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'''1. Who is your favorite Roman emperor, and why?''' My favorite emperor would have to be Marcus Aurelius. Out of all the other emperor's listed with him, he was the only one that was not violent and cruel against people, and he had compassion for the weak.

'''1. Who is your favorite Roman emperor, and why?''' My favorite emperor would have to be [[Marcus Aurelius]]. Out of all the other emperor's listed with him, he was the only one that was not violent and cruel against people, and he had compassion for the weak.

'''2. Describe what the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire were, including approximate dates.'''

'''2. Describe what the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire were, including approximate dates.'''

'''3. Compare and contrast the Roman Empire in the West with the Byzantine Empire.''' The Roman Empire was similar to the Byzantine Empire in several ways. They were both ruled by one man. They were both systems of government that were created. Both Empire's were constantly conquering more lands and expanding their power. It is interesting to note that expansion was key in the time of the Roman Empire. Some differences are as follows. The Byzantine Empire was ruled by a professed Christian, whereas the Roman Empire never claimed to be Christian, and was in fact very pagan with their many gods, rituals, and practices. Justinian of the Byzantine Empire made a lot of progresses solely for Christianity, such as the Christian symbols, declaring Sunday as a religious holiday, and establishing Christianity as an official religion of the Roman empire.

'''3. Compare and contrast the [[Roman Empire]] in the West with the [[Byzantine Empire]].''' The Roman Empire was similar to the Byzantine Empire in several ways. They were both ruled by one man. They were both systems of government that were created. Both Empire's were constantly conquering more lands and expanding their power. It is interesting to note that expansion was key in the time of the Roman Empire. Some differences are as follows. The Byzantine Empire was ruled by a professed Christian, whereas the Roman Empire never claimed to be Christian, and was in fact very pagan with their many gods, rituals, and practices. Justinian of the Byzantine Empire made a lot of progresses solely for Christianity, such as the Christian symbols, declaring Sunday as a religious holiday, and establishing Christianity as an official religion of the Roman empire.

'''4. Comment on the significance of the Roman language, Latin.''' The thing I find the most significant about Latin is its ability to sum up in a few words powerful concepts and thoughts that in English would take up to several sentences. For example, the Latin term "caveat emptor", a two word phrase, meaning in English the entire sentence "the burden of examining a product or service is on the buyer before he pays his money, and it is up to him alone to make sure that he gets as much in value as he pays."

'''4. Comment on the significance of the Roman language, Latin.''' The thing I find the most significant about [[Latin]] is its ability to sum up in a few words powerful concepts and thoughts that in English would take up to several sentences. For example, the Latin term "caveat emptor", a two word phrase, meaning in English the entire sentence "the burden of examining a product or service is on the buyer before he pays his money, and it is up to him alone to make sure that he gets as much in value as he pays."

'''5. Explain what Pax Romana was.''' This is the period from 27 B.C. (when the civil war war declared ended by Augustus Caesar) to A.D. 180 (when Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher-emperor died). Pax Romana, which is Latin for "the Roman peace," describes a time where Rome experienced a period of great peace, prosperity, and leadership by the "Five Good Emperors."

'''5. Explain what [[Pax Romana]] was.''' This is the period from 27 B.C. (when the civil war war declared ended by Augustus Caesar) to A.D. 180 (when Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher-emperor died). Pax Romana, which is Latin for "the Roman peace," describes a time where Rome experienced a period of great peace, prosperity, and leadership by the "Five Good Emperors."

'''7. Challenging question (choose "a" or "b"):'''

'''7. Challenging question (choose "a" or "b"):'''

'''(a) all of world history so far in this course can be attributed either to God paving the way for Jesus, or the devil creating obstacles for Him. Discuss.'''

'''(a) all of world history so far in this course can be attributed either to God paving the way for Jesus, or the devil creating obstacles for Him. Discuss.'''

'''(b) there should be an entire course taught about Christianity overcame the anti-Christian Roman empire. Discuss why.''' An entire course on this subject would be very interesting! It would be extremely worthwhile for students to know what it was about Christianity that was so powerful and unwavering that overcame the anti-Christian Roman empire!In a day and age where Americans are fed lies like "All religions are OK" and "You can have multiple God's" and just theories that are basically disputing the importance of a religion with ONE God that man is forced to serve and be accountable to, it would be very helpful to see how Christianity prevailed above an anti-Christian empire as powerful as Rome!

'''(b) there should be an entire course taught about Christianity overcame the anti-Christian Roman empire. Discuss why.''' An entire course on this subject would be very interesting! It would be extremely worthwhile for students to know what it was about Christianity that was so powerful and unwavering that overcame the anti-Christian Roman empire!In a day and age where Americans are fed lies like "All religions are OK" and "You can have multiple God's" and just theories that are basically disputing the importance of a religion with ONE God that man is forced to serve and be accountable to, it would be very helpful to see how Christianity prevailed above an anti-Christian empire as powerful as Rome!

[[Category:World History lectures]]

[[Category:World History lectures]]