Test Wednesday

Today in class we talked about the test we have coming up this Wednesday. After we discussed the test we had to write down questions we think Mr. Schick will have on the test.

Predicted Questions:

How did Diocletian persecute the Christians?

 First Edict

Diocletian ordered Christian churches to be burned and to have its treasures taken. He also ordered for all Christian scriptures and books to be destroyed, he made Christians potential subjects for judicial torture. Christian senators, equestrians, Recursion  veterans, and soldiers were devoid of their spot in the government and imperial freedmen were re-enslaved.

The second edict

Ordered the arrest as well as the imprisonment of all bishops and priests

The third edict

Ordered that if any imprisoned clergyman wanted to be freed, he would have to make a sacrifice to the Roman gods

The fourth edict

Ordered all men, women, and children to come to the public space and make a collective sacrifice together and if they refused, they would be executed

What is Constantine’s connection to Christianity?

How did Constantine restructure the empire?

When was the Pax Romana?  (Answer: 27 BC to 180 AD)

When was the Edict of Milan? (Answer: 313)

How much bigger was Diocletian's army then Augustus'? (Answer: 1/3)

What battle did Constantine fight in after his vision? (Answer: The Battle of Milvian Bridge) 

What is the story of Constantine vision? (Answer: He had a vision of a cross in the sky and next to it said you will win with this sign. So he put the sign on his shield in the battle he was in and won.)

What is the Edict of Milan? (Answer: A law saying you can't discriminate people against their religion.) 

How many people lived in Rome in 300 AD? (Answer: 60 million (7 million were Christian)

What are the four gospels? (Answer: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)