A | B |
Edict of Milan | issued in A.D. 313 giving religious freedom to all people |
Galilee | the region just north of Judaea |
pope | bishop of Rome |
apostles | early Christian leaders who had been chosen by Jesus to spread his message |
icons | images of Jesus, Mary, or saints |
monastery | a religious community of monks |
Jerusalem | capital of the ancient kingdom of Isreal |
Patrick | a priest who brought Christianity to Ireland |
crucifixion | Rome's punishment of political rebels and lower-class criminals |
laity | regular church members |
The Zealots were Jews who believed | they should fight the Romans |
What happened after the Jews rebelled against the Romans in A.D. 132 | Jews were banned from Jerusalem |
During the Last Supper, Jesus | celebrated Passover |
Christians believed that if people accept Jesus and his teachings they will | be saved and enter heaven |
What Roman emperor ended the persecution of Christians? | Constantine |
How did early Christians organize the church? | as a hierarchy |
Byzantines believed that their emporer | represented Jesus Christ on earth |
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, icons were | once forbidden |
The Basilian Rule was a list of rules for | Eastern Orthodox religious life |
Two of the most succesful Byzantine missionaries were | Cyril and Methodius |
In the organization of the early Christian Church, which group was largest? | laity |
In the organization of the Christian CHurch, which group was smallest? | patriarchs |
In the organization on the Christian Church, which group supervised bishops? | archbishops |
What did Augustine object to? | the worshipping of Roman gods |
Augustine objected because he | thought Roman gods were wicked |
Augustine believes that cities cannot be flourishing if | Jupiter is celebrated everywhere |