Worksheets7th gr History Chapter 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
When the Roman Empire was divided what section became the Byzantine Empire?
The Eastern section
The Western Section
The Northern Section
The Southern Section
The message of Jesus (to love God and one another) agreed with
Greek philosophy
teachings of Islam
Roman philosophy
Jewish teachings
A common punishment of the Romans was
Exile
Crucifixion
Locking in a tower
Sending them to labor camps
Christians believed in how many Gods?
One
Two
Three
Many
The first Pope was the patriarch of Rome. The Byzantines felt like the Pope was
Above the other patriarchs
Equal to the other patriarchs
Below the other patriarchs
Not qualified to be a patriarch
This man was considered "the rock" of the Christian church
Matthew
Paul
Peter
John
Jesus gave a religious speech that summarized his teachings. They called this
The Sermon on the Mount
The Last Supper
The Gospels
Revelations
What did the government officials, the iconoclasts, do?
Disobeyed the Emperor's orders
Created new statues to worship
Removed the icons from the churches
Put icons into the churches
This person translated the Bible into Latin with the help of a nun
Josephus
Jerome
Tiberius
Peter
Excommunicate means
To declare that a person is no longer a member of the church
To make someone a member of the church
To put someone out of the city
To stop someone from doing something
The Byzantine civilization was made up of
Only Greeks
Italians and Greeks
Several different cultures
Africans and Greeks
The Justinian code was the basis for what?
governement organization
legal systems
religious order
system of taxation
The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was?
Adrianople
Rome
Constantinople
Spartacus
What happened after the Jews rebelled against the Romans in 132 C.E.?
Jewish forces defeated the Romans
Jews took control of Jerusalem
Jews were banned (kicked out) of Jerusalem
The war ended in peace
Christian scripture says that
His own mother betrayed him
Jesus was preaching rebellion against the Romans
The Romans sent Jesus to another country
Jesus rose from the dead
According to Christian tradition, who helped set up a church in Rome?
Paul
Peter
The Pope
The emporer
Why did Rome's army become powerful when it's government was getting weaker?
Rome had to pay more money to the soldiers or they would turn on them.
Rome didn't know how to run an army
Rome kept sending their soldiers to China
Rome didn't want to be in charge of anything
Why is the Jewish fortress (Masada) considered a symbol of Jewish heroism?
Because no one ever found them
Because it was a myth
Because the Jews held off the Roman Army for 2 years
Because they never got up to the top
What did the Romans do when the Zealots rebelled in 66 C.E.?
They crushed them and destroyed the temple
They decided to take over Egypt
They put them in charge
They celebrated together
Which group in the Church Hierarchy was the largest?
Patriarchs
Bishops
Priests
Laity
