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Christianity Emperors

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He and his brother Remus were the

legendary founders of the city of Rome

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Who is

Romulus

?

753 B.C.


What is the

legendary founding of the

city of Rome

?

509 B.C.


What is

Rome becomes a republic

?

The common people of Rome


Who are the

plebeians

?

The laws of the Roman Republic were written on

these


What are the

Twelve Tables

?

A great general from Carthage who crossed the Alps and won many

victories against the Romans, but failed to

conquer the city of Rome itself


Who is

Hannibal Barca

?

Hannibal’s secret weapons, with which he marched through

the Alps to Rome


What are

elephants

?

Cato the Elder ended every one of his

speeches with the same words, which led to the Third Punic War


What is

“Carthage must be destroyed!”

?

In times of war, the Romans could

appoint a to rule by himself for six

months


What is a

dictator?

Along with Crassus and Julius Caesar, he was a

member of the First Triumvirate. Then he

fought Caesar and lost his head in Egypt.


Who is

Pompey?

Popular general who was made

“dictator for life” by the Roman Senate


Who is

Julius Caesar

?

44 B.C.


When is the

assassination of Julius Caesar

?

Julius Caesar’s friend, who betrayed him and

helped stab him to death


Who is

Marcus Brutus

?

He stirred up the crowd against Brutus and the other conspirators at

Caesar’s funeral


Who is

Mark Antony?

As queen of Egypt, she formed an alliance with

Mark Antony against Octavian


Who is

Cleopatra

?

6 B.C. – 4 B.C.

(traditional date is A.D. 1)


When is the

birth ofJesus Christ

?

The literal meaning of the word

“gospel”


What is

“good news”

?

What the disciples said happened after Jesus was

crucified


What are

• He had risen from the dead

• They had seen Him alive and talked with Him multiple

times?

Everyone agrees that this fisherman was an

important apostle. Roman Catholics

believe he was the first Pope, but Protestants

do not.


Who is

Peter?

He started out as a persecutor of Christians,

but was suddenly converted and then preached the gospel

throughout the Roman Empire


Who is

Paul

?

The adopted son of Julius Caesar;

became the first emperor of Rome


Who is

OctavianAugustus

?

Historians call this man’s reign the “Golden Age” of

Rome


Who is

CaesarAugustus

?

• He was accused of setting Rome on fire,

• persecuted Christians, • killed his mother,

• and was condemned by the Roman Senate

• but took his own life.


Who is

Nero

?

Hadrian built this one of these across England


What is a

wall

?

This emperor legalized Christianity and even professed

to become a Christian


Who is

Constantine?

One of these groups did NOT cause problems for

Rome:• Vandals• Huns

• Visigoths• Greeks


Who are the

Greeks

?

Reasons why the Roman Empire declined


What are

• Lack of money

• Bad emperors

• Split between Western and Eastern parts of the empire

?

A.D. 476


What is the

Fall of Rome

?

Write a paragraph explaining the assassination of Julius Caesar.

Include the following: Who wanted to kill Caesar? Why did they want to kill him? How did the Roman

people react to Caesar’s murder? What happened to the Roman

Republic afterwards? Who took power in the end?


• Powerful senators

• They feared Caesar wanted to make himself a king

• Romans were angry and killed Caesar’s murderers

• Civil war broke out and the republic collapsed

• Caesar’s nephew Octavian became emperor

What was the most brutal method of execution used by Rome? Why did the

Romans use it? Why did it become significant to

Christians?


• Crucifixion

• Sent a message:Don’t mess with Rome

• Christians believe thatJesus Christ was crucified

to pay for their sins

Name two reasons why Christianity grew so

much among the people of the Roman Empire. What did it

offer them?


• Embraced all people

• Gave hope to the powerless

• Appealed to those who were sick of Rome

• Offered a personal relationship to God

• Promised forgiveness of sins and eternal life

List two cultural contributions that Rome

made to Western civilization.


• Government by a republic• Realistic art/sculptures• Engineering (roads)

• Latin poetry

FINAL JEOPARDYLabel the map of the Roman Empire:

1. Rome 2. Jerusalem 3. Carthage4. Judea 5. Gaul 6. Spain

7. Mediterranean Sea

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