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Chapter 8
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History
6th Grade
04/05/2006

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Which Emperor ordered everyone to return to the home of his ancestors to be counted in the census?
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Augustus
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Mary and Joseph had to go to the King David's birth place which is in which town?
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Bethlehem
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Hesus grew up in what town?
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Nazareth
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Jesus was accused of "forbidding the payment of taxes to who?
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Ceasar
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In 64 A.D. which emperor burned Rome and blamed the Christians?
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Neco
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To escape persecution, Christians hid in underground burial grounsd called what?
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Catacombs
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What did the Romans believe the Christians were to the government?
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disloyal
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About how many years did the persecution of the Christians last?
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250
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What did Constantine see a vision of in 312 A.D.?
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cross in the sky
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What is the new law that Emperor Constantine issued in 313 A.D.?
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Edict of Milan
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Who was the Roman Emperor who ruled that a master could not put a slave to death?
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Hadran
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What were the wars between Roman generals that caused much bloodshed called?
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Civil Wars
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What were the Romans destroying during these internal wars?
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each other's property
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Who did the Romans have to pay very high taxes to support?
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solders needed to keep the peace
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Under which emperor was the last great persecution of Christians under?
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Diocletian
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What kind of city was Constantine trying to develop the capitol into when he moved it to Constantinople?
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Christian City
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Which emperor declared that the Empire should be divided between east and west?
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Theodosius
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What was the name of the first general council of the Church called?
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Council of Nicea
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Who was the bishop of Milan in Italy during the Council of Nicea?
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Ambrose
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Which emperor made Christianity the relgion of the empire?
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Theodosius
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What do we call the tribes who lived in the northern part of Europe who were fierce fighters?
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Germans
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What were the northern tribesmen invited into the Roman Empire to be?
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soldires
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Who were the savage horsmen who rode horses into battle?
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Huns
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Who did the Roman Emperor invties to fight the savage horsemen?
Definition
the Visigoths
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When was Rome captured by Germanic tribes for the first time?
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378 A.D.
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Who were the Germanic tribes that captures Rome in 455?
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Vandals
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Who did Pope Leo I meet with to keep Rome from being taken a third time?
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Attila the Hun
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By 476 A.D, the old Western Roman Empire was rune dby what kind of Kings?
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German
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What was the name of the first German general who removed the Roman emperor from the throne?
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Odoacer
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The Eastern part of the Roman Empire still survived byt it was more Greek or Roman?
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Greek
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there were many resons for the downfall of the Roman Empire, one was the thousands of people with out what?
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Jobs
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What were farm workers treated like?
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slaves
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