Rome & Byzantine: Unemployment, Persecution, Decline, and Schism

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4. The main reason for growing unemployment in Rome in the 1st and 2nd centuries A.D. Answer

5. Returning Roman soldiers losing their farms to wealthy landholders

6. Christians were persecuted under the reign of this emperor for their refusal to do this Answer

7. Worship Roman gods and the Roman emperor as a god

8. People who travel about with the purpose of converting others to their religious faith Answer

9. missionaries

10. Two major reasons for the decline and fall of Rome in the 5th century A.D. Answer

11. Population loss due to plague and a governmental system that no longer worked

12. This event signaled the merging of Germanic, Roman, and Christian elements in 800 A.D. Answer

13. The crowning of Charlemagne as Emperor of Rome by the pope

14. The people who swore an oath to take care of the poor in European society after the fall of Rome Answer

15. Monks (and nuns)

16. The 11th century event that forever changed the relationship between the Church in the east and west Answer

17. Great Schism (1054)

18. Mark Anthony battled for control of Rome with this future Roman emperor Answer

19. Octavian

20. This popular Roman general was appointed dictator for life after defeating his chief rival for power Answer

21. Julius Caesar

22. The Roman emperor Caracalla changed citizenship requirements by this means Answer

23. By granting citizenship to all free people

24. The toga that we associate with Romans was actually borrowed from this people Answer

25. Etruscans

26. A period of peace during the Roman Empire that saw large-scale building programs Answer

27. Pax Romana

28. Daily Double!!! This Roman emperor set the precedent for choosing provincial leaders himself to ensure loyalty Answer

29. Caesar Augustus

30. Rome’s first publicly displayed law code Answer

31. Twelve Tables

32. A series of wars that ultimately led to the destruction of Carthage and Roman sovereignty in the Mediterranean Answer

33. Punic Wars

34. The group that made up the Roman senate and served for life Answer

35. patricians

36. The breaking point that led to a civil war in Rome occurred when Julius Caesar led his army across this river Answer

37. Rubicon

38. The Roman general Octavian defeated this Roman opponent and his Egyptian lover, a descendent of Macedonia and Ptolemy Answer

39. Anthony and Cleopatra

40. The best description of religion in the Roman state Answer

41. polytheistic

42. The Roman technological innovation that aided in the building of massive buildings Answer

43. concrete

44. Its translation is “the Roman peace” Answer

45. Pax Romana

46. The ‘unseen’ struggle in a city of Rome that was otherwise rich and grandiose Answer

47. high unemployment and poor living conditions for the poor

48. Of Rome and Greece, the region that had the ability to feed a large population Answer

49. Rome

50. The political chronology of Roman governments from earliest to latest Answer