Ch 2 WS 4

World History

 

  1. What did the Roman gov’t provide for the poor within the city?

 

 

  1. What was Virgil’s book? What was it about?

 

 

  1. What kind of things did the Romans put into their buildings that expanded on what the Greeks did?

 

 

  1. Why did many Romans view the early Christians as harmful to the empire?

 

 

  1. What emperor led the largest period of persecution against the Christians?

 

 

  1. Give one reason why Christianity appealed to many people in the Roman empire.

 

 

  1. Who was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity?

 

 

  1. What did Diocletian decree in regards to Christianity?

 

 

  1. What did Diocletian do to the structure of the Roman empire?

 

 

  1. What city became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?

 

 

  1. Name two groups that eventually invaded the Roman Empire.