Ancient Rome

Question 1

Julius Caesar

Answer 1

Attempted to make reforms to help save the ailing republic

Made himself absolute ruler

Question 2

Octavian/Augustus

Answer 2

Declared Exalted One and first citizen by the senate

First ruler of the Pax Romana

Question 3

Marcus Aurelius

Answer 3

Last great emperor of the Pax Romana

Question 4

Diocletian

Answer 4

Divided the empire into two parts,

Easter and western

Question 5

Constantine

Answer 5

Moved Roman power eastward by building a new capital St Constantinople
Granted toleration to Christina’s through the edict of Milan

Question 6

Apostles

Answer 6

followers of jesus

Question 7

Paul

Answer 7

Spread Christianity

Question 8

Missionaries

Answer 8

Religious teachers that traveled with the sole purpose of spreading Christianity

Question 9

Priests

Answer 9

Leaders of Christian communities formed the majority of the church clergy

Question 10

Bishops

Answer 10

Ranked over the priests

Question 11

Patriarchs

Answer 11

Bishops of major cities and exercised authority over other bishops in their area

Question 12

Pressures leading to the decline of rome

Answer 12

Military: Germanic invasions, weakened Roman army
Political: oppressive gov, corrupt officials, divided empire
Economic: heavy taxes, population decline
Social: erosion of traditional values, weakened Roman army, “break and circuses”

Question 13

Physical setting of Rome

Answer 13

Lies near the center of the Mediterranean region
Italy is protected in the north by the Alps
On the plane the Latium
Tiber river