Fall of Rome
What was the year that marked the fall of Rome?
476CE
What was Christianity based on?
The life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, who Christians believe is Christ and the son of God.
What is the Latin name for the pope?
Papa
What do Muslims believe in?
Monotheism: one all-knowing God, Allah. Mohamed is a prophet of God.
This emperor called the Council of Nicaea to settle the Arian controversy.
Constantine
What was the name of the Roman legions that the barbarians were allowed to join?
The Foederati.
What were 2 things that Christians were being accused and then persecuted for?
Atheism, Cannibalism, Rioting, Failure to worship the Roman gods and Emperor, and Incest.
According to Catholic tradition, this apostle was the first pope.
Saint Peter
Where did Islam begin?
In Mecca, Arabia.
What is the name of the current Pope?
Leo XIV or Robert Prevost
Who was a Christian writer of the 5th century in Roman Gaul?
Salvian
What is Macedonianism (otherwise known as Pneumatomachianism)?
Group that denied the full divinity and person hood of the Holy Spirit, teaching instead that the Holy Spirit was a created being, subordinate to the Father and the Son. (Spirit fighters).
1054CE
What is the Holy book of Islam that contains the literal words of God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad?
Quran
What was the name of the fermented fish oil that the Romans used to flavor dishes?
Garum
What was the Roman state practice that involved honoring and worshiping emperors, beginning with Caesar Augustus.
The Imperial Cult
Who is the emperor that made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire (Hint: Edict of Thessalonica)
This pope, who reigned from 590-604, is often called the first "medieval pope" for shaping the papacy into a political as well as spiritual office.
Gregory the Great
What does Islam mean?
"Submission to the will of God" or "Surrender"
The Merovingian kings were named "the do-nothing kings" because real power shifted to this family line.
The Carolingians
What was the name of the political system where the Roman Empire was divided into four parts, each governed by a ruler, with two senior emperors (Augusti) and two junior emperors (Caesars) sharing authority?
Tetrarchy
Who was the deacon in Alexandria (later, Bishop of Alexandria), who was an opponent of Arianism and exiled during the Arian Controversy?
Who was Athanasius?
What is iconoclasm?
The destruction of or objection to images, monuments, or symbols, usually for religious or political reasons, seen as an act of breaking with established beliefs or traditions.
How many times a day are the Muslims supposed to pray?
Five times a day (a ritual called Salat)
What is the name of the skullcap worn by clergy in the Catholic Church, with the color signifying the wearer's rank?
Zuchetto