Ch.5 The Roman Empire

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What volcano destroyed Pompeii?

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Mount Vesuvius

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Synagogue

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Place of Jewish worship

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What emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?

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Theodosius I

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Believed that the earth was the center of the universe

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Ptolemy

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What church council affirmed Christ's deity and the doctrine of the Trinity in 325?

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The Council of Nicaea

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Wrote a history of Rome in 142 volumes

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Livy

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His works on love and myths include Metamorphoses.

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Ovid

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What leader of the Visigoths plundered Rome in 410?

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Alaric

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Which Roman emperor was the first to persecute Christians?

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Nero

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His death marked the end of Pax Romana in 180.

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Marcus Aurelius