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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?? |
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| 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? |
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| Princeps or First Citizen of the State |
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| 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? |
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| Caesar Augustus established a new system of what? |
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| Caesar Augustus gave the cities and provinces more what? |
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| Caesar Augustus abolished what? |
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| 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? |
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| He took direct control over provincial governors and punished those who were corrupt. |
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| What happended to Caligula? |
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| He became insane after a serious illness. |
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| 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? |
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| What two apostles do many historians believe were martyred during the reign of Nero? |
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| Who took over the Roman government after Nero committed suicide in A.D. 68? |
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| Vespasian restored what to the Roman state? |
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| Hadrian captured what city in A.D. 135? |
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| What were the dates of the Pax Romana? |
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| Marcus Aurelius is best known for what? |
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| Diocletian prevented what by what? |
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| he prevented immediate collapse of the Roman Empire by his reforms. |
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| Diocletian is known for what treatment of christians? |
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| very severe persecution of christians |
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| Constantine's greatest act was what? |
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| Edict of Milan, in A.D. 313 which made Christianity a legal religion. |
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| Constantine founded Constantinople when? |
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| Who mad Christianity the official religion of the state in A.D. 380? |
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| After the First Century A.D., Rome's constant wars of conquest caused what? |
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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? |
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| What were two famous cities that overlooked the valley separating galilee from Samaria? |
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| What was the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Isreal? |
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| Where is the family of Abraham buried? |
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| What is part of a large geological fault that runs from East Africa to Syria? |
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| What Sea is really a large lake? |
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| Bethelem is located where? |
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| on a limestone ridge in the Judaean hill country |
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| Jesus was what in Nazareth? |
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| Jesus lived where during His Galilean ministry? |
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| Jesus performed many miracles and preached the Sermon on the Mount where? |
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| Jesus rose from the tomb when? |
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| on the first day of the week |
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| When was the church founded? |
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| 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? |
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| Was Peter important to the ministry of Jesus? |
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| 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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| Paul preached to Felix and Festus where? |
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| during the reign of Nero in A.D. 65 |
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