How did martyrs help spread Christianity?

showed the strength of Christian beliefs.

As Rome's first emperor, how did Augustus build a stable government?

by creating a civil service to enforce Rome's laws

Why did poet Virgil and the historian Livy focus on the rise and fall of Roman power?

Wanted to arouse patriotism and restore Roman virtues

Which statements are true of ancient Roman religion?

Romans had public feasts/festivals to celebrate their gods

Which event triggered the civil wars that ended in Augustus’s rise as emperor?

the assassination of Julius Caesar

Which government precedent did the Roman republic pass on to future civilizations?

representation of citizens in a law-making body

Which power did farmers, merchants, and artisans eventually gain in the Roman republic?

elect officials who could veto laws harmful to plebeians

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1
How did martyrs help spread Christianity?
explained how the Christian God was like Roman gods.
proved Christians could stand up to Roman power.
showed the strength of Christian beliefs.
demonstrated that the Christian God protected believers.
2
As Rome's first emperor, how did Augustus build a stable government?
by replacing senate patricians with plebeians and tribunes
by making Roman law the same for all provinces
by creating a civil service to enforce Rome's laws
by setting term limits for future emperors
3
Why did poet Virgil and the historian Livy focus on the rise and fall of Roman power?
wanted to elevate Roman history above Greek history.
Wanted to arouse patriotism and restore Roman virtues
wanted Rome's enemies to fear its power.
wanted to revise Roman history to reveal Rome's cruelty.
4
Which statements are true of ancient Roman religion?
Romans worshiped through rituals in front of city temples.
Romans built family shrines to ancestral ghosts.
Romans had many gods and goddesses, such as Zeus and Hera.
Romans had public feasts/festivals to celebrate their gods
5
Which event triggered the civil wars that ended in Augustus’s rise as emperor?
division of the Roman empire into eastern and western empire
adoption of Christianity as the official religion
the assassination of Julius Caesar
the defeat of Carthage in the Punic Wars
6
Which government precedent did the Roman republic pass on to future civilizations?
separation of powers among multiple political institutions
leaders who are appointed based on merit
representation of citizens in a law-making body
one man, one vote, regardless of status or wealth
7
Which precedent did institutions of the Roman republic set?
centralization of authority
one man, one vote
freedom of religion
representative government
8
Why were Horace, Martial, and Juvenal popular poets?
recorded important historic events.
preserved traditional tales of heroism.
satirized Roman society.
honored Roman gods and goddesses.
9
Which power did farmers, merchants, and artisans eventually gain in the Roman republic?
select patrician consuls
the right to help Etruscan authorities in governing Rome
share power with patrician authorities for part of the year
elect officials who could veto laws harmful to plebeians
10
In which Christian text are the teachings of Jesus recorded?
Old Testament
The Republic
Ten Commandments
Gospels

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