Rome and Christianity--6th Grade Social Studies

Question 1

A word that means "God's chosen one" in Hebrew.

Accepted Answer

Messiah

Question 2

A legal system based on a written code of laws.

Accepted Answer

civil law

Question 3

Punishing a group because of its beliefs.

Accepted Answer

persecution

Question 4

By the end of AD 100s, the only threats to the Roman Empire came from outside of the empire.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Between 58 and 50 BC Julius Caesar conquered nearly all of

Accepted Answer

Gaul

Question 6

After Caesar's rule, Octavian

Accepted Answer

worked to capture Caesar's killers

Question 7

Early Christians spread the teachings of Jesus only among Jews.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

The emperor believed that by banning cetain Jewish rituals, people would

Accepted Answer

give up Judaism

Question 9

The Romans made frequent payments to the Goths. This system was essentially a way to prevent

Accepted Answer

Goths from attacking Rome

Question 10

What is the similarity between Christmas and Easter?

Accepted Answer

neither is based on an exact date in history

Question 11

The decay of people's values.

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corruption

Question 12

Which word best describes the Roman approach to science and engineering?

Accepted Answer

practical

Question 13

Which of the following best describes why many people became followers of Jesus?

Accepted Answer

he traveled and taught them abou this ideas

Question 14

Romans called the capital of the eastern empire_____________________.

Accepted Answer

Constantinople

Question 15

The_________________tells about the life and teachings of Jesus.

Accepted Answer

New Testament

Question 16

What effect did the occupation of Judea have on the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

It caused the Jews to rebel against Roman rule

Question 17

The Romans created lasting structures by using

Accepted Answer

arches

Question 18

A religion that began in the first century AD.

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Christianity

Question 19

Outlying areas that Rome controlled.

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provinces

Question 20

What effect did Theodora have on the riots in AD 532?

Accepted Answer

she helped the emperor put an end to the uprisings

Question 21

A people who follow the teachings of another person.

Accepted Answer

disciples

Question 22

Most people in the Byzantine Empire spoke____________________________.

Accepted Answer

Greek

Question 23

Roman roads were built to primarily in order to allow

Accepted Answer

Rome's armies to travel through the empire

Question 24

People who were conquered by the Romans were generally allowed to worship any gods.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Caesar took the title princeps, or "first citizen."

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

A person who dies for his or her religious beliefs.

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martyr

Question 27

Early Christians believed that the Resurrection meant that Jesus was the Messiah.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

A person who is a public speaker.

Accepted Answer

orator

Question 29

Which of the following best summarizes an effect the military battles had on farming?

Accepted Answer

there were not enough farmers to grow food

Question 30

Why did Roman emperors by the end of AD100s started giving up land the Roman army had conquered

Accepted Answer

they feared the empire had become too large too defend

Question 31

A famous Roman poet.

Accepted Answer

Ovid

Question 32

For what did reason the Roman language spread to the farthest part of the empire?

Accepted Answer

The Romans conducted business in their language

Question 33

The Roman Empire fell for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

lack of leadership

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