Intro & Chapter 1
What is the meaning of A.D.?
Anno Domini- In the year of our Lord
Nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar who established the principate, the imperial system of government.
Augustus Caesar
Heretical theologian that taught that the Son is not equal to the Father.
Arius
The name of the reformed law put into place by Emperor Justinian
The Justinian Code or Codex Justianus
The Arabic word for God
Allah
During this prehistoric age period, humans farming and domesticating animals.
Neolithic age
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus, Pius, and Marcus Aerelius were known as the ________ __________ because they consulted the Senate and gave rewards to their legion military.
Good Emperors
The Latin translation of the Scriptures, known as the Vulgate, was completed by
St. Jerome
This monastic rule was important in the development of Western monasticism as we know it today due to its balance of ora et labora (pray and work)
Rule of St. Benedict
Muhammad's revelations were collected into this Islamic book called the
Koran
The period in Jesus' life when he healed the sick, cast out demons, preached, performed miracles.
Public Life
A group of 3 men holding power, such as Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian in 43 BC
Triumvirate
This pope was able to persuade, in person, Attila the Hun and his armies to not invade Rome in 452
Pope Leo the I or Pope Leo the Great
This saint was sent by Pope Gregory the I to Britain to evangelize the Saxons
St. Augustine of Canterbury
This is the name for the person who became the successor of Muhammad
Caliph
Greek word for "thanksgiving" and central sacrament
Eucharist
Law that made toleration of all religions possible, promulgated by Constantine:
Edict of Milan
This Visigothic king sacked Rome in 410
King Alaric
The name given to the civilization of people that came from Constantinople, referring to the Eastern Roman Empire
Byzantine
In 624, Muhammad called for a jihad, holy war, against this city. They conquered this city at the Battle of Bedr and the city agreed to accept Islam and became an Islaamic hub.
Mecca
This saint taught that "Grace transforms the human heart by hope and charity and promises believers a shore in Christ's resurrection." Regardless of jew or non-jew.
St. Paul
Christian martyr and bishop in Smyrna who in his youth heard the Apostle John
St. Polycarp
This queen helped persuade the Frankish King, Clovis to convert to Catholicism
Clotilde
This synod determined that Gaelic liturgies and monastic tradition had to give way to the Roman traditions and resolved conflict over different customs of the Gaelic Christians and the new Saxon Church.
The Synod of Whitby
Since the death and assassination of the Caliph Ali, the Islam religion has been split into a political and religious movements. One side is called the "legitimate, loyal" and the other is the "traditional". What are the 2 sides in Arabic called:
The Sunnis and the Shiites