Chapter 6 Quiz

A  the Hellenized Jew who became a key figure in the development and spread of Christianity as a religion separate from Judaism

B  the Roman governor responsible for ordering Jesus’ execution

C  the Zoroastrian priest who translated Jesus’ teachings from Latin into Persian

D  an early follower of Jesus who insisted it was necessary to convert to Judaism in order to accept the Christian faith

A  Roman government was unstable, and more than twenty different emperors seized power in just 49 years

B  the Roman Republic was fully restored, along with the authority of the elected consuls

C  the capital of the Roman Empire was moved to Egypt, and Roman emperors took the title of pharaoh 

D  the Senate returned complete autonomy to the Roman provinces

A  fully restored the Roman Republic and the authority of the elected consuls

B  moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Egypt and proclaimed himself pharaoh

C  claimed to have restored the Republic, but in fact kept an extraordinary amount of political power for himself

D  returned complete autonomy to the Roman provinces

A  translated the works of the Greek poet Homer into Latin

B  became so famous for his stories about the lives of common people in Rome that he was elected emperor in 31 CE

C  was the author of the Aeneid, an epic poem that is the Latin equivalent of the Greek Iliad and Odyssey

D  was persecuted by the emperor Augustus for writing works that criticized the Roman government