Chapter 5: Rome and the Rise of Christianity

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Labor shortage

A(n) ________ created by plague (an epidemic disease) affected both military recruiting and the economy.

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gladiator Spartacus

Led by the ________, the revolt broke out in southern Italy and involved seventy thousand slaves.

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Marcus Aurelius

________, the last of the five good emperors, died in A.D. 180.

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Roman

________ boys learned reading and writing, moral principles and family values, law, and physical training to prepare them to be soldiers.

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western emperor

In 476, the ________, Romulus Augustulus, was deposed by the Germanic head of the army.

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Caesar

________ marched on Rome, starting a civil war between his forces and those of Pompey and his allies.

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Jesus

________ believed that his mission was to complete the salvation that God had promised to Israel throughout its history.

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Diocletian

At the end of the third and the beginning of the fourth centuries, the Roman Empire gained a new lease on life through the efforts of two emperors, ________ and Constantine.

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Pax Romana

The ________ lasted for almost a hundred years.

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Italy

The Greeks came to ________ in large numbers during the age of Greek colonization (750- 550 B.C .)

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Augustus

________ maintained a standing army of 28 legions, or about 150, 000 men.

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Great landowners

The patricians were ________, who became Romes ruling class.

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ern Italy

The son of a small landholder in north- ________ near Mantua, he (Virgil) welcomed the rule of Augustus and wrote his greatest work, the Aeneid, in honor of Rome.

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Hannibal

________ entered Spain, moved east, and crossed the Alps with an army of about 46, 000 men, a large number of horses, and 37 battle elephants.

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Triumvirate

A(n) ________ is a government by three people with equal power.

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Christian communities

He (Paul) founded ________ throughout Asia Minor and along the shores of the Aegean Sea.

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second centuries BC

During the third and ________, the Romans adopted many features of the Greek style of art.

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Asia

The Huns, who came from ________, moved into eastern Europe and put pressure on the Germanic Visigoths.

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Constantine

________ began his reign in 306, and by 324 he had emerged as the sole ruler of the empire.

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Dictator

A(n) ________ is an absolute ruler.

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fourth century

In the ________, Christianity prospered as never before when Constantine became the first Christian emperor.

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Peter

________ was recognized as the leader of the apostles.

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Crassus

________ was known as the richest man in Rome.

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spread of Roman

Cities were important in the ________ cul- ture, Roman law, and the Latin language.

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Antony

________ allied himself with the Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII.

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Christianity

________ began as a movement within Judaism.

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Slavery

________ was common throughout the ancient world.

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Augustus

________ stabilized the frontiers of the Roman Empire, conquering many new areas.

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Trajan

________ extended Roman rule into Dacia (modern Romania), Mesopotamia, and the Sinai Peninsula.

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