The Roman Empire
What were Roman emperors called?
Who are Caesars?
According to Christian beliefs, what happened after Jesus died?
He was resurrected on the third day
What is a heretic?
What is a person who believes things that go against the official teachings of a religion?
Which part of the Roman Empire fell in 476 AD?
What is the Western Roman Empire?
What happened to important Caesars after their death?
They were honored as gods
Who was the first famous Christian missionary?
Who is Paul?
What was the Christian bishop in Rome called?
What is the Pope?
How did the Romans decide who would be the next Caesar?
What is the firstborn son?
Which city was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius?
What is Pompeii?
What are the four accounts of the life of Jesus called?
What are the Gospels?
What was the meeting that deemed Arius a heretic?
What is the Council of Nicaea?
What was the Roman punishment for rebellion?
What is crucifixion?
What is Pax Romana and Pax Deorum?
What are "the Peace of Rome" and "Peace of the gods"?
Why did Christianity spread so quickly?
Jesus's teaching appealed to the poor and oppressed Roman people. Also roads
What was the declaration that made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire?
What is the Edict of Milan?
Who was the first Christian Roman emperor?
Who is Constantine?
What was the name of Roman canals that carried water across the empire?
What is an aqueduct?
Why did the Romans persecute Christians
They thought the Christians would disrupt the Pax Deorum
Who defended Christianity after the sack of Rome in 410 AD?
Who is Augustine of Hippo?
What was the name of the economic turmoil, civil wars, famine, and plagues that devastated Rome in the 200s AD?
What is the Crisis of the Third Century?