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Julius Caesar crossed the ________ River and marched into Rome to attack___________.
Julius Caesar crossed the RUBICON River and marched into Rome to attack POMPEY.
100 Points: WHO died in 44 BC, stabbed by his colleagues?
200 Points: WHO was his successor?
Julius Caesar died in 44 BC, stabbed by fellow senators.
Octavian was his succesor who turned the Republic into an Empire
The unusual period of peace which lasted from 27 BC to 180 AD was called the __________________
The unusual period of peace which lasted from 27 BC to 180 AD was called the Pax Romana
What does the word "credo" mean?
I believe
OCTUPLE:
Where does the term "pope" come from?
Until the Reformation, each city appointed a bishop to rule eover the officers. The bishop of Rome became the appointed authority over all bishops and he was given a name that means "papa", later known as the pope.
Who refused to revile Christ and said, "Eighty and six years I have served Him, and He's never done me wrong. How can I blaspheme Him, my King, who has saved me? I am a Christian."
Polycarp
DOUBLE! Which Roman emperor blamed a six-day-long fire in Rome on the Christians? What happened because of this blame?
Nero was blamed for a fire that tburned Rome for six days. Christians were arrested and tortured to death.
Name an important event of 70 AD that caused mass casualties
Mt.Vesuvius erupts and destroys Pompeii and Herculaneum
TRIPLE! (Must answer both correclty) Why was Palestine was the exact place that Jesus should be born? What made it perfect?
Jerusalem is the center of the Ancient world as a little land bridge that links 3 great continents. The message could travel easily on the roads that Romans made in the Greek language.
IN 64 AD, persecution of the Christians in Rome began under _______
Nero
DAILY DOUBLE! How long was the Heroic Age of the Church? (# years)
About 300 years of persecution
Name two men who were put to death in Rome
Peter and Paul
DAILY DOUBLE! Name the four factors contributing to the "whole world" being one big neighborhood, which caused the perfect time for Jesus to be born:
Pax Romana, Roman Roads, common language (Greek), and Religous confusion
What is one thing Diocletian did?
He reinstated Decius' degree in 303 AD. The Persecutions until the reign of Constantine
QUADRUPLE! Give two facts about Polycarp
He was one of the three Godly men who martyred himself for the gospel
He was taught by the apostles
He was entreated to revile Christ but answered: "Eighty and six years have I served HIm, and He has never done me wrong. How can I blapheme HIm, my King, who saved me? I am a Christian."
In what year did the Roman Empire reach its furthest extent?
100 AD
Who decried that the property of Christians should be given to their accusers?
Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Who was the first emperor who issued a general persecution of the Christians with the express purpose of crushing the church?
Decius
(name)____________was given a direct revelation about the Gentiles. What was the revelation?
Peter was given a direct revelation that the Gentiles were to be included.
What was Montanism?
Montanism was a 2nd-century Christian movement—often called the "New Prophecy"—that emphasized strict living, ecstatic spiritual experiences, and new revelations from the Holy Spirit, beyond the Bible. Led by Montanus and prophetesses Priscilla and Maximilla, it was deemed a heresy because it elevated these new visions above established church authority. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Name two false religions that threatened to undermine the work of the apostles. Describe each one.
Gnosticism: Gnossis = knowledge. Gnosticism is an early, diverse religious movement emphasizing that salvation comes through gnosis (secret, experiential knowledge) rather than faith.
Montanism:
Montanism (or the "New Prophecy")
What was Gnosticism?
Gnosticism is an ancient spiritual movement (peaking in the 2nd century) that taught salvation comes through secret, direct knowledge (gnosis) rather than faith or rules. It holds that the material world is evil, created by a flawed lesser deity, while human spirits are divine sparks trapped in this world needing to be freed. It went so far as to teach that Christ never dwelth on earth in human form.
Name the three Godly men who gave their lives to follow Christ during the Heroic Age of the Church.
Ignatius , the biship of Anticoch
Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna
Justin, the apologist who defended Christians
______________ was the first eemperor who issued a general persecution with the express purpose of crushing the church. _____________ reinstated Decius' decree in 303 A.D.
DECIUS was the first eemperor who issued a general persecution with the express purpose of crushing the church. DIOCLETIAN reinstated Decius' decree in 303 A.D.
The early church used WHAT STRUCTURES for gathering places? Who built those structures?
The early church used the synagogues, which were established hundreds of years earlier by the Disapora of 586 BC, to be their gathering places.