Early Church
What event is often called the “birthday of the Church”?
Pentecost
What empire made Christianity illegal during the early centuries of the Church?
The Roman Empire
Who was famous for evangelizing Ireland?
St. Patrick
What does “Renaissance” mean?
Rebirth
What intellectual movement emphasized human reason during the 1600s and 1700s?
The Enlightenment
Who was known as the “Apostle to the Gentiles”?
St. Paul
What is a martyr?
A witness to the truth of the faith who remains faithful to Christ even unto death.
What system of government and society dominated medieval Europe?
Feudalism
What did Renaissance thinkers become especially interested in studying?
Greek and Roman classical works and languages.
What does rationalism emphasize?
Using human reason to form knowledge and understandings.
What does ekklésia mean?
“Those called out of”
What did Christian apologists do?
They defended and explained Christianity using reason and intellectual arguments.
What was simony?
Buying and selling Church positions or favors.
Who wrote the Ninety-Five Theses?
Martin Luther
Who famously said, “I think; therefore, I am”?
René Descartes
What was the Council of Jerusalem about?
Whether Gentile converts had to follow Jewish laws and practices.
Which Roman emperor legalized Christianity?
Constantine
What major split between Eastern and Western Christianity occurred in 1054?
The Great Schism
What council responded to many issues raised by the Protestant Reformation?
The Council of Trent
What is Deism?
The belief that God created the world but does not directly interfere in its operation.
What is apostolic succession?
The passing on of the teaching, authority, and mission of the Apostles to their successors, the bishops.
What was one major result of Christianity becoming legal in the Roman Empire?
The Church was able to develop its hierarchy and liturgical practices more openly.
What was lay investiture?
When secular rulers chose bishops instead of the pope choosing them.
Who founded the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits?
St. Ignatius of Loyola
What major event beginning in 1789 led to persecution of the Catholic Church in France?
The French Revolution