The Key Person responsible for the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire and wrote many Epistles.
Who is Paul?
100
This area was once known as Canaan for the Israelites, but during Roman times this province was called...
What is Judea?
100
According to Jewish belief, what name is given to a special leader sent by God to be the chosen one to guide the people and set up God's rule on Earth?
What is the "Messiah?"
100
The Pax Romana ended when invasions occurred. The invaders came primarily from which direction
What is the North?
100
What did Constantine do right before he died?
What is get baptized to become a Christian.
200
He made Christianity legal throughout the Empire.
Who is Constantine?
200
Mary and Joseph traveled to this town for the census, where Jesus was born.
What is Bethlehem?
200
The Romans chose to crucify Jesus for this reason.
What is Romans feared his power and too many followers?
200
The Eastern Empire outlived the Roman Empire by 1000 years. Instead of calling it the Eastern Empire, it was given this name.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
200
Jesus was born in one town, raised in another, but did most of teaching and was crucified in this THIRD town.
What is Jerusalem?
300
He made Christianity the OFFICIAL religion of Rome.
Who is Theodosius?
300
Diocletian made himself the ruler of this half of the Divided Roman Empire.
What is the eastern half?
300
This emperor split the Roman Empire in two to help deal with its large size.
Who is Diocletian?
300
Byzantium was a good place for a capital city for these reasons...
What is it is surrounded on water by 3 sides, on a trade route, and centrally located.
300
Invasions from Visigoths and other invaders to attack and overtake parts of Rome came from which direction?
What is the North.
400
The 12 followers of Jesus were known as this.
What are the Apostles.
400
This city in the East was made into the new capital and was built on an old Greek Polis.
What is Byzantium?
400
After the first split in Christianity what religion became the primary religion in the Eastern half?
What is Eastern Orthodox (or Greek Orthodox)?
400
Over the course of time, Byzantium's name was changed to what?
What is Constantinople?
400
Why were Jesus followers important to Christianity?
What is they spread his teachings and set up churches.
500
The First bishop of Rome, and he was crucified upside down.
Who is Peter?
500
Byzantium was later renamed after this leader took over and renamed it after himself.
Who is Constantine?
500
After the first split in Christianity this religion became the primary religion in the Western half of the empire
What is Roman Catholic?
500
Where did Jesus grow up and spend most of his childhood?
What is Nazareth?
500
This Germanic tribe was the first group to make it all the way to the city of Rome and officially ended the empire when they ousted the last Roman emperor.