HIEU 201 EXAM 2 REVIEW COURSE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TEST BANK FOR
2026.
⫸ Why are they known as the Five Good Emperors? Answer: They
ruled during a time of peace, stability, and prosperity in the Roman
Empire, choosing capable successors rather than family heirs.
⫸ What was the Pax Romana? Answer: A long period of relative
peace and stability in the Roman Empire lasting roughly from 27 BCE
to 180 CE.
⫸ What were the causes of the "third century crisis"? Answer:
Political instability, frequent civil wars, economic decline, plagues,
and invasions by Germanic and Persian forces.
⫸ Why was the Roman Empire divided? Answer: Emperor
Diocletian divided it to make the vast empire easier to govern and
defend, creating Eastern and Western halves.
⫸ How did Christianity come to dominate the Roman Empire?
Answer: Through missionary work, the appeal of its moral teachings,
persecution that strengthened faith, and Emperor Constantine's
conversion and legalization of Christianity.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TEST BANK FOR
2026.
⫸ Why are they known as the Five Good Emperors? Answer: They
ruled during a time of peace, stability, and prosperity in the Roman
Empire, choosing capable successors rather than family heirs.
⫸ What was the Pax Romana? Answer: A long period of relative
peace and stability in the Roman Empire lasting roughly from 27 BCE
to 180 CE.
⫸ What were the causes of the "third century crisis"? Answer:
Political instability, frequent civil wars, economic decline, plagues,
and invasions by Germanic and Persian forces.
⫸ Why was the Roman Empire divided? Answer: Emperor
Diocletian divided it to make the vast empire easier to govern and
defend, creating Eastern and Western halves.
⫸ How did Christianity come to dominate the Roman Empire?
Answer: Through missionary work, the appeal of its moral teachings,
persecution that strengthened faith, and Emperor Constantine's
conversion and legalization of Christianity.
