Ancient Rome & Christianity Origins

In the beginning, the early Romans shared the Italian peninsula with the:

• Spanish and Portugese

• Greeks and Etruscans

• Germans and Asians

• Africans and English

Fill in the missing part (?) in the order of how Rome grew: Rome began as a monarchy- then grew into a (?) - and finally became an empire.

• village

• community

• city

• republic

Romans believed in many Gods. This practice of polytheism was similar to the:

• Spanish and Portugese

• English and Anglos

• Greeks and Etruscans

• Germans and Asians

Romans conquered many territories and people, but they allowed those conquered people to:

• Practice their own customs and beliefs

• become political leaders

• move away to other lands

• own property and slaves

Rome wanted to expand and control other territories. This practice of conquering other territories is called:

• monarchy

• capitalism

• imperialism

• republic

The Roman republic became an empire under the rule of:

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus

• Hadrian

• Constantine

The emperor Diocletian divided the Roman empire into 2 parts- The East and The West. But when The Western Roman empire collapsed, the eastern territory was re-named:

• The Byzantine Empire

• Constantinople

• New Rome

• Saudi Arabia

The Roman empire collapsed mostly because of:

• money issues in the empire

• People moving away

• politicians losing elections

• Germanic invasions from the North

Christianity grew in the Roman empire from:

• The teachings of Jesus Christ

• The military campaigns of Julius Caesar

• The destruction of the Roman empire

• The Jewish religious practices in Rome

Romans made it illegal to practice of Christianity in the beginning within its territories. They often times executed violators of this law by using this form of punishment:

• crucifixion

• drowning

• hanging

• thrown to hungry lions