The Empires
Which emperor had a dream about Christianity and became a supporter of it?
Diocletian
True or False: The Byzantines believed the pope had more power than the other bishops.
False
Jesus was born in
Nazareth
in Galilee
In modern day Palestine
What is an apostle?
Early Christian leaders who spread the teachings of Jesus after he died
people who would rather die than give up their beliefs
martyrs
Who was the emperor who tried to destroy Christianity while it was spreading?
Diocletian
Why was there conflict over the use of icons?
Icons: paintings Jesus, and holy people -- apostles and saints
Some people were for the use of icons because it was helpful
Others were against it because it was a form of idol worship
The idea of resurrection led to the birth of Christianity. What is resurrection
Name 2 influential apostles
Paul & Peter
how the church was organized - with different levels of authority.
hierarchy
because...
a threat
because in the Roman religion, the emperor was god.
What is the name of the 2 churches after they split?
1) Eastern Orthodox Church (Byzantine Empire)
2) Roman Catholic Church (Roman Empire)
What are the 3 parts of the Christian trinity?
God = father, son, Holy Spirit
It promised life after death and gave them hope, as opposed to the Roman religion.
church officials are
clergy
What was the Edict of Milan?
all religions in the empire religious freedom
The Christian church separated or split into 2. What is the vocabulary word that means split/separated
schism
What is salvation
The belief that those who accept Jesus will be saved from sins.
Language helped spread the religion because people could communicate.
What languages were spoken in the Empires?
Roman Empire - Latin
Byzantine Empire - Greek
religious communities where monks spent their time
monasteries
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?
When a foreign army invaded Italy (in Roman Empire - west) the pope asked the Byzantine Empire (east) for help. Why did the Byzantine emperor refuse to help?
The emperor disagreed with the pope about the popes power over the churches.
The pope in Rome had power over all churches, the Byzantines didn't accept this, the Byzantine emperor was to have power over the churches.
The Romans arrested Jesus for being disloyal to the Roman government and sentenced him to death by .....
crucifixion - being hung from a wooden cross
What did Cyril do that helped spread Christianity to the Slavic people?
He invented the Cyrillic alphabet to translate the Bible into Slavic languages.
Officials who removed icons from all churches were called
iconoclasts