1. jesus's teachings were based on which tradition? a. greek b. jewish c. persian d. roman 2. from which principle did roman law, in preactice, diverge from christian ethics? a. importance of justice b. equality before the law c. presumption of innocence until proven guilty d. trial by jury 3. which of the following resulted from the apostles' efforts? a. they were elected as the first church officials b. the message of christianity spread widely c. the emperor outlawed christian practices d. the jews acknowledged christ as the messiah 4. which of the following is a central teaching of christianity? a. martys are the only true believers b. jesus brings spiritual salvation to believers c. forgiing others is not important d. god the poor, so man does not need to

here are some events that to cause increased conflict between the north and south

1) mexican cession- gaining modern day california, utah, arizona, and new mexico from mexico. caused southern and northern politicians to fight over whether or not there would be slavery in these newly acquired territories.

2) uncle tom's cabin- this famous book described the cruelty of slavery in the south during the antebellum period, causing more northerners to support abolition and southerners to resent the book as they felt it unfairly depicted southern society.

3) kansas- nebraska act- disagreements over whether or not kansas and nebraska would be free or slave states caused issues between northern and southern politicians in congress.

4) bleeding kansas- this fighting took place in kansas after congress allowed this territory to vote on whether or not they would have slavery. citizens were killed and buildings were destroyed during this fighting.