Ancient Rome and Early Christianity

Mr. Smith

Similarly to other self guided presentations, the first four questions are review from the past lecture.

Multiple Choice

The ancient Romans were mainly influenced by this culture.

• Persian

• Chinese

• Carthaginian

• Greek

Multiple Choice

In Roman society, this group owned most of the land and held key government and military positions.

• Slaves

• Plebians

• Gladiators

• Patricians

Multiple Choice

This was the Roman leader who was stabbed to death by the Roman senators.

• Hannibal

• Caligula

• Augustus Caesar

• Julius Caesar

Multiple Choice

This was the very first Roman emperor.

• Hannibal

• Caligula

• Augustus Caesar

• Julius Caesar

Multiple Choice

What word best describes the religion of the Romans?

• Polytheistic

• Monotheistic

• Tritheistic

• None of these

Multiple Choice

Roman gods were based off of what civilizations gods?

• Greeks

• Carthage

• Persian

• Babylon

Multiple Choice

True or False: Emperors were mostly intolerant of other religions; but they expected everyone who lived in their empire to respect Roman gods as a sign of loyalty

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

What about the Jewish faith made them unwilling to accept or respect the Roman gods?

• They were monotheistic and did not believe in multiple gods.

• They were polytheistic and did not believe in a single god.

• They did not believe in the concept of god, therefore respecting any god(s) would be a problem.

Multiple Choice

True or False: Paul the Apostle was key in helping to spread Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Select all that apply: What features of Rome allowed for Christianity to spread quickly throughout Rome?

• Roads

• Trade Routes

• Common Language

• Scientific Inquiries

• The Crusades

Multiple Choice

True or False: Muslims and Christians refused to worship the Roman gods, or recognize the emperor as more important than God.

• False

• True

Match

Match the following terms to their correct definition.

• Priest

• Bishop

• Pope

Lowest leader of the Christian church.

Supervised priest within the church.

Overall head of the Catholic church.

• Lowest leader of the Christian church.

• Supervised priest within the church.

• Overall head of the Catholic church.

Multiple Choice

Which Roman Emperor legalized Christianity throughout the Roman Empire?

• Constantine

• Augustus

• Nero

• Caligula

Mr. Smith

After the next section of your notes, DO NOT FORGET TO ANSWER THE FINAL QUESTION! Failure to do so will result in you not getting a score for this assignment which also means you will not get a grade!

Multiple Select

Select all that apply: What did the Edict of Milan do?

• Gave freedom to Christians.

• Gave equality to Christians.

• Gave freedom to the Greeks.

• Gave equality to the Greeks.