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Rise of Christianity
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Byzantine Empire 4
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Why did the Romans ban a religion?

If they saw it as a political threat

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A person who dies for something they believe in

What is a martyr?

100

Justinian's wife.

Who is Theodora?

100
Today we call the Western Christian church of Rome by this name.
What is the Roman Catholic Church?
100
The greatest church created by Justinian.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
200

Today we call the Eastern Church centered in Constantinople by this name.

What is Eastern Orthodox Church or Greek Orthodox Church?

200

A story that is used to teach a moral lesson.

What is a parable?

200

Restored East & West Ancient Rome and built a system of laws

Who is Justinian?

200
City at the center of the eastern church.
What is Constantinople?
200
Byzantine laws that were so good they were even used in modern governments.
What is the Code of Justinian?
300
Important and wise leader of the Byzantine Empire who went crazy after the plague.
Who is Justinian?
300

A Schism

What is a split or division?

300

Who were 2 leaders in the Early Christian Church?

Paul of Tarsus & Peter

300
This is the language of the Roman Catholic church.
What is Latin?
300

What is the difference between the power of Emperors in the East and the West?

East - head of church & state

West - head of state

400

How did Constantine normalize Christianity in the Roman Empire?

Gave churches their land back, built more churches, held conferences to clarify Christian

400

What is a mosaic?

A painting made of colored stone and glass that is used to show devotion.

400

Banned all religions except for Christianity.

Who is Theodosius I?

400
Orthodox priests can do this but catholic priests can't.
What is get married?
400
How did outside influences shape the Byzantine Empire?

Through a process of cultural diffusion they influenced art, architecture, language, and traditions

500
How was Jesus executed and what was the importance of the way he was executed?

He was executed via crucifixion, which indicates it was a political killing

500

What is monotheism?

Belief in one God

500

Banned Judaism and destroyed Jerusalem following a series of failed rebellions.

Who is Emperor Hadrian?

500

The year of the Great Schism.

What is 1054?

500
The reason the eastern and western christian churches split.
What is because the western (Roman Catholic) church believed that you should pray directly to God and not to icons (pictures of saints and holy people) as the eastern church?