Story of the World Book 1 Ch 39 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Nero, the worst Roman emperor of all, loved __________ even though he was terrible at it.

music

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When Rome burned, Nero blamed the ______________.

Christians

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The Christians held meetings in underground passages called _____________.

catacombs

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Constantine built a new capital city for the Roman Empire called ___________________.

Constantinople

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Why were people so afraid of Nero?

Nero had everyone who disagreed with him murdered.

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When the city of Rome burned, Nero was _______________.

in the country giving a huge party

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What did Nero do when heard about the fire?

He stayed where he was for several more days.

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The Roman emperors did not like the Christians because the Christians ____________________.

would not worship the emperor.

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The Christians use a ________________ as a secret symbol to identify other Christians.

fish (ichthus)

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Constantine ended the persecution of the Christians because _____________________.

he didn't think it was right to put people in jail because of who they worshiped.

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What did Constantine see in the sky before an important battle?

a cross of light

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What happened to Constantine after the battle?

He became a Christian

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The Roman army often refused to obey the emperors because they were such bad generals. True or False

True

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One emperor made his horse a consul and told everyone to obey the horse. True or False

True

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The Roman people were grateful to Nero for helping them after the burning of Rome. True or False

False

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The Romans worshiped the emperor as one of their gods. True or False

True

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