The 1st Christians
Founder of Christianity. Believed by Christians to be God incarnate and the savior of humanity.
Jesus Christ
First Christian emperor of Rome. Decreed Christianity to be a legal religion and moved the capitol to Constantinople.
Constantine
The Clergy directly over a parish.
Priest
Man who established the first large Frankish kingdom in Western Europe.
Clovis
The head of the Eastern Orthodox Church, originally appointed by the Byzantine Emperor.
Patriarch
What is a factor which helped in spreading Christianity throughout the Roman world?
Persecution, etc.
List two contributing factors to the weakening of the Roman empire, the west in particular.
Several
A man whop separates himself from ordinary human society in order to dedicate himself to God.
Monk
"Money for a Man"; the value of a person in money, depending on social status. Used to determine repayment in crimes.
Wergild
The split between the the Western Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox church over the use of icons.
The Great Schism
Church leaders, such as priests and bishops.
Clergy
Emperor who reformed the Roman empire by dividing it into 4 zones administered by different individuals.
Diocletian
Man who leads a monastery and is over all of its monks.
Abbott
Mayor of the Palace who started a new dynasty of Frankish kings.
Pepin
Byzantine general who led the reconquest of much of the Western Roman empire for the Byzantine.
Belisarius
Regular church members who are not priests.
Laity
Man of Germanic origins who deposed the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
Odoacer
Women who is the head of a convent of Nuns.
Abbess
Brought the Franks to great power. Largest kingdom in Europe since the fall of Rome. Encouraged learning and scholarship though he himself was likely illiterate.
Charlemagne
Byzantine Emperor who ruled at the height of Byzantine power and codified Byzantine law.
Justinian
The last emperor of the Western Roman empire.
Romulus Augustulus
Man who laid down the basic set of rules that most monasteries followed.
Benedict
Burst of knowledge and learning that focused on a rediscovery of Greek and Latin texts in the Frankish lands.
Carolingian Renaissance
The last dynasty of great rulers in the Byzantine empire, who expanded the countries borders.
Macedonian Dynasty