Concrete Theology
Whose sacrifice on the cross started the Christian church?
Who is Jesus Christ?
Which creed was written especially to denounce the heresy of Arianism?
This Roman emperor started out good but later kicked off heavy persecution of Christians. (acted out of anger and impulse)
Who was Nero?
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
What was Constantinople?
Name three rules of a Benedictine monastery.
love, prayer, stability, conversation, obedience, discipline, humility, stewardship, hospitality, and community
He wrote Revelation and forecasted the end times
Who was John?
This heresy states that Jesus was just a created being not God himself.
What was Arianism?
This later Roman emperor was the first to make the empire a Christian state.
Who was Constantine?
Name and briefly describe the founder of Islam.
Who was Mohammed, a successful merchant who founded the religion based on his own ideas and teachings?
What was so special about the life of Augustine?
gifted thinker, writer, rhetorician. converted later in life and confessed to his wild younger days. brought an end to classical western paganism
Who wrote a detailed church history spanning Jesus to Constantine?
Who was Eusebius?
Who were the Gnostics?
Name and defend your choice for the reason the Roman Empire fell.
Bonus! Explain two reasons for +150
Answers vary
This guy and his wife were famous for leading the Byzantine Empire during its most successful time.
Bonus! List three of their accomplishments for +200
Who were Justinian and Theodora?
How was feudal society broken up?
peasants (serf) belonged to the land that was owned by nobles. nobles used armies to gain and hold onto wealth and land. Clergy were on top with the Pope being most powerful.
Which epic writer is responsible for numerous epistles to Gentiles across the Mediterranean?
Who was Paul?
What fundamental reasons/excuses are given for why heresies begin at all?
Bonus +100
What are misunderstandings or manipulations of scripture?
What reason was given for the location change for the capital of Rome?
What is... not much reason, the west was weakening and the money, people, culture were shifting to the eastern empire
What led to the fall of the Byzantine Empire?
What were weak leaders who made poor decisions and the relentless attacks and advancement of Islamic forces?
What was a cenobite?
Bonus! Name and describe one other type +100
Who was a monk who lives at the monastery and follows an abbot?
anchorites, sarabites, gyrovagues
Who articulated and wrote out the Divine Dilemma?
Bonus!! Explain the Divine Dilemma (+200 separate)
Who was St. Athanasius?
This early Christian theologian and writer understands the necessity of understanding that Jesus was fully God and fully man, rebutting common heresy.
Why was Athanasius?
This Roman Emperor split the empire apart due to internal stresses and external pressures.
Who was Diocletian?
Name two of the pillars of Islam.
What are: profession of faith, praying 5 times a day, paying tax or giving to charity, fasting during Ramadan, and pilgrimage to Mecca?
What did Charlemagne do to solidify his larger than life legacy?
bonus! who wrote about Charlemagne? +100
military conquest, spreading Christianity, unique character traits, supporting church growth
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