Ancient Rome
Which Roman ruler declared himself "dictator for life"?
Julius Caesar
Who won the Trojan War?
Which Roman emperor legalized Christianity?
Constantine
Define hubris
excessive pride
Which Greek philosopher came up with the Theory of the Forms?
Plato
According to legend, the Romans descended from what ancient people group who fled their burning city?
Trojans
The Peloponnesian Wars were fought between what two city-states?
Athens and Sparta
How was the Christian view of women different from the Greco-Roman view of women?
Christians view women as equal in the eyes of God. Romans viewed women as lower than men on the hierarchy of being.
Define polis
City-state
metaphysics
Which two people wanted to rule the Roman Empire independently- apart from Ceasar Augustus?
Mark Antony and Cleopatra
Name a Greek city-state other than Athens or Sparta.
Corinth, Thebes, etc.
What leadership role could Christian women hold in the early church?
deaconess
Define hieros
holy, sacred
The Epicureans (Epicureanism) believed that __________ is the highest good?
pleasure
What was the Pax Romana?
Roman Peace
Who conquered Greece about 70 years after the Peloponnesian wars?
Macedonia
List three Roman practices that the Christians firmly stood against because they valued human life.
slavery, infanticide, abortion
Define philos
friend, near and dear, loved
Which Greek philosopher thought that women had fewer teeth than men?
Aristotle
Julius Caesar's Civil War was fought between Julius Caesar and ________.
Pompey
How was the Roman Republic similar to the Greek city-state of Athens?
Both were democratic forms of government. Rome was a representative democracy (republic) and Athens was a direct democracy.
Give three reasons why the Romans hated the Christians so much at first
1) The sign of the cross
2) Their leader was a Jew
3) Christianity is exclusive- only one true God (which went against the Roman "virtue" of tolerance)
Define telos
end, goal, purpose; reaching full potential
Explain the Theory of the Forms
Each thing or idea in our world is a particular (copy, shadow, emanation) of the true, perfect form of that idea or thing (called a universal)