HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Believers would not feel pain or hunger
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Citizens had the right to overthrow evil rulers
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People could sacrifice to any gods they wanted
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Slaves and the poor could hope for a better life after death.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 313 C.E., Roman emperor Constantine the Great ended all persecution and declared toleration for Christianity. Later that century, Christianity became the official state religion of the Empire. This drastic change in policy spread this relatively new religion to every corner of the Empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -Constantine made Christianity the main religion of Rome, and created Constantinople, which became the most powerful city in the world. Emperor Constantine (ca A.D. 280– 337) reigned over a major transition in the Roman Empire-and much more.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did the Roman Empire help to simplify the spread of Christianity? Centuries of conquest connected much of Europe under Roman control, providing a road map for missionaries to spread the word.
Detailed explanation-4: -Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire when Emperor Theodosius I issued the Edict of Thessalonica in 380, which recognized the catholic orthodoxy of Nicene Christians in the Great Church as the Roman Empire’s state religion.