Roman Empire and Christianity
Roman Culture and Its Legacy
Origins of Christianity
Beliefs of Christianity
Decline of the Roman Empire
100
In the story of the shipwreck, Paul was a prisoner for this reason: (a) He was a thief (b) He had killed Christians (c) He was preaching about Jesus
What is C, he was preaching about Jesus?
100
Ways of speaking Latin that developed into Spanish, Italian, French, and Portuguese are also known as this:(a) dialects (b) emerging languages (c) romance languages
What is C, romance languages?
100
Christians believe this is what Jesus did after his death, meaning "coming back to life": (a) resurrection (b) baptism (c) conversion
What is A, resurrection?
100
This part of the Bible was written after Jesus came and was written in Greek: (a) Old Testament (b) New Testament (c) denomination
What is B, New Testament?
100
When merchants realized that their coins had less precious metal than before, they raised their prices causing this (the general rise in the cost of goods): (a) ethics (b) orthodoxy (c) inflation
What is C, inflation?
200
The combined culture that emerged from Greek and Roman elements: (a) Greco-Roman (b) Greek Romana (c) Greekman
What is A, Greco-Roman?
200
A design formed with small tiles of glass, stone, or pottery: (a) mosaic (b) mural (c) painting
What is A, mosaic?
200
The ritual of cleansing by plunging into water was later adapted by Christians as a sign of their conversion: (a) resurrection (b) baptism (c) martyr
What is B, baptism?
200
The first 4 books of the New Testament that recount the life of Jesus and his teachings are called this meaning "good news": (a) parables (b) epistles (c) gospels
What is C, gospels?
200
Romans called the Germans this, meaning savage or uncivilized people: (a) Barbarians (b) Persians (c) Goths
What is A, Barbarians?
300
The meaning of "Pax Romana" is: (a) Roman Peace (b) Pick Roman (c) War time
What is A, Roman Peace?
300
Juvenal's mocking of Roman life is (a) teasing (b) satire (c) gladiators
What is B, satire?
300
Jesus was killed through this slow, painful Roman method of execution: (a) crucifixion (b) hanging (c) fighting a gladiator
What is A, crucifixion?
300
Jesus told stories with a moral in his teachings to explain important lessons. These are called: (a) parables (b) gospels (c) epistles
What is A, parables?
300
Way of passing on information: (a) communication (b) mercenary (c) orthodoxy
What is A, communication?
400
A long channel that moves water over land is known as this: (a) roman road (b) aqueduct (c) concrete
What is B, aqueduct?
400
The Romans enjoyed watching these men fight to the death in an arena: (a) gladiators (b) satires (c) oratory
What is A, gladiators?
400
A heartfelt change in one's opinions or beliefs such as Paul's experience where he changed from killing Christians to preaching about Jesus: (a) martyr (b) crucifixion (c) conversion
What is C, conversion?
400
Books in the New Testament that are letters written to the newly established churches to explain Christian teachings or to solve problems (Many were written by Paul to the churches he had started): (a) gospels (b) parables (c) epistles
What is C, epistles?
400
German soldiers who were hired by the Romans to fight for Rome but were not always loyal to Rome: (a) orthodoxy (b) mercenaries (c) huns
What is B, mercenaries?
500
This building material that builders still use to this day was created by the people in Rome: (a) steel beams (b) aluminum siding (c) concrete
What is C, concrete?
500
The Romans developed the art of giving speeches called: (a) monologue (b) mosaic (c) oratory
What is C, oratory?
500
People who died for their belief and strengthened other believers are called: (a) martyrs (b) gladiators (c) jews
What is A, martyrs?
500
Many of Jesus' teachings had to do with this, which are issues of right and wrong and how to treat people. Christians today try to live according to Jesus' teachings to treat others as they would like to be treated: (a) ethics (b) gospels (c)epistles
What is A, ethics?
500
Traditional or established religious beliefs: (a) orthodoxy (b) mercenaries (c) communication
What is A, orthodoxy?
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