WorksheetsCh.5 The Roman Empire
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 41mins
What volcano destroyed Pompeii?
Mount Doom
Mount Vesuvius
Mount St.Helens
Olympus Mons
Synagogue
Word for something similar
Place of Jewish worship
Place of Muslim Worship
Market square
What emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?
Constantine
Theodosius I
Diocletian
Tiberius
Believed that the earth was the center of the universe
Princeps
Ptolemy
Cicero
Horace
What church council affirmed Christ's deity and the doctrine of the Trinity in 325?
The High Council
The Council of Nicaea
The Jedi Council
The oracles at Delphi
Wrote a history of Rome in 142 volumes
Ovid
Livy
Tiberius
Alaric
His works on love and myths include Metamorphoses.
Tiberius
Ovid
Alaric
Livy
What leader of the Visigoths plundered Rome in 410?
Nero
Alaric
Tiberius
Atilla
Which Roman emperor was the first to persecute Christians?
Constantine
Nero
Ovid
Theodosius I
His death marked the end of Pax Romana in 180.
Titus
Marcus Aurelius
Caesar Augustus
Theodosius I
Which emperor initiated the final and most widespread persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire?
Nero
Titus
Caesar
Diocletian
Probably the most famous Greek writer in the Roman Empire
Cicero
Virgil
Plutarch
Plato
TorF: An aqueduct is a structure that carries water over long distances
True
False
TorF: Geocentric Theory is a Sun-centered view of the universe
True
False
What Roman emperor ended persecution of Christians by passing the Edict of Milan?
Theodosius I
Constantine
Marcus Aurelius
Agrippa
Tutor to Nero; a leading Stoic
Horace
Cicero
Seneca
Ptolemy
What city did Titus destroy in AD 70?
Jerusalem
Ithaca
Constantinople
Alexandria
Revered as the greatest orator of his day; born in 106 BC
Cicero
Virgil
Ptolemy
Plutarch
"Homer of Rome"; author of the Aeneid
Horace
Cicero
Virgil
Homer Simpson
What did Octavian institute within the empire to provide fairer taxing?
Martial Law
A Census
Nothing..Taxation is Theft
TAXATION IS THEFT
Who was the Roman emperor at the time of Christ's death and Resurrection?
Tiberius
Caesar Augustus
Diocletian
Titus
Who was reigning at the beginning of Pax Romana?
Marcus Aurelius
Titus
Caesar Augustus(Octavian)
Nero
Probably the greatest exponent of Epicureanism in the Roman world
Lucretius
Lucius
Leroy Jenkins
Horatio
"Poet of the Augustan Age"
Virgil
Cicero
Ptolemy
Horace
What edict made Christianity legal in 313?
Edict of DON'T TASE ME BRO
Edict of Sicily
Edict of Milan
Edict of Gaul
At what battle in 378 did Visigoths defeat the Roman army and kill the Roman emperor?
The battle of Constantinople
The battle of Adrianople
The battle of Zion
The battle of Milan
How often did the census take place?
Every 20 years
Every 3 years
Every 14 years
Every year
How did many of the self-seeking, corrupt emperors of the late empire win the favor of the people?
Money
*Mr.Krabs voice* Money
Threat of death
"Free" grain & amusements
Why did the Roman government persecute Christians?
They viewed Christians as misfits; Fear of Christian growth
The devil made them do it
For the lolz
Revenge
List three titles or names by which Octavian was called.
Princeps, Caesar, Augustus
The emperor formerly known as Princeps, Julius, Caesar
Romulus, Titus, Augustus
Caesar, Caesar, Caesar
List three economic problems troubling Rome in the late days of the empire.
Why did Epicurean philosophy fail to help raise the declining moral standards of the Roman Empire?
What led to the decline of the Roman Empire? Explain your examples.
How did Octavian seek to improve Roman government and society? List three specific ways
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