PERSECUTION & CONSTANTINE
THE COUNCIL OF NICAEA
AMBROSE, JEROME, & AUGUSTINE
FROM EMPIRE TO CHRISTENDOM
Mr. LaFontaine's Thoughts
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This emperor blamed Christians for the Great Fire of Rome, beginning one of the earliest major persecutions.

Who is Nero?

100

This emperor called the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD.

 Who is Constantine?

100

This bishop told Emperor Theodosius he must obey God’s law.

 Who is Ambrose?

100

Christianity changed Rome by redefining this Roman virtue from manly strength to humility and compassion.

 What is virtus?

100

This 2008-2013 TV series features a Mild-mannered high school chemistry teacher that thinks his life can't get much worse until....

What is Breaking Bad?

200

This Christian symbol — ☧ — appeared to Constantine before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.

What is Chi-Rho?

200

This question about Jesus’ nature was the main issue debated at the council.

 What is whether Jesus is fully God, fully man, or both?

200

This scholar translated the Bible into Latin, making it accessible to ordinary people.

Who is Jerome?

200

As the empire weakened, this institution became the center of charity, education, and moral law.

What is the Church?

200

Canada has provinces instead of states, how many do they have and name 1

10, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan

300

This 313 AD law granted religious freedom to Christians throughout the Roman Empire.

 What is the Edict of Milan?

300

This statement of faith was produced at the council to unite Christian belief.

What is the Nicene Creed?

300

This North African bishop wrote The City of God.

 Who is Augustine?

300

These centers of Christian learning preserved Roman books and copied manuscripts during the early Middle Ages.

 What are monasteries?

300

On todays date 2006 Google bought this major media company for $1.65 Billion

What is YouTube?

400

These two emperors issued the Edict of Milan.

 Who are Constantine and Licinius?

400

The Council of Nicaea became the first universal statement of Christian doctrine, helping unite these two major institutions of the ancient world.

 What are the Church and the Empire?

400

Ambrose proved that this form of authority, not political power, was highest in Christian Rome.

What is moral or spiritual authority?

400

Under Christian influence, this legal heritage of Rome gained new meaning based on divine justice

What is Roman law?

400

Nicknamed for its shapeless mass of unusually warm water in the North Pacific, this phenomenon can shift the jet stream, warming the West Coast while helping deliver colder, snowier winters to the central and eastern U.S.

What is "the Blob"?

500

Before he legalized Christianity, Constantine credited his battlefield victory to this divine action.

What is God giving him victory through the Chi-Rho sign?

500

The Nicene Creed affirmed that Jesus is this in relation to the Father — not created but sharing the same divine substance.

 What is “fully God, begotten not made”?

500

Augustine taught that true peace belongs to this “city,” not the earthly empire.

 What is the City of God?

500

Cathedrals became ____ and _____

 What are Hospitals & Schools?

500

These four constituent “countries” of Netherlands share a monarch and form one kingdom, even though only one of them sits in Europe, the others are Caribbean

What are the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten

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