Intro & Chapter 1
These abbreviations delineate the time before and after Christ's birth
BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini)
The title of "Augustus" was given to this man.
Octavian
The city which became the new capital of the Roman Empire in the east.
Constantinople
Between the Vandals, Huns, and Goths, this city was threatened or sacked several times between 410 and 476, when the western Roman empire finally fell.
Rome
What was the fabled city of gold that some 16th century Europeans believed existed in South America?
El Dorado
The literal body and blood of Christ of which Catholics partake during the sacrament of communion. The sacrament also means "thanksgiving" in Greek.
Eucharist
The "Julian" dynasty was named after whom?
Julius Caesar
Emperor Diocletian was responsible for this era of persecution against Christians.
The Great Persecution
Name ONE heretic or heretical idea you learned about in ANY chapter.
Examples: Gnosticism, Donatism, Marcionism, Pelagianism, Montanism
What is the point value for vowels in Scrabble?
1
Christ's first miracle.
The Wedding at Cana
The period of relative peace and prosperity for Rome, lasting from about 27 BC to AD 180.
Pax Romana
A belief, doctrine, or opinion that disagrees with an established religious orthodoxy.
Heresy
The creed beginning "We believe in one God, the father almighty, creator of all things visible and invisible," (a lengthened version of the Apostle's Creed) was decided upon at this council in an effort to refute Arianism.
The Council of Nicaea
Which disease was once called "the white plague"?
Tuberculosis
The letters, or _____ of Paul, were written to churches around the Mediterennean
Epistles
The first emperor under whom Christians were widely persecuted.
Nero
The chi ro appeared to which emperor in a dream or vision?
Constantine
A gathering of bishops who speak for the entire Church.
Ecumenical Council
How many sheets of paper in a ream?
500
The first civilizations grew up around four great rivers; name them and the civilizations they birthed.
(Hint: It's really six rivers.)
1. Mesopotamia-- Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
2. India-- Indus River
3. China-- Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
4. Egypt-- Nile River
The Second Triumvirate was made up of which three men?
Octavian (later Augustus), Marcus Lepidus, Marcus Antonius (Marc Antony)
A heresy that declared there was secret knowledge necessary for salvation. Most held the physical to be evil and only the spiritual to be holy.
Gnosticism
What is the difference between asceticism and monasticism?
Asceticism requires the monk to live as a hermit; monasticism is practiced in communities called monasteries.
Selaphobia is a fear of what?
Flashes of light.