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What to Muslims hope to gain from religious disciplines like prayer, fasting, and giving to the poor? What is the Christian's view on those same religious disciplines?
MUSLIMS USE RELIGIOUS DISCIPLINES LIKE PRAYER, FASTING, AND GIVING TO TRY TO EARN THEIR WAY INTO PARADISE. THE CHRISTIAN VIEW IS THAT PRAYER, GIVING AND SO ON GROW OUT OF GRATITUDE FOR WHAT GOD HAS ALREADY DONE. WELL-TAUGHT CHRISTIANS UNDERSTAND WHY THEY CAN NEVER EARN THEIR WAY INTO HEAVEN: BECAUSE SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT GIVEN BY GOD’S GRACE THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST.
Explain how Venice, Italy grew because of Attila the Hun
Aquilieia was most important city in that part of Italy and they fled to Venice, an out of the way island to establish new city when the Huns invaded
Explain why Papal States were such a big step for the Roman Catholic Church, and especially its popes.
BEFORE THE DAYS OF POPE GREGORY I “THE GREAT,” THE POPES WERE MOSTLY SPIRITUAL LEADERS. SINCE GREGORY’S DAY, THEY HAD BEEN TRYING TO BECOME MILITARY AND CIVIL LEADERS AS WELL. NOW WITH THE DONATION OF PEPIN, THE POPES FINALLY MADE THEIR CIVIL ROLE OFFICIAL. WITH THE PAPAL STATES UNDER THEIR BELT, THEY OFFICIALLY HAD AN EARTHLY LEADERSHIP ROLE AS WELL AS A SPIRITUAL ONE.
The other claimant was the Byzantine Emperor, who still claimed authority over Italy even though the Lombards had taken over much of the country
Why did Caesar's 2 friends turn on him?
Brutus and Cassius turned on Caesar because he made himself dictator for life, which was against rules of Roman Republic. They couldn't condone something that was sure to destroy the Republic
Compare what Arius believed about nature of Christ to what Athanasius and Council of Nicaea believed
ARIUS BELIEVED THAT “THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE SON WAS NOT.” THE IMPLICATION WAS THAT CHRIST THE SON WAS PART OF GOD THE FATHER’S CREATION, WHICH SET THE SON LOWER THAN THE FATHER. ATHANASIUS BELIEVED IN THE HOLY TRINITY OF GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON, AND GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT. THE IDEA OF THE HOLY TRINITY IS THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE ALMIGHTY GOD, BUT THAT HE MANIFESTS HIMSELF IN THREE PERSONS, ALL EQUALLY DIVINE AND OF THE SAME ESSENCE.
One of Ambrose of Milan’s arguments against Arianism called on Matthew 28:19. How does that verse defend the Holy Trinity?
MATTHEW 28:19 IS WHERE JESUS TELLS HIS DISCIPLES TO “GO, BAPTIZE THE NATIONS IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.” IN PUTTING IT THAT WAY, JESUS PLACES THE SON ON THE SAME LEVEL AS FATHER AND SPIRIT. IF THE SON WAS LOWER THAN THE FATHER AS ARIUS SUGGESTED, THEN JESUS WOULDN’T TELL HIS DISCIPLES TO BAPTIZE IN HIS NAME.
Why was John Chrysostom's sermons making him a poor fit for Constantinople.
former monk - believed in caring for poor until it hurt. Constantinople richest city on earth and did not like being told to give away wealth
Quran is Arabic for what?
"He recited"
What were the icon - adorers called?
Iconophiles or Iconodules
What was the Battle that King Clovis of the Franks vowed to become a Christian during if God helped him win?
The Battle of Tolbiac
What Salic Law required a Frankish king to do something unusual with his land when he died?
If had more than one surviving son, the king's land would then be split between all sons
The first Muslim-on-Muslim civil war started in 656. What was it called?
The First Fitna
Which church split from most other Christian churches after the Council of Chalcedon in 451?
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church
How did the Arianism of the Vandals became a cause of the Vandalic War?
King Gelimer of the Vandals was an Arian Christian who persecuted Trinitarian churches. As a Trinitarian Christian, Emperor Justinian had a duty to protect Trinitarians in North Africa.
Belisarius' troops used an unusual route to break into Naples. What route?
They squeezed through an enclosed section of aqueduct that was supposed to be too narrow for a man.
The Maqam was the scaffolding stone Abraham used to rebuild the high walls of the Kaaba.
What was the move called that officially started Islam?
The Hegira in 622
What are the 7 kingdoms of the Heptarchy?
Kent, Essex, Sussex, Wessex, East Anglia, Mercia, Northumbria
What is a stylite?
Pole sitting monk
Name the 3 Cappadocian Fathers who were amongst strongest opponents of Arianism
Basil of Cappadician Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianus
Name the Apostle of Ireland, Apostle to the Picts, and the Apostle to the English.
Patrick for Ireland
Columba for the Picts
Augustine of Canterbury for the English
define original sin
the idea that people inherit their sinful natures from Adam and Eve, the original sinners