Definitions
What is a "Synod"?
A meeting of bishops
Who was Hunain bin Ishak?
1. Translated 39 books from Greek into Arabic
2. Translated 95 books from Greek into Syriac
3. Provided Arabic Muslims with scientific knowledge
What 4 important cities are in Iraq?
1. Baghdad
2. Arbela
3. Mosul
4. Selucia-Ctesiphon
What is a "caliphate"?
The territory ruled by a Muslim leader called a caliph
1. Talented monk
2. He organized the Chaldean Mass papers
3. Head of the Church of the East called "Catholicos"
Name 3 seas?
1, Mediterranean
2. Black sea
3. Red sea
4. Arabian sea
5. Caspian
6. Aral Sea
What is a "missionary"?
Person who spreads the Gospel
Who was Pope John Paul II?
1. Pope (1978-2005)
2. A saint in 2014
3. Called for an end to suffering of civilians of Iraq
What are the 2 rivers in Iraq?
1. Tigris
2. Euphrates
What is a "diocese"?
The territory controlled by a bishop
Who was Mar Babai the great
He is the writer of Lakh w mara(498-502)
The silk road
What is a "patriarch"?
A leader of the Chaldean church
Who was Caliph al-Mahdi?
1. Ruler of the whole middle east
2. The third Abbasid caliph
3. He actively persecuted the Manicheans