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Story of the World Book 1 Ch 39

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  • Why were people so afraid of Nero?
    Nero had everyone who disagreed with him murdered.
  • The Christians held meetings in underground passages called _____________.
    catacombs
  • The Roman people were grateful to Nero for helping them after the burning of Rome. True or False
    False
  • Many Christians were forced to fight in gladiator shows or killed by wild animals during Nero's reign. True or False
    True
  • When the city of Rome burned, Nero was _______________.
    in the country giving a huge party
  • The Roman army often refused to obey the emperors because they were such bad generals. True or False
    True
  • What did Constantine see in the sky before an important battle?
    a cross of light
  • The Roman emperors did not like the Christians because the Christians ____________________.
    would not worship the emperor.
  • What happened to Constantine after the battle?
    He became a Christian
  • Nero, the worst Roman emperor of all, loved __________ even though he was terrible at it.
    music
  • The Romans worshiped the emperor as one of their gods. True or False
    True
  • Constantine's army was defeated at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. True or False
    False
  • Constantine built a new capital city for the Roman Empire called ___________________.
    Constantinople
  • The Christians use a ________________ as a secret symbol to identify other Christians.
    fish (ichthus)
  • When Rome burned, Nero blamed the ______________.
    Christians
  • 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.
  • One emperor made his horse a consul and told everyone to obey the horse. True or False
    True
  • What did Nero do when heard about the fire?
    He stayed where he was for several more days.
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