The Roman Empire

Which apostle was most responsible for spreading the Christian faith immediately after the death of Jesus by writing letters?

• Peter
• James
• Paul 
• John

A form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens can vote is a . . .

• Dictator

• Pax Romana

• Oligarchy

• Republic

How was the Roman Empire able to support its armies and public services?

• the army was largely made up of volunteers
• taxes were placed on people who had been conquered
• Rome forced its citizens to work without payment
• the army and services were funded by private citizens

Which religion did the Romans at first try to stop and then later adopted it as its official religion?

• Islam

• Polytheism

• Judaism

• Christianity

By expanding the empire and reorganizing the military and government to make it safe and strong, Caesar Augustus created a new era of prosperity that lasted 200 years called 

• Pax Romana
• Golden Years
• Pax Augustus
• Age of Prosperity

Rome's government began as a _______ and changed to an ___________.

• democracy, republic

• republic, empire

• empire, republic

• tyranny, empire

An empire is....

• when the government is controlled by elected officials
• a really good show
• when a large area, with many different cultures is controlled by one, all-powerful ruler.

Who started Christianity and who helped spread it?

• Paul started it and Jesus helped spread it

• Mohammad started it and Abu Bakr helped spread it

• Jesus started it and Paul helped spread it

• Julius started it and Caesar helped spread it

How was the Roman Republic different from the Roman Empire?

• The Republic was very large; the Empire was fairly small.

• The Republic was ruled by elected representatives; the Empire was not.

• The Republic had no army; the Empire had a massive army.

• The Republic

What religion was adopted by the Roman Empire after being persecuted for many years?

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Hinduism