Roman Republic, Empire, and Christianity Review

What religion did Christianity come from?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• polytheism

• Buddhism

What is The Bible?

• A story about early Greek settlers in Italy.

• An epic poem about the wars between Rome and Carthage.

• A myth telling how Remus and Romulus founded Rome.

• A holy book containing the history and stories of the Christian religion.

Who is the founder of Christianity?

• Yaweh

• Moses

• Jesus

• Abraham

Which emperor made is safe to be a Christian and was the first Christian emperor?

• Theodosius

• Constantine

• Augustus

• Justinian

Why did Christianity attract so many followers?

• It promised that if people accepted Jesus they would become rich.

• It gave people the ultimate gift of wisdom.

• It gave hope to the poor and powerless.

• It promised that if people accepted Jesus they would suffer.

Christianity spread throughout the Mediterranean region because....

• People could travel safely on Roman roads.

• Christianity was adopted as Rome's official religion.

• Many people spoke Latin and Greek, so it was easy to communicate.

• All of the above

How did the conflict between Caesar and Pompey end?

• Pompey won, and stabbed Caesar.

• Caesar beat Pompey in battle, and Pompey ran away to Egypt, only to be killed by the Egyptians while Caesar made friends with Cleopatra.

• Pompey won, and became Rome's first emperor.

• Pompey surrendered to Caesar.

The Punic Wars were between Rome and

• Phoenix.

• Carthage.

• Mesopotamia.

• Greece.

Sixty years after winning the Punic Wars, Rome saw Carthage was too powerful again, so they

• became allies.

• made them pay Rome gold each year.

• attacked and took over the city.

• destroyed Carthage, burned the city to the ground, killed most people, sold the rest into slavery, and took control of most of Northern Africa.

The unpopular Gracchus brothers inspired the people of Rome to

• stop farming.

• move out of Rome.

• attack leaders with whom they disagreed.

• go on strike.