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Chapter 8: Intro & Christian communities in Asia Minor & The first ministerial Position: The Diaconate/ The Council of Jerusalem
Church Leadership and Organization/ Internal Problems: Heresies/ Origin and Rise of Monasticism
Chapter 6:Two Great Influences; Augustine (and Thomas Aquinas)
Chapter 10: Islam, intro-Al Qur'an
Chapter 10: Islam, five pillars of faith-Fiqh and Madhahib (4 legal schools)
100

What king of education did Jesus receive and what age did he begin his public ministry?

Rabbinical education and 30

100

Name three crimes, according to tactics, that Christians were accused of.

Atheism immorality & cannibalism

100

How did Pope Leo XIII describe the schoolmen?

Doctors of the Middle Ages

100

What is meant by inimitability of the Quran?

The language, ideas, and style of the Quran cannot be reproduced

100

What two things do Muslims do at the conclusion of the obligatory pilgrimage?

Shave their heads and slaughter an animal

200

Which Apostle was linked to the community in Constantinople? Who was linked to the community in Rome?

Andrew is linked to the community in Constantinople and Peter is linked to the community in Rome

200

Which persecution is called the great persecution and which persecution was the last of the formal persecution of Christians?

Diocletian prosecution and Dialectician persecution

200

  1. In what town was Augustine born? What culture was this town part of?

  2. What are the names of Augustine's father and mother?

  1. Thagaste. Berber

  2. Patricius and Monica
200

1. At first how many times were Muslims instructed to pray before it was reduced to five?

2. What, according to Prophet Muhammad, is the most virtuous act a person can perform?

1. 50

2. Pray at appointed times

200

What is Shirk and who is a mushrik? 

1. Association, and offense the Quran says will not be forgiven

2. Means he or she associates something with God and violates the essential oneness of God

300

When was the council of Jerusalem? What was the decision of the council?

The council took place in 50CE and they came to the decision that gentile Christians should not be forced to go through the Jewish rule of circumcision

300

1. What was the capital of the western half of the Roman Empire? What language did they speak? 

2. What was the capital of the eastern half of the Roman Empire? What language do they speak?

  1. Western: Capital was Rome and they spoke Latin

  2. Eastern: Capital was Byzantium and they spoke Greek
300

Name the two theologians whose influences were responsible for Christianity being synonymous with Western civilization in the Middle Ages

Augustine of Hippo in the fourth century and Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century

300

How many children did Muhammad and the wealthy widow merchant have and which daughters lived the longest?

  1. 2 sons (named Al-Qasim & Abdallah) and 4 daughters (named Zaynab, Ruqaya, Umkulthum, and Fatima)

  2. Fatima

300

How many times a day to Muslims pray? What are the names of the prayer times?

5; Fajr, Zhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha

400

What was the complaint of the Hellenists?

They complained against the Hebrews that their widows were being neglected in the daily contribution of food

400

What aspect of Christ did the Alexandrian School emphasize? What aspect of Christ was the Antioch School more concerned about?

 The Alexandrian school emphasized the divinity of Christ. Antioch school was concerned about Christ’s humanity.

400

What three factors, according to Augustine, led to his conversion?

1) the preaching of Ambrose, 2) his mother Monica who prayed for 30 years for his conversion and 3) his reading of the life of Saint Anthony of Egypt by Saint Athanasius

400

What are the names of the four interest groups in Medina?

  1. Muslism who migrated from Mecca, known as the Muhajereen. 

  2.  Muslims residents in Medina, known as the Ansar.

  3. Arab groups resident in Medina who had yet to accept Islam.

  4. Jewish groups resident in Medina. 

400

  1. What feast do Muslims celebrate on the third day of obligatory pilgrimage?

  2. What is the name of the lesser pilgrimage Muslims are encouraged to perform?

1. Eid ul-Adha (festival of the Sacrifice)

2. Umra

500

When he converted to Christianity what did the Zealot Pharisee see as his mission? How many missionary journeys did he embark on? Name any six of the communities he found.

His newfound vacation inspired him to embark on free great missionary journeys between 46 to 58 CE. One community he founded was Rome

500

How did the church respond to the threats of Gnosticism, Marcromism and Montanism?

  1. they responded in various ways good and evil

  2. Gnosticism -teach that could be redeemed through knowledge

  3. Macromism - God of OT (God of Law) different of NT (God of Love)

  4. Montanism - only ray of redemption is to seek martyrdom 

500

What three important developments took place in the 13th century?

  1.  The founding and flourishing of universities and centers of learning at Bologna, Paris, and Oxford

  2.  The establishment of mendicant orders, Dominic de Guzman (1170-1221) and Francis of Assisi (d. 1226), for example

  3. The discovery in the Latin west translations of Aristotle's works

500

What sect did Augustine join in North Africa? How long did he remain with the sect? What are some of the teachings of the sect?

  1. Manichaeism. Nine years.

  2. It taught that matter or flesh was bad and spirit was good; Condemned all sexual unions; considered a crime to birth children because matter was thought to be evil

500

Name the legal schools and identify their strongholds?

  1. Maliki school - North Africa and parts of sub-Saharan African countries

  2. Hanafi school - Present day Turkey, some parts of central asia, the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc

  3. Shafii School - Egypt, North Yemen, east african Countries and southeast asia countries 

  4. Hanbali School - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, and some parts of Arab Emirates