| A | B |
|---|
| Edict of Milan | 313 AD-allowed religious freedom |
| Constantine | founded Constantinople in 330 AD |
| Arianism | challenged divine nature of Christ |
| Where was Constantine baptized? | on his deathbed |
| When was Council of Nicea? | 325 AD |
| What did Constantine's sons do after his death? | divided the Roman Empire into Arianism/orthodoxy |
| What did Edict of Emperor Theodosius I declare? | All MUST be Christians |
| Evangelization (def) | preaching the Gospel |
| Some Roman citizens converted to Christianity to keep what? | their Roman citizenship |
| purpose of Councils | settle disputes & deal with heresies |
| Justinian's Code of Law was model for this | Church Governance |
| What were the 5 great patriarchates? | Rome, Jerusalem, Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria |
| What replaced Roman gods in the new Christianity? | candles, incense & cult of saints |
| Caesaropapism | combining government & church |
| Arianism | said Christ is demiurge, not God |
| Who was Arius? | priest, denied dull divinity of Christ |
| Demiurge | a being that created physical world-is not a supreme God |
| What belief came from Council of Nicea? | said Christ is consubstantial w/the Father |
| Macedonianism | denied divinity of Holy Spirit |
| What did Council of Constantinople do? | confirmed Nicea & corrected Macedonianism |
| Nestorianism | claimed Mary is not the mother of divine Jesus |
| Nestorius | refused to acknowledge Mary as Mother of God |
| St. Cyril of Alexandria | defended belief of Theotokos |
| Theotokos | befief that Mary is Mother of God |
| meaning of Theotokos | God-bearer |
| date of Council of Ephesus | 431 AD |
| Monophysitism | claimed Christ's human nature was absorbed into divine nature |
| hypostatic union | belief that the divine person subsists in 2 natures-human & divine |
| When was the Council of Chalcedon? | 451 AD |
| What did Pope Leo teach? | divine nature (Christ) is 2 natures:human & divine |
| Pelagianism | salvation was gained by works, not grace |
| What did Pelagius believe? | we could be saved by doing good works for others |
| What did St. Augustine believe? | humans need grace b/c they are born w/ a "fallen nature" |
| When did Rome fall? | 476 AD |
| Barbarians invaded Rome | How did Rome fall? |
| Who recovered Rome from barbarians? | Emperor Justinian |
| Hagia Sophia | means "Holy Wisdom" |
| Pope Leo the Great | convinced Attila the Hun to spare Rome |
| meaning of Pontifex Maximus | "Highest Bridge Builder" |
| Pope Gregory the Great | "Servant of the Servants of God", Gregorian Chant |
