| A | B |
|---|
| capital of kingdom of Israel | Jerusalem |
| people from here called Jews | Judaea |
| Why did many Jews leave Judah after the revolt of AD 132 | lost to Romans and forced to |
| main ideas Jesus taught during his life | love and forgiveness |
| who were Peter and Paul and why were they important | Christian leaders who started new churches and taught about Jesus |
| How did people react to Jesus' teaching (positive) | messiah who healed sick and did miracles |
| How did people react to Jesus' teaching (negative) | tricking people and was a threat |
| group that led a Jewish revolt that was crushed by the Romans | zealots |
| new religion created by Jesus' followers who believed he had risen from the dead | Christianity |
| story, belief, or custom handed down from generation to generation | tradition |
| to gather into a group | assemble |
| 1st Roman Emperor to accept Christianity | Constantine |
| Roman Emperor that made Christianity the Official Religion of the Roman Empire | Theodosius |
| why did the Romans see the Christians as traitors? | refused to honor emperor as a god and take part in government and army |
| why are the Gospels significant? | writings to help guide Christians |
| 3 conditions in Roman empire that help spread Christianity | Roads, peace and order, and Greek and Latin |
| 3 reasons Christianity attracted followers | belong to a caring group, familiar, gave hope to the poor |
| where did Christians bury their dead during the persecutions? | catacombs |
| writing account of Jesus' life and teachings | Gospel |
| what caused a division among Latin Speaking and Greek Speaking Christians | Greeks would not accept the Pope's Authority |
| What were some of the Churches conflicts | Icons, organization, Pope, helping during wars |
| how did thye church and government worked together in the Byzantine Empire | Emperor controlled the church and the government |
| created the alphabet used by Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Serbia | Cyril |
| brought Christianity to Ireland | Patrick |
| How did the Christian Ideas Spread to Europe | Monks and Missionaires |
| crowned Charles "Emperor of the Romans" | Pope |
| name Charles was later known by | Charlemagne |
| The Latin churches became known as the _________________ | Roman Catholic Church |
| Byzantines developed their own form of Christianity known as the | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Pope and Patriarch excommunicated each other and created a _____________________ | schism |
| lived in religious communities where they tried to live a spiritual life apart from temptations | monks |
| Benedictine Rule encourages monks to | give up their belongings |
| alphabet invented by a Christian missionary and is still used today | Cyrillic |
| leaders of important churches were called | bishops |
| what Diocletian demanded of Christians | give up their religion or die |
| a savior or someone who rescues another from harm | messiah |
| a person who follows the teachings of another | disciple |
| a story that teaches a lesson using every day events | parable |
| act or rising from the dead or coming back to life | ressurection |
| one of the early Christian leaders who started new churches and taught Jesus' message | apostle |
| being delivered or saved from sin, destruction , or evil | salvation |
| to treat someone badly (because of their beliefs) | persecute |
| someone who is willing to die instead of giving up their beliefs | martyr |
| a group of people with different levels of power and authority | hierachy |
| leaders of the church | clergy |
| regular church members | laity |
| official church teachings | doctrine |
| one ofthe first 4 books of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John | gospel |
| head of the Catholic church and bishop of Rome | pope |
| picture or image of Jesus, Mary, and the saints | icon |
| someone who attacks traditional beliefs or institutions | iconoclast |
| to say that a person or group no longer belongs to the church | excommunicate |
| to separate, to split | schism |
| a place where men called monks live together in a religious community | monastery |
| person who teaches religion to those who do not believe | missionary |
