Answers2025-2026_MDCPS_2109010-MJ World History Sem 2-CRUnit Test

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How did life change for Christians after the Edict of Milan?

A
Christians elected their own senators.
B
Christians were now free to worship without fear.
C
Christians were now allowed to serve in the Roman army.
D
Christians began to send missionaries to start new churches.
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Why was the Eastern Roman Empire able to collect more taxes than the Western Roman Empire?

A
It could collect additional money from the Goths.
B
It had a larger population from which to collect taxes.
C
It taxed the groups coming into the area to farm land.
D
It placed high taxes on the empire’s declining population.
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The map shows the Roman Empire around the year 284.

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A
Constantine
B
Diocletian
C
Hadrian
D
Theodosius
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What was the result of the civil wars in the Western Roman Empire?

A
The military grew because of the wars.
B
More roads were developed so armies could travel.
C
Western groups controlled the most profitable trade routes.
D
The empire grew weaker because of the military conflicts.
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The map shows the Silk Road.

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A
Trade did not reach Africa.
B
Trade was done only via rivers.
C
Trade reached three continents.
D
Trade was heaviest in the Mediterranean.
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What role did men fill in Roman society?

A
managing servants
B
caring for the children
C
managing the household
D
participating in government
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What is one reason Paul’s Epistles were important to early Christianity?

A
They helped to spread the Christian religion.
B
They were rules used to open new churches.
C
They told the stories of Jesus and the disciples.
D
They told the stories of Paul’s conversion to Christianity.
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What is written about in The Aeneid?

A
daily life in Rome
B
Roman religion
C
the founding of Rome
D
the Roman emperor Augustus
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Which statement best compares how the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem by the Babylonians and, later, the Romans impacted Jewish people?

A
Both events contributed to Jewish people leaving their homeland, but the Roman destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem is considered the beginning of the Jewish diaspora.
B
Both events resulted in Jewish people revolting against these empires, but the Babylonian destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem resulted in a victory in which Jewish people seized control of Babylon.
C
Both events resulted in Jewish people being scapegoated for natural disasters and plagues, but the Roman destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem resulted in Jewish people being scapegoated for the death of Jesus.
D
Both events resulted in a Jewish people being unable to openly practice their religion, but the Babylonian destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem resulted in many Jewish people converting to another religion altogether.
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Which example shows how religious beliefs influenced Roman social roles?

A
The goddess Minerva was seen as an example of how to raise children.
B
The goddess Juno was seen as an example of how women should behave.
C
The god Jupiter was seen as an example for how the emperor should wage war.
D
The god Mars was seen as an example of how an emperor should rule his people.
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The maps show the development of the Roman Empire.How can the Roman Empire’s expansion be described?

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It reached every continent.
B
It doubled the size of the republic.
C
Roman rule finally reached Africa.
D
Growth in Asia was reduced.
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What was a recurring rationale Christians across Europe used to justify their persecution of Jewish people during the Middle Ages?

A
the claim that Jewish people killed Jesus
B
the claim that Jewish people were responsible for eclipses
C
the claim that Jewish people stole their land
D
the claim that Jewish people believed they were superior
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What did the Edict of Milan accomplish?

A
It ended civil wars in the Roman Empire.
B
It established four districts in the Roman Empire.
C
It legalized the Christian religion in the Roman Empire.
D
It established Byzantium as the capital of the Roman Empire.
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Why do Christians call Jesus "the Christ”?

A
Christ comes from the Greek word for Messiah.
B
Christ comes from the Greek word for salvation.
C
Christ comes from the Latin word for Nazareth.
D
Christ comes from the Latin word for Resurrection.
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What was one role that Jesus’s disciples played in the origins of Christianity?

A
They created the parables.
B
They preached his messages.
C
They established the calendar.
D
They chose him to be the first pope.
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What did Virgil and Horace have in common?

A
They both failed as soldiers.
B
They both studied in Rome.
C
They both wrote about ordinary life.
D
They both made fun of serious authors.
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The map shows where each modern Romance language is widely spoken.

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They have yet to reach the continent of Africa.
B
They are most heavily concentrated in Europe.
C
They are spoken in various places in the world.
D
They are the only languages spoken in North America.
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What do Christians believe happened to Jesus after the Resurrection?

A
He rose into heaven.
B
He became a missionary.
C
He was sentenced to death.
D
He became the leader of the church.
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How did Paul help shape the beliefs of early Christianity?

A
Paul organized the new Christian Bible.
B
Paul sent letters to new churches to advise them.
C
Paul became the first pope of the Catholic Church.
D
Paul organized church activities for priests and bishops.
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How did the Council of Nicaea help to spread Christianity?

A
It clarified Christian teachings.
B
It encouraged new apostles to join.
C
It made Christianity a legal religion.
D
It made Christianity the official religion.

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