The Roman Empire
More Roman Empire
Christianity
The Byzantine Empire
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The era of peace and prosperity in Rome beginning during the reign of Caesar Augustus was called:

The Pax Romana

100

Romans were known for this type of poetry, which would often last for hundreds of stanzas.

Epic poetry

100

Judea, the place where Jesus lived, was ruled by the:

Roman Empire

100

The Byzantine Empire's other name (which was more commonly used by its people) was:

The Eastern Roman Empire, or just "Rome".
200

These helped Romans to trade with each other, and for the army to move quickly throughout the empire.

Roads

200

Romans found ways to criticize their leaders by writing these:

Satires (also, oratories)

200

Jesus is considered the Messiah because he:

Came to save the Jews (as well as the rest of humanity), died, and was resurrected.

200

The Byzantine Empire was left on its own after the Western Roman Empire fell due to:

Barbarian invasions, bad economy, massive migration to the east, and cold weather.

300

Romans built enormous temples, amphitheaters, and aqueducts due to their use of this substance:

Concrete

300

In the Roman Colosseum and sites like Circus Maximus, Romans would watch: 

Races, gladiator matches, fighting animals...
300

This was Roman technology that helped in the spread of Christianity:

Roman roads

300

The Byzantine Emperor had some conflict with this religious leader in Western Europe, leading to the Great Schism, or separation, within Christianity.

The Pope

400

Roman Emperors were sometimes hated by early Christians due to the empire's requirement that citizens...

Pay tribute to Roman Emperors as though they were a god.

400

In spite of their great achievements, Romans did not know this basic idea about our Solar System:

That the earth orbits around the sun (they believed the opposite).

400

The story of Jesus' life is told in these books of the Bible:

The Gospels (The books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)

400
Under the Emperor Justinian, the Byzantines attempted to retake the Western half of the Empire, but this only lasted:

While Justinian was alive. Their gains, which were not as large as the original Roman Empire, only lasted until Justinian died. 

500

These modern languages all derived from their parent language, Latin (five possible answers)

Italian, French, Spanish, Romanian, Portuguese

500

Roman citizens had the right to:

Serve in the army, vote in elections, do business, marry who they wanted to...

500

Jesus' taught his lessons by using these to help explain his message:

Parables

500

The Byzantine Empire fell, a thousand years after the fall of Rome, due to:

Christian invasions (the Fourth Crusade), Muslim invasions (the Ottoman Turks), and devastating plagues.