Dates
1000 BC
What is the founding of Rome?
Improvement in the empire's defences, trade, and travel were made possible because of these.
What are Roman Roads?
This family member could sell family members and kill deformed children.
Who was the father?
The early Christians were hospitable and __________ everything they owned.
What is shared?
This emperor saw a vision, ordered his soldiers to paint Jesus' initials on their shields, and won a great victory.
Who was Constantine?
476 AD
What is the end of the Western Roman Empire?
This most famous Roman amphitheatre was built using rows on rows of arches.
A person would be clubbed to death for doing this.
What is singing a song to insult someone?
These two emperors persecuted Christians relentlessly.
Who were Diocletian and Nero?
This Edict in 313 AD ended the persecution of Christians and made Christianity equal to all other religions in Rome.
What is the Edict of Milan?
64 BC
What is the Great Fire of Rome?
Rome had relative peace because it was _____________ of many races, colours, languages, religions, and customs.
What is tolerant?
True or False: If an owner kills a thief during the night, there is no punishment to the owner.
True
Christianity appealed to people because it was simple, promoted health care, cared for the poor and needy, and provided a better ________________.
What is Afterlife?
Hoc Signo Vinces means this in English.
What is "In this Sign Conquer"?
450 BC
What is the creation of the Twelve Tables of the Law?
If the felt a verdict unfair all Roman citizens could appeal to this man.
Who is the Roman Emperor?
A Roman Road was to be this wide.
What is 8 feet?
Doing this to snuff out Christians in times of persecution actually backfired on Rome and caused people to admire their faith.
What is torturing and killing them in the arenas?
This document, similar to the Apostles Creed said that Jesus was both fully God and fully man.
What is the Nicene Creed of 325 AD?
313 AD
What is the Edict of Milan?
In Rome, only the emperor and his servants and any real _____________.
What is power?
A person stealing a beam from someone else's building must pay ___________ damages if found guilty.
What is Double?
1. Worshipping only one God, 2. Baptism, 3. The Lord's Supper, and 4. calling each other brothers and sisters led the Romans to believe that Christians were 1. _________, 2. __________, 3. ___________, 4. __________ (4x)
1. Traitors/treasonous, 2. drowning people, 3. cannibals, and 4. supporters of incest.
Unfortunately during his reign Constantine united the _________ and the __________ which caused more problems in history thereafter.
What are the church and state?