Trouble & The Fall of Rome
In a span of about 50 years ending in 284 C.E., Rome had this many different emperors.
What is 22?
The new capital of the Roman Empire was moved from Rome to this Greek city which was later named Constantinople.
What was Byzantium?
In 6 C.E., Augustus made Judah a Roman province and called it by the Roman name of
What is Judaea?
Jesus grew up in a small town called Nazareth in a region just north of Judaea called
What is Galilee?
After speaking to the Jews in Judaea and Galilee, the apostles then traveled to other parts of this region to spread the message.
What is the Mediterranean region?
Some Romans believed Christians caused __________ ________, include the fire in 64 C.E. that burned most of Rome.
What are natural disasters?
Government officials who followed orders to remove paintings of Jesus, Mary (the mother of Jesus), and the saints were called
Who were iconoclasts?
A reduced value in coins along with farmers and merchants raising prices, resulted in this.
What is inflation?
Over time, Roman influence faded. Byzantine emperors and officials also began to speak ____________ instead of _________.
What are Greek and Latin?
This group of Jews believed that they should fight the Romans for their freedom.
Who were the Zealots?
Jesus' message reinforced the _________ teachings: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all you soul and with all your mind and with all your strength...Love your neighbor as yourself."
What are Jewish teachings?
Early Christians studied the ______ ________ and early Christian writings at gatherings.
What is the Hebrew Bible?
Christians were often mistreated and some even became _________, or people willing to die rather than give up their beliefs.
What are martyrs?
To show his gratitude for defending Italy against invaders, the pope crowned this Frankish king emperor in 800 C.E..
Who was Charlemagne?
This emperor divided the large empire into four parts.
Who was Diocletian?
Theodora showed her political wisdom during this crisis in 532 C.E..
What was the taxpayers revolt?
For almost two years, 1,000 Jewish defenders held off an army of 15,000 Roman soldiers at this ancient fortress.
What is Masada?
Jesus' Sermon on the Mount included simple rules to live by called
What are the Beatitudes?
This Jewish fisherman was chosen by Jesus to preach his message and is credited for helping set up a Christian church in Rome after Jesus' death.
Who was Peter?
Constantine became a strong supporter of Christianity. In 313 C.E., he issued this decree that allowed all religious groups in the empire, including Christians, to practice their religions freely.
What is the Edict of Milan?
Devout Christian men in the Eastern Roman Empire lived in these religious communities where they performed good deeds and modeled how Christians should live.
What are monasteries?
This emperor tried to counter invasions by deciding that when he died, the eastern and western parts should become separate empires.
Who was Theodosius?
Justinian employed a group of legal scholars to simplify and improve a code of laws who were led by
Who was Tribonian?
After another unsuccessful rebellion in 132 C.E., many Jews mourned the loss of their city, but established these elsewhere.
What are communities?
Jesus often taught using stories stressing compassion, justice, and love called
This apostle was raised as a loyal Roman citizen who distrusted Christians until his encounter on the road to Damascus.
Who was Paul?
Bishops wanted to make sure that Christians practiced the same beliefs. The decisions they reached at these councils were accepted as official church teaching or
What is doctrine?
In 1054 C.E., the patriarch of Constantinople and the pope declared that each of them no longer belonged to the church. This declaration is known as
What is excommunication?
These Germanic people rebelled after being charged high prices for food and some were enslaved.
Who were the Visigoths?
Among the hundreds of beautiful churches and palaces in Constantinople was the church called Hagia Sophia, which means
What is "Holy Wisdom"?
By 700 C.E., the Jews had settled in regions as far west as ___________ and as far east as Central ______.
What are Spain and Asia?
In about 33 C.E., Jesus traveled to Jerusalem to celebrate the Jewish holy days of
What is Passover?
By accepting Jesus and his teachings, people would be saved from their sins or wrongdoings by gaining this.
What is salvation?
The four gospels, the writings of Paul and other early Christian leaders became
What is the New Testament?
The brothers __________ and __________ believed that the Slavs would be more interested in Christianity if they heard about it in their own languages.
Who were Cyril and Methodius?
This Germanic general overthrew the western Roman emperor, 14-year old Romulus Augustulus, in 476 C.E., marking the end of the empire in the west.
Who was Odoacer?
The conquests of Justinian's army were short-lived because of this occurrence.
What was "Justinian's Plague" or plague?
While scattered around the world, Jews kept their faith alive by studying and following their religious _________ and _________.
What are laws and traditions?
Who was Mary Magdalene?
Christians believe in the three persons of God: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, also known as
What is the Trinity?
The __________, or church officials, were the leaders of the church which was different from that of the ________, or regular church members.
What is clergy and laity?
In 597 C.E., Pope Gregory I sent about 40 monks from Rome to bring Christianity to these people of Britain.
Who were the Anglo-Saxons?