The Roman Empire and Early Christianity

What finally caused the fall of the Roman Empire?

• Migration of Germanic tribes

• An increase in taxes

• The rise of the Christian religion

• Death of Constantine

What region was added to the Roman Empire from 44 B.C. to A.D. 14?

• Egypt

• Italy

• Spain

• Gaul

The term ____ refers to the idea in Roman society that males should be dominant because females were too weak.

• patriarch

• patrrilineal

• paterfamilias

• matriarch

Judaea became a Roman province under the direction of an official called a ______.

• dictator

• praetor

• procurator

• imperator

What was the Pax Romana a time of?

• Peace

• War

• Creativity

• Oppression

Who became the first Roman Emperor known as Augustus?

• Crassus

• Julius Caesar

• Anthony

• Octavian

What was one lasting contribution of the Roman Empire?

• The idea of the Triumvirate

• The Christian church

• The gladiatorial shows

• Its system of law

Around what body of water did the Roman Empire expand?

• Danube River

• Mediterranean Sea

• Black Sea

• Nile River

What did the reforms of Diocletian and Constantine do for the Roman Empire?

• Revived the Roman Empire

• Caused a decline in trade

• Brought on additional civil wars and invasions

• Placed the empire in a state of political unrest

Who wrote The Early History of Rome?

• Virgil

• Horace

• Livy

• Plato