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What
World Religions
100

Someone who sacrifices their life for their beliefs.

Martyr

100

The Roman emperor who legalized Christianity

Constantine I, aka Constantine the Great
100

Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Constantinople
100

Hinduists are _____, meaning they don't eat meat, because their beliefs taught them to abandon animal sacrifice.

vegetarians

200

A statement of belief

Creed

200

The leader of the Huns who threatened both the Romans and the Germanic tribes for over 20 years.

Attila

200

The largest church in the world (at that time), it was built by Byzantine emperor Justinian I

Hagia Sophia

200
Buddha preached that all life is suffering and by renouncing your ______ you would end your suffering.

desires

300

The 5000 mile trade routes that connected Asia to the Mediterranean.

Silk Roads
300

Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, who ordered the construction of the Hagia Sophia, the largest church in the world.

Justinian I

300

Ancient Romans used this word to describe foreigners.

barbarians

300

A peaceful state of mind, free from the desires of a worldly life.

Nirvana

400

Another name for the Eastern Roman Empire

Byzantium

400
Pope who had dinner with Attila the Hun and convinced him not to sack Rome.

Pope Leo I

400

Constantine issued the Edict of ____ which legalized Christianity, ordered confiscated property returned to Christians and granted Christians tax exemptions.

Milan

400

To achieve nirvana, a person must ______.

meditate/use meditation

500

The dominant religion of India due to its agrarian values

Hinduism

500

Last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, he was only 14 year old.

Romulus Augustulus

500

According to this statement of beliefs created in Turkey, Christians professed their faith in the holy trinity.

Nicene Creed

500

Hinduism believes in a trinity of three gods which represent the three expressions of the eternal self, known as _____.

atma