Question 35

The church at the end of the Roman Empire was patterned after ---- rather than biblical teaching.

Answer 35

The government

Question 36

The Roman Empire was invaded by barbarians because the empire was weak due to ...

Answer 36

Political disorder Unstable government Inefficient, wasteful govnt programs Moral decay

Question 37

Money became worthless because...

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Amount of gold and silver used in coins was reduced

Question 38

Moral decay in the a Roman Empire was the result of ...

Answer 38

Contentment replaced with greed

Question 39

Diocletian split the empire into ----- prefectures to increase the ------ of the government.

Answer 39

Four divisions ruled by two co-emperors | Stability

Question 40

The result of Diocletian's reforms was ...

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Even larger govnt than before and greater govnt control

Question 41

The first emperor to embrace Christianity was ...

Answer 41

Constantine

Question 42

---- moved the capital of the empire to Constantinople and called it "new Rome".

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Constantine

Question 43

When Constantine died he split the empire into two halves ....

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Theodosius divides the kingdom between his two sons | East and west

Question 44

After the empire split the western half ----- and the eastern half --------.

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Western half fell to barbarians | Eastern empire became Byzantine empire

Question 45

----- is the Roman term for anyone living outside the empire who did not have Greek or Roman culture.

Answer 45

Barbarian

Question 46

The ------ were tribes from the Far East that terrorized the Germanic tribes in Europe causing them them to escape the Roman Empire.

Answer 46

Huns

Question 47

The fall of the Roman Empire occurred in 476 AD when a ------ rose to the throne in the west.

Answer 47

Non-roman

Question 48

Explain how when Christianity was adopted in the Roman Empire it caused the purity of the Christian Church to decline.

Answer 48

Christianity was adopted into the Roman Empire when Constantine a roman emperor converted to Christianity. He set a law called the edict of Milan which was declaring that the official roman religion was Christianity. He helped set the divinity of Christ right when he and others held the council of Nicaea. Monasticism became a practice that was not biblical but was followed by many. Corruption also started to happen as well when people in the government wanted to control the church. The wealthy played a big role in this corruption. They began by getting themselves jobs high in the church hierarchy and here was another way corruption began as well.

Question 49

Describe how Diocletian's attempts at reform within the Roman Empire actually added to the decline of the empire.

Answer 49

His reforms ended in a larger government than before and the government also gain more power over the people.

Question 50

Explain how God prepared the Pax Romana to be the perfect time and place for Jesus birth.

Answer 50

God prepared the Pax Romana to be the perfect time and place for Jesus birth when the world was at moderate peace, travel was safe, the roman world all had the same currency, and there was a common language that was spread over the Roman Empire.

Question 51

Discuss which aspects of the Roman Empire were positive and should be imitated and which were negative and should not be repeated.

Answer 51

One thing that is a good aspect of the Roman Empire was how Christianity was spread at the beginning of the church era in that time. Another aspect of the roam an empire that was good was how they all had the relatively same language. The same language should be imitated today is is so some what with the English language. The colosseum and some of the cruel amusements that were performed there should not be imitated in today's world. Another thing that should not be imitated was the monarchy and dictatorships that some of the emperors had in the Roman Empire.