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Ancient Rome & The Rise of Christianity
Ancient Rome & The Rise of Christianity
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A pre-test review game for Chapter 5 of our World History textbook.
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1
All of the following contributed to the fall of Rome EXCEPT
Reliance on mercenaries due to a lack of citizen volunteers
Frequent invasions by outside groups
Decline in values, especially patriotism
A Plebeian rebellion
2
Jesus used short stories with simple moral lessons, called ___, to communicate his ideas.
Fables
Parables
Folktales
Verses
3
Which of the following is not a member of the early Christian Church hierarchy?
Popes
Diocese
Priests
Bishops
4
According to legend, the brothers Romulus and Remus were sons of what god/goddess?
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
Mercury
5
Which group ruled over Rome before the establishment of the Republic?
Macedonians
Etruscans
Mongols
Huns
6
What types of slaves fought in the arena to the death for the amusement of Roman citizens?
Gladiators
Helots
Plebeians
Patricians
7
What persecutor of Christians later spent his life spreading Christianity within the empire?
John the Baptist
Luke
Paul
Peter
8
The Edict of Milan decreed that...
Christianity was the official religion of the Roman Empire
All old Hellenistic and Roman religions were banned
The Church was a hierarchy
All religious groups in the empire were welcome
9
Name the skilled general who led his troops over the Alps into Rome during the 2nd Punic War
Alexander the Great
Hannibal
Julius Caesar
Attila the Hun
10
What reformer in Rome wanted to take from the wealthy and give to the poor?
Tiberius Gracchus
Gaius Gracchus
Sulia
Marius
11
What is the name of the elected officials in Rome who protected Plebeian rights?
Tribunes
Magistrates
Praetors
Senators
12
Why did the Roman Senate, as a whole, not like Julius Caesar?
He married Cleopatra
He cut back on publican activities
He gave away citizenship too easily
He was too popular and powerful
13
What two ideas from ancient Rome influenced the formation of American government?
Common law and limited monarchy
Direct democracy and written laws
A republic and written laws
A republic and the division of society into classes
14
What period of Roman history was initiated by Augustus and lasted more than 200 years?
The Pax Romana
The Ara Pacis
The Roman Republic
The Roman Empire
15
The four books in the New Testament, which recount the life of Jesus, are called the
Torah
Genesis
Apostles Creed
Gospels
16
What did the Romans build to transport their water from the mountains to the city in Rome?
Terraces
Galleys
Sewers
Aqueducts
17
In a time of crisis, the Senate could appoint a ___ with emergency powers for six months.
Judge
Consul
Tribune
Dictator
18
Rome fell because...
It was too large to defend
Taxes and prices rose for the people who stayed in Rome
Rich citizens left the city
Corruption became common
19
Which statement about Julius Caesar is FALSE?
He formed the Second Triumvirate
He crossed the Rubicon River with his army
He led a conquest of Gaul
He was attacked by the upper class
20
In the Punic Wars, Rome gained control of the Mediterranean Sea by defeating:
The Greeks
The Persians
The Sicilians
The Carthaginians
21
What was the name of the large estate that replaced small farms after the Punic Wars?
Commercial Farms
Subsistence Farm
Plantations
Latifundias
22
The Romans excused the following people from worshipping Roman gods
Muslims
Christians
Jews
Catholics
23
What part of Rome fell first?
South
East
North
West
24
Who wrote the
Aeneid
?
Virgil
Nero
Cicero
Homer
25
What is the name for the original set of laws written down in Rome during the Republic?
Twelve Tables
Twelve Codes
Twelve Commandments
Twelve Laws
26
Who was the first Roman Emperor?
Julius Caesar
Marc Antony
Augustus
Marcus Aurelius
27
This emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman empire
Theodosius
Julius Caesar
Constantine
Nero
28
Which social group of the Roman Republic made up the majority of the population?
Tribunes
Plebeians
Slaves
Patricians
29
What was the name of the two people elected by the Senate to serve for a one-year term?
Dictators
Consuls
Tribunes
Senators
30
I will get an A on my test
YES!
As long as I study
Maybe....
Most likely
31
Which of the following was NOT a part of the message taught by Jesus?
Equality of all believers
Forgiveness
Polytheism
Sympathy for the poor
32
What is the name of the Roman military unit?
Infantry
Phalanx
Legion
Cavalry
33
Where was Jesus born?
Bethlehem
Rome
Palestine
Jerusalem
34
Which army invaded Rome from Easter Eurasia?
The Vikings
The Roman Army
The Samurai
The Huns
35
Roman gods and goddesses were mostly based on the mythology of:
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Babylon
Greece
36
According to legend, who was the founder of Rome and the first ruler?
Aeneas
Virgil
Remus
Romulus
37
To help spread his message, Jesus recruited 12 close followers known as
Missionaries
Apostles
Messiahs
Apprentices
38
A person who suffers and dies for his or her beliefs is a(n)
Martyr
Disciple
Apostle
Christian
39
Who was the emperor who split Rome into two parts to make governing easier?
Nero
Vespasian
Constantine
Diocletian
40
In the early Roman republic, members of the landowning class were called:
Patricians
Tribunes
Plebeians
Consuls
41
What Barbarian group invaded Rome causing its ultimate downfall?
Visigoths
Celts
Conans
Vikings
