Chapter 36
The Senate did not want Octavian to become a leader of Rome because ___________________.
he was too much like Caesar
The people who followed Jesus became known as ________________.
Christians
Around the time of Jesus’ life, the Jews were ruled by the _______________.
Romans
When the city of Rome burned, Nero was _____________.
watching from his palace
The Romans were embarrassed to be beaten by Boadicea because Boadicea was a
woman
How was Octavian like Julius Caesar?
He made many enemies in the Roman Senate.
Many people celebrate the birth of Jesus on __________________.
December 25th
Why didn’t the Jews like the Romans?
The Romans forced them to pay high taxes.
The Christians used a ________________ as a secret symbol to identify other Christians.
fish
Boadicea was the leader of a tribe of _________________ in the Roman province of Britain.
Celts
True/False.
Octavian’s new name meant “blessed” and “majestic.”
False
Jesus was born in an area called Judea which was once known as ________________.
Caanan
The Jews worshiped God in the Temple in the city of ____________.
Jerusalem
Constantine ended the persecution of the Christians because ______________.
he didn’t think it was right to put people in jail because of who they worshiped
Why did the size of the Roman Empire cause problems?
The borders were too long for one army to protect.
The month of __________________ was named after Octavian.
August
True/False.
“Anno Domini” means “The Year of Our Lord” in Latin.
True
_________________ was the father of the Jewish nation.
Abraham
Nero, the worst Roman emperor of all, loved ________________ even though he was terrible at it.
music/lyre
When the empire was split, who was chosen to rule the Western half of the empire?
Maximian
The Senate gave Octavian the title of _____________.
First Citizen (pinceps)
The time of peace and safety in the Roman Empire was called the ____________.
Pax Romana (Roman Peace)
___________ was the good king of Persia and Babylon who allowed the Jews to move back to their own land.
Cyrus
The Christians held meetings in underground passages called ______________.
catacombs
____________ was the emperor who decided to divide the empire into two parts.
Diocletian