Vocabulary
A short story that teaches a principle about what is good behavior.
What is a parable?
When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem for Passover, he held this event that led to his betrayal.
What is the Last Supper?
Give at least 2 reasons Christianity spread easily throughout the Roman Empire.
Areas controlled by the Romans were generally peaceful
Well-constructed roads meant Christians could travel easily
Most people in the empire spoke Latin or Greek
It provided comfort and hope for a better afterlife
It provided security
This emperor blamed the great fire of Rome on the Christians.
Who is Nero?
What they call the separation of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
What is schism?
Where did each group belong in the hierarchy of the early Christian church? Put the clergy in the correct order, with those having the most power first and those with the least power last. bishops, patriarchs, priests, archbishops
What is patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, priests
a person willing to die for his or her beliefs
Who is a martyr?
The event when Jesus rose from the dead which marks the beginning of Christianity.
What is the resurrection?
Early Christian leaders who spread the message of Jesus
Who are apostles?
This Roman emperor accepted Christianity in A.D. 312 after a dream he had.
Who is Constantine?
The Byzantines believed that this person, as God’s earthly representative, controlled both the Church and the government.
Who is the emperor?
General term to describe leaders of the church
What is clergy?
being saved from sin and allowed to enter heaven
What is salvation?
The 12 people who joined Jesus as he spread his message.
Who are the disciples?
He set up the Christian church in Rome after the death of Jesus
Who is Peter?
Give at least 2 reasons the Romans were anti-Christian at first.
The number of Christians grew
Romans expected everyone to worship the emperor as a god
Christians criticized popular Roman festivals
Christians did not support warfare and refused to serve in the army
Christians buried their dead in catacombs
The bishop of Rome believe he received his authority to rule over the other bishops from this person
Who is the apostle Peter?
Germanic tribes who invaded much of England later united and became known as
Who are the Anglo-Saxons?
regular church members
Who are the laity?
Jesus's teachings emphasized:
What is love for God and others?
The Church Father wrote City of God, one of the first history books written from a Christian viewpoint.
Who is Augustine?
Emperor who persecuted the Christians in the early A.D. 300s.
Who is Diocletian?
After the Franks successfully defended Italy against invaders, the pope crowned this Frankish king emperor in A.D. 800.
Who is Charlemagne?
The government officials who carried out Emperor Leo's orders to remove all icons from churches
Who are iconoclasts?
the official church teaching
What is doctrine?
The famous religious speech Jesus gave about his teachings
What is the sermon on the mount?
The writings included in the New Testament
What are the four gospels and Paul's writings?
In A.D. 292, this emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire
Who is Theodosius?
What both churches did to declare that the other is no longer a member of the church
What is excommunicate?
This man invented an alphabet for the Slavic language that is named after him.
Who is Cyril?