Lesson 1
What was the main purpose of the roads the Romans built?
To transport soldiers.
What did Cicero do?
His orations were used by later orators as models
Who were the disciples and how many of them were there?
The disciples were the 12 followers of Jesus and they spread his teachings after his death.
What role did the the Mediterranean, Black, and Red Seas play for the Byzantine Empuire?
The Byzantine Empire benefited from easy access to these important bodies of water.
What is the Holy Communion
A ritual meal were bread and wine are eaten.
What is the pax romana
A period of peace in Rome, the Roman peac no wars no hunger
The roads, and the pax romana
When did the pax romana end
180 CE
What religion was Jesus?
Who began the pax romana
Emperor Augustus
List two factors that contributed top the fall of Rome
There was disease an epidemic and constant war
Which emperor appointed a co emperor
Diochletian
Christians believe that Jesus was ____ in human form
God
What is the gospel
The books of the new testament that tell about Jesus's teachings
What was Justinians impact on the Byzantine Empire?
He grew the byzantine empire to the largest size it had ever been
What is the old testament
The Old Testament is the Hebrew Bible which is first part of the Christian Bible, which tells the ancient history, stories, and laws of the Israelites before Jesus was born.
Who was Cicero
A roman scholar and orator
Why did romans prefer trade by sea
Why did the Byzantine Empire Decline?
Invasions
What is the New testament
The new rules people wrote in addition to the old testament