Social Studies Exam 2024

Question 1

Messiah

Answer 1

God’s Anointed one, refers to Jesus

Question 2

Tripartite

Answer 2

Three parts; power was evenly divided among the 3 branches or parts of Roman Republic

Question 3

Pax Romana

Answer 3

200 years of Rome Peace; Peace of Rome

Question 4

Crucifixion

Answer 4

Execution by hanging on a cross. Hanging on the cross still death. the act of killing someone by fixing that person to a cross and leaving him or her to die, or the death of Jesus on a cross

Question 5

Resurrection

Answer 5

Jesus rising from the dead after crucifixion. Making someone or something come back to life or extinction. the act or fact of bringing someone back to life, or bringing something back into use or existence

Question 6

An early Christian who helped spread Christ’s teachings by writing letters

Answer 6

The Apostle Paul of Tarsus

Question 7

The Roman Emperor who allowed Christians to worship freely

Answer 7

Constantine

Question 8

The two major jobs of the consuls, part of the Magistrate, were to

Answer 8

Carry out the laws
Command the army
Run the city

Question 9

Who wrote the letters that helped spread Christianity

Answer 9

The Apostle Paul

Question 10

____________Moved the new capital city to Turkey on the shore of the____________ Sea and called it Constantinople, which means__________

Answer 10

The emperor Constantine, Black, land of Constantine

Question 11

Julius Caesar‘s first Lieutenant, who fought Octavian during the battle of Actium was

Answer 11

Marc Antony

Question 12

What group were paid by the Romans to not attack Rome?

Answer 12

Visigoth’s/Germanic tribes

Question 13

Eventually, Romans stopped making payments, and Rome was destroyed in the year

Answer 13

410 AD

Question 14

This was the first time in _________years that the city of Rome had been attacked

Answer 14

800

Question 15

The society that developed in the eastern Roman Empire

Answer 15

Byzantine

Question 16

The decay of peoples values

Answer 16

Corrupt

Question 17

The belief that you must take pride and part in your government is called

Answer 17

Civic duty; patriotism

Question 18

In the 1000s A.D., the Christian religion split in two. The religion in the eastern part of the Empire was called

Answer 18

Eastern Orthodox Church

Question 19

This part of the Roman Republic government job was to advise the magistrate

Answer 19

the Senate

Question 20

The Romans began to think that the ____________were a political problem when they began to fight back in Israel and other Roman providences

Answer 20

Jews

Question 21

Why did many senators consider Julius Caesar a threat?

Answer 21

He declared himself dictator for life which threatened the Republic

Question 22

Who took over Rome after Caesar

Answer 22

Augustus Caesar Octavian

Question 23

Rome’s first written set of laws were called

Answer 23

Law of the Twelve Tables

Question 24

Why were the 12 tables so important?

Answer 24

They were the first written laws in Rome; written laws were all to see

Question 25

Why did Rome leaders ban some religions?

Answer 25

Seen as a political problem.

Question 26

What building built by the Romans was for chariot racing

Answer 26

Circus Maximus

Question 27

What building built by the Romans was the gladiator games building

Answer 27

The Colosseum

Question 28

What building built by the Romans was the worship building

Answer 28

Templum/Temples/Pantheon

Question 29

From where does most of the information about Jesus of Nazareth come from?

Answer 29

word of mouth, letters, early writings

Question 30

What challenges did early Christians face in practicing and spreading their religion?

Answer 30

It was illegal to practice their faith they could be crucified

Question 31

List two ways the Byzantine Empire was different from the western Roman Empire

Answer 31

very strict and People in the Byzantine Empire spoke Greek Religion: eastern side, eastern orthodox-west side Catholic Language: Eastside spoke Greek, west side spoke Latin

Question 32

What event happened in 476 A.D.

Answer 32

Fall of ancient Rome

Question 33

What event happened between 122 AD and 64 AD

Answer 33

Colosseum is built 80 AD 64 AD the burning of Rome 122 A.D. Hadrian wall built Britain Northwestern frontier

Question 34

When did Constantine become emperor?

Answer 34

306 AD

Question 35

God of war

Answer 35

Mars

Question 36

God of sky

Answer 36

JUPITER

Question 37

God of love

Answer 37

VENUS

Question 38

God of the underworld

Answer 38

Pluto

Question 39

God of the seas

Answer 39

Neptune

Question 40

Goddess of marriage

Answer 40

Juno

Question 41

What government did Rome use for over 500 years

Answer 41

Republic It has 3 parts-assembly, Senate, consuls (magistrates) Power was balanced Could enforce the laws Veto Controlled the army

Question 42

Why did Rome fall?

Answer 42

Weakened government officials, social problems-famine, and disease; declining economy-high taxes, and reduce wages

Question 43

Western Roman Empire Numerous _________threaten the empire

Answer 43

Attacks

Question 44

Rome Falls City Falls in _______CE Empire is divided into ______________ kingdoms

Answer 44

476 Germanic

Question 45

Eastern Roman Empire __________becomes the new capital The Empire survives attacks and_________

Answer 45

Constantinople Prospers

Question 46

Byzantine Empire Created from the Eastern Roman Empire and lasts nearly__________years

Answer 46

1000

Question 47

List 10 things on the Map

Question 48

List 4 things Augustus did to HELP Rome when he was the first Emperor

Answer 48

Defeated Marc Antony Trade expanded Population grew Life improved