Begins with "P"
Famous Battles
Water
Islam
Terms from Church History
100

The term used to described "the first gospel" in Genesis 3:15

Protoevangelium

100

Hitler's final attempt to stop the Allied advance in the west

Battle of the Bulge

100

Erie, Superior, Michigan, Ontario - which one is missing?

Lake Huron

100

The name of Islam's god

Allah

100

This theory holds that Christ made Peter the first pope and gave him supreme authority over the church on earth

Petrine Theory

200

The Greek term for "city"

polis
200

300 Spartans fight against the invading Persians

Battle of Thermopylae

200

The World's tallest waterfall

Angel Falls

200

The Islamic term for "holy war"

jihad

200

Taking away a person's right to the sacraments

excommunication

300

The war fought between Athens and Sparta

The Peloponnesian War

300

Charles Martel stopped the invading Muslims at this battle in A.D. 732

The Battle of Tours

300

The river crossed by Julius Caesar; it was a "point of no return" moment for him

Rubicon

300

It's what the word "Islam" means

submission

300

The belief that in the Lord's Supper the bread and wine become the actual body and blood of Christ

Transubstantiation

400

He gave the pope land that became the basis for the papal states

Pepin the Short

400

At this battle in 1066, William the Conqueror defeated Harold of Wessex. 

Battle of Hastings

400

What is the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean called?

The Mariana Trench

400

What term is used for a successor to Muhammad?

Caliph

400

Issued by Constantine; it made Christianity a legal religion in Rome

The Edict of Milan

500

a victory that is offset by staggering losses

a Pyrrhic victory

500

Octavian defeated Mark Antony in this naval battle in 31 B.C.

The Battle of Actium

500

What is the longest river in Canada?

The MacKenzie River

500

What term is used for a chapter in the Quran?

sura

500

This was created to ensure that popes were selected by churchmen and not secular leaders

The college of cardinals