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10/11/2005

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Who divided up the Roman world in 44 B.C.?
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Lepidus, Mark Antony, and Caesar Augustas.
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Ceasar Augustus preserved tdhe form of government of the Roman Republic while he kept what for himself??
Definition
he kept the real power for himself
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What titles were were thrust upon Caesar Augustus by the Senate and the army??
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Imperator, Proconsul, and tribune
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Caesar Augustus called himself what?
Definition
Princeps or First Citizen of the State
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Luke 2 tells about what?
Definition
the Birth of Jesus Christ during the rule of Caesar Augustas
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Ther reforms of Caesar
Augustus laid the foundations of what?
Definition
the Roman Empire
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Caesar Augustus established a new system of what?
Definition
coinage
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Caesar Augustus gave the cities and provinces more what?
Definition
self government
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Caesar Augustus abolished what?
Definition
the old system of taxation and substituted a new system by appointing his personal representatives
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Caesar Augustus took direct control over what?
Definition
He took direct control over provincial governors and punished those who were corrupt.
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What happended to Caligula?
Definition
He became insane after a serious illness.
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Who was Tiberius?
Definition
Tiberius was commander of the Roman armies before he became emperor.
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Nero is known as one of the most what?
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Nero was one of the most cruel rulers in history
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Who did Nero blame for the great fire in A.D. 64?
Definition
the Christians
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What two apostles do many historians believe were martyred during the reign of Nero?
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Peter and Paul
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Who took over the Roman government after Nero committed suicide in A.D. 68?
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The Roman general Galba.
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Vespasian restored what to the Roman state?
Definition
stability and order
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Hadrian captured what city in A.D. 135?
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Jerusalem
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What were the dates of the Pax Romana?
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30 B.C. to a.D. 180
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Marcus Aurelius is best known for what?
Definition
for his Stoic philosophy
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Diocletian prevented what by what?
Definition
he prevented immediate collapse of the Roman Empire by his reforms.
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Diocletian is known for what treatment of christians?
Definition
very severe persecution of christians
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Constantine's greatest act was what?
Definition
Edict of Milan, in A.D. 313 which made Christianity a legal religion.
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Constantine founded Constantinople when?
Definition
in A.D. 330
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Who mad Christianity the official religion of the state in A.D. 380?
Definition
Theodosius I
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After the First Century A.D., Rome's constant wars of conquest caused what?
Definition
government bankruptcy
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Apostle Paul wrote what in Galations 6:7?
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Be not decieved; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap. Galations 6:7
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The coastal plains of Palestine consist of what?
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Philistine Plain, the Plain of Sharon, and the Plain of Acre
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The hill country is considered by many as what?
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the most typical area of Palestine
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The most prominent part of the hill country in the ministry of Jesus was what?
Definition
Galilee
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What were two famous cities that overlooked the valley separating galilee from Samaria?
Definition
Taanach and Megiddo
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What was the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Isreal?
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Samaria
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Where is the family of Abraham buried?
Definition
Hebron
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What is part of a large geological fault that runs from East Africa to Syria?
Definition
Jordan Valley
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What Sea is really a large lake?
Definition
the Sea of Galilee
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Bethelem is located where?
Definition
on a limestone ridge in the Judaean hill country
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Jesus was what in Nazareth?
Definition
carpenter
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Jesus lived where during His Galilean ministry?
Definition
Capernaum
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Jesus performed many miracles and preached the Sermon on the Mount where?
Definition
Galilee
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Jesus rose from the tomb when?
Definition
on the first day of the week
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When was the church founded?
Definition
Pentecost (Church as we know it began at Pentecost. Some believe it started before.)
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What did Peter declare in his sermon at Pentecost?
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The Messiahsip of Christ and saving grace.
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How many people were saved at Pentecost?
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at least 3000 people were saved at Pentecost
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Many of the first converts at Pentecost were what?
Definition
Greek-speaking Jews
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Was Peter important to the ministry of Jesus?
Definition
Yes. He was called the Rock.
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Who did Jesus take to the to the Mount of Transfiguration?
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Peter, James and John
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Who was Saul's teacher?
Definition
Gamaliel
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Paul preached to Felix and Festus where?
Definition
Caesarea
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Paul probably died when?
Definition
during the reign of Nero in A.D. 65
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