WH Unit X Review B - Roman Empire

Who made the greatest contribution toward setting Christianity on the road to becoming a world religion?

• Augustine

• Clement

• Peter

• Paul

What important change did the Roman emperor Constantine make in A.D. 313?

• He divided the empire into two parts, eastern and western.

• He brought back the republic to help end political violence.

• He granted religious toleration to Christians.

• He moved the capital of the empire to Vienna.

To join the early Christian community, a person had to...

• train to become a martyr.

• learn to read the Latin Bible.

• be baptized, or blessed with holy water.

• accept the teachings of the Roman bishops.

The twelve men who followed Jesus the most and spread his message were called the...

• Apostles

• Epistles

• Bishops

• Caesars

Which was NOT a teaching of the Apostles?

• Supported the Roman emphasis on wealth

• Treated women and slaves better than other Roman religions.

• Give generously to the poor.

• All of these were beliefs of the Apostles.

How did Paul continue to teach various churches while in prison?

• He wrote letters called epistles.

• His assistants memorized and recited his messages.

• People were allowed to come hear him from prison.

• Two words: Homing pigeons.

The life and teachings of Jesus were recorded in...

• the Gospels.

• the Old Testament.

• the Twelve Tables.

• the Praetorian.

From which religion did Christianity develop?

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Greek Mythology

The main message of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount was...

• Never be merciful in war, or you shall be defeated.

• Slaves should always obey their masters.

• Love for God and charity to all was more important than following Jewish Law.

• Jewish law must be obey at all times.

Constantine had a dream that he would win a decisive battle to control the western part of the Roman Empire. What did he dream?

• That he would win the battle if he became a Christian.

• That he would win the battle if he put letters signifying Christ on his soldiers' shields.

• That he would win the battle if his soldiers were baptized.

• That he would win the battle at the cost of the death of his son.