Ancient Rome Part 4

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

What did Constantine issue in A.D. 313 that gave religious freedom to all people?

• Edict of Rome
• Edict of Milan
• Edict of Venice
• Edict of Constantinople

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

What is the fundamental difference between Christianity and the religion of the ancient Roman Empire?

• Christianity's fundamental belief in one God conflicts with the belief in many gods of the ancient Roman Empire.

• Christians do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah while most Romans believed Jesus was the son of God.

• The religious beliefs of the ancient Roman Empire include the belief in life after death which conflicts with the Christian belief in reincarnation.

• The religious beliefs of the Roman Empire stem from Judaism while Christianity was created independently of Judaism.

At first, Christian beliefs –

• accepted Roman polytheism.

• conflicted with Roman polytheism.

• were accepted widely in Rome.

• were endorsed by the Roman Emperors.

Which emperor converted to Christianity and made it legal for the citizens of the Roman Empire to convert as well?

• Julius Caesar

• Constantine

• Augustus Caesar

• Theodosius

Because the Roman Empire was so large 

• it wasn't easy to collect taxes.  
• Roman emperors often traveled to the provinces.  
• Diocletian divided it into 3 parts.  
• it was hard to defend.  

Who is the founder of Christianity?

• Yahweh
• Jesus
• Buddha
• Abraham

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

• Theodosius

• Constantine

• Augustus

• Nero

Why did Emperor Diocletian decide to split the Roman Empire in 2?

• It was too large for 1 man to control

• He needed money so he sold the West to Barbarians

• He was racist and believed the Romans in the west were weak

• God was protecting the East