(Study Guide) Topic 1: The Roman and Byzantine Empires

What was the main reason that the Romans wished to build good roads?

• to transport food more quickly

• to make trading more efficient

• so soldiers could travel more quickly

• so all roads would lead to Rome

What are some of the core beliefs that most Christians share? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• Jesus was God in human form.

  
  

• There are three Gods.

• The fate of all souls has been predetermined by God.

• God the Father created the universe.

How can you tell that Cicero was considered a great orator?

• He persuaded the army to make him emperor.

• Politicians disliked his approach to the arts.

• Later orators used his speeches as models.

• The Romance languages still survive today.

Read the quotation.

“And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity.”

This quotation is most likely an excerpt from the

• epistles.

• parables.

• Gospels.

• Book of Revelation.

Jesus was a member of

• the Roman army.

• the Pharisees.

• the Christian people.

• the Jewish people.

Which are factors that contributed to the decline of the Roman empire?

Choose the TWO correct answers.

• depopulation from epidemics

• the prohibition of slavery

• the death of Marcus Aurelius

• frequent civil wars

Why was most Roman trade conducted by sea, rather than by land?

• Sea trade was safer, faster, and cheaper.

• Land routes were faster, but more expensive.

• Sea trade was dangerous, but very fast.

• Land routes were impossible in most cases.

Read the quotation.

“Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”

―Luke 3:11

This quotation reflects Jesus’s teachings about

• showing compassion for the poor.

• forgiving those who have sinned.

• resisting temptation.

• the nature of the soul and salvation.

What advantages did location bring to the Eastern empire?

Choose the TWO correct answers.

• distance from barbarian tribes in western and northern Europe

• direct access to the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea

• control of trade on the Rhine River

• easy access to the Mediterranean, Black, and Red seas

Which Byzantine emperor built Hagia Sophia?

• Justinian

• Constantine

• Maximian

• Diocletian