Early Church
This woman wrote the first work by a Christian woman we have
Who is Perpetua?
This 6th-century emperor rebuilt Hagia Sophia and saw himself as God’s ruler on earth.
Who is Emperor Justinian?
Christians often used this network of underground tombs as a place of worship and burial.
What are the Catacombs?
This North African city was home to early Christian leaders like Tertullian and Cyprian.
What is Carthage?
This revival movement in the 1700s emphasized personal conversion and emotional preaching.
What is the Great Awakening?
This was the split between the Christians and Jews
What is the Parting of the Ways?
This Emperor wanted the tongue of a bishop cut out
Who is Emperor Justin?
This desert movement began as Christians fled cities to pursue holiness during persecution.
What is Monasticism?
This Egyptian city was home to one of the earliest Christian catechetical schools and thinkers like Origen.
What is Alexandria?
This man believed he was God's agent in ending slavery
This Roman emperor’s persecution led to the martyrdom of Peter and Paul.
Who is Emperor Nero?
This king disliked baptists
Who is King James?
This 20th-century archbishop of San Salvador was assassinated while celebrating Mass for speaking against oppression.
Who was Oscar Romero?
This region of Africa preserved Christianity for centuries after Islam spread across the continent.
What is Ethiopia/ Axum?
This 20th-century theologian and civil rights leader wrote The Cross and the Lynching Tree.
Who is James Cone?
This theologian from North Africa wrote Confessions and The City of God.
Who is Augustine of Hippo?
This King established an unconquered Christian Kingdom
Who is King Ezana?
Many Christians across denominations died during this conflict in China
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
The First actual Christian Monarch
Who is Ezana?
This preacher founded the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church.
Who is Richard Allen?
This heresy claimed there was a time the Son was not
This Emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Empire
Who was Theodosius?
This institution emerged as a safe haven from their Christian oppressors
What is the Black Church?
This Christological belief is a key feature of the original African church
What is Miaphysitism?
This Harlem Renaissance pastor and theologian argued that God was “Black” in solidarity with the oppressed.
Who is Howard Thurman?