Ch. 1.3 Rome and the Rise of Christianity

Question 1

patricians

Answer 1

great landowners. Rome’s ruling class

Question 2

plebeians

Answer 2

less wealthy landowners and others. larger class. below patricians.

Question 3

republic

Answer 3

form of gov’t in which leader is not a monarch and certain citizens can vote

Question 4

Senate

Answer 4

(Roman) select group of about 300 landowners who serve for life. advise officials and has force of law

Question 5

Christianity

Answer 5

belief of Jesus Christ and God. born and expanded in Roman Empire

Question 6

Catholic Church

Answer 6

institution that was the avenue between an individual and God

Question 7

(a) estate

Answer 7

“The upper classes lived lives of great luxury on their villas and on their vast ESTATES.”

Question 8

(a) potential

Answer 8

“Some people saw Jesus as a POTENTIAL revolutionary who might lead a revolt against Rome.”

Question 9

(a) minority

Answer 9

“By the end of the second century AD, Christians still represented a small MINORITY, but one of considerable strength.”

Question 10

(p) Augustus

Answer 10

created new order = Roman Empire.

Question 11

(p) Jesus

Answer 11

Jewish prophet who spread the word of God. later crucified.

Question 12

(p) Nero

Answer 12

persecuted Christians. reign AD 54 to 68

Question 13

(p) Constantine

Answer 13

became a Christian. passed tolerance of Christianity in the empire.

Question 14

(pl) Rome

Answer 14

part of Italy. Roman civilization starts here

Question 15

(pl) Mediterranean Sea

Answer 15

Rome became master of the Med. Sea