World History Chap 4

True or False

100

1. Jesus Christ was born during the decaying years of the Roman Empire.

False 

200

1. The Roman persecution of the Christians caused a remarkable decline in Christian growth.

False 

300

1. The spread of Christianity beyond the Jewish area was aided by the conversion of Paul.

true 

400

1. According to historical documentation, Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome.

false

500

1. Titus led the Roman legions into Jerusalem in AD 70.

true 

Short Answer

100

What was the North African city that rivaled Rome for Mediterranean trade?

Carthage

200

Who was called the "Homer of Rome"?

Virgil

300

What was the period of peace and prosperity in Roman history called?.

Pax Romana (p. 83)

400

The wars between the Romans and the Carthaginians were called what?

Punic Wars (p. 76)

500

What decree ended persecution and legalized Christianity?

Edict of Milan (p. 89)

Fill in the blank - People

100

who invaded Italy through the Alps?

Hannibal

200

Who defeated Hannibal at Zama?

Scipio

300

2 part 

1. who sided with the Senate in the first civil war?
2. Who was a member of a triumvirate with Julius Caesar and Pompey?

1. Sulla
2. Crassus

400

1. Who established a calendar that is the basis of our own?

2. Who changed the Roman army into a "professional" army that served for financial gain?

1. Julius Caesar
2. Marius

500

1. Roman emperor during the last and most widespread Roman persecution
2. fought Octavian in the third civil war

1. Diocletian
2. Mark Antony

Multiple Choice A

100

The Law of the Twelve Tables was important primarily because it

A. resembles the American Constitution.

B. resembles the American Declaration of Independence.

C. was the first Roman law that was written down.

D. abolished the distinction between patricians and plebeians.

C. was the first Roman law that was written down.

200

The First Punic War was fought over control of the island of

A. Crete.

C. Sardinia.

B. Corsica.

D. Sicily.

D. Sicily.

300

Which literary figure was also a leading politician, author, lawyer, and statesman?

A. Cicero

C. Juvenal

B. Ovid

D. Horace

A. Cicero

400

At what crucial battle did the Visigoths defeat the Romans?

A. Constantinople

B. Adrianople

C. Philippi

D. Rome

B. Adrianople

500

Which of the following was a philosopher who saw Stoicism as the solution to Rome's moral decline?

A. Cicero

C. Horace

B. Livy

D. Seneca

D. Seneca

Multiple Choice B

100

Under whose leadership did the Huns invade Roman territory?

A. Chinggis Khan's

B. Attila's

C. Alaric's

D. Athaliah's

B. Attila's

200

The first official Roman persecution of Christianity began under the emperor

A. Diocletian.

C. Tiberius.

B. Nero.

D. Titus.

B. Nero.

300

Who decreed Christianity to be the official religion of the Roman Empire?

A. Titus

Who decreed Christianity to be the official religion of the Roman Empire?

A. Titus

C. Theodosius I

B. Tiberius

D. Constantine

B. Tiberius

D. Constantine

C. Theodosius I