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Friday, October 30, 2009

Chapter 9 Section review test and Chapter 10 Test

People:
1. Messiah-The Anointed one of God.
5. Domitian-Second great persecution erupted under him. Proclaimed himself Lord and God.
9. Marcus Aurelius-Fourth great persecution erupted under him. He was a stoic philosopher-Emperor. He hated Christians.
13. Irenaeus-Pupil of Polycarp and Bishop of Lyons in Gaul.
17. Origen-Theologian from Alexandria. Perhaps the most learned man in the Early Church History.
21. Diocletian, Maximian-Proclaimed themselves officially our Lord. Diocletian demanded worship as Father of the gods.
25. Aristides-A Christian apologist of the Early Church.
29. Athanasius-Eliquently and passionately argued for the true diety of Christ at the Council of Nicaea.
33. Theodosius I-Christianity became the only legal faith under him in the Roman Empire.

Terms:
1. Synagogues-Jews gathered here to worship.
2. Gentiles, Proselytes-Non-Jew converts.
3. Martyr-People who died for Christianity.
4. Book of Revelation-Prophetic visions seen by John known as the apocalypse.
5. Catacombs-Sub-Terranean galleries beneath the city of Rome where Christians hid.
6. Edict of Milan-Extensive protection to Christians.
7. Church Fathers-Preachers and teachers of the Early Church.
8. Apologist-Early Christian Leaders who attempted to defend Christianity.
9. Monarchianism-Denied the doctrine of the Church.
10. Latin Vulgate-The Bible of the Early Western church.
11. Creeds-Confessions of faith.
12. Apostle's Creed, Nicenan Creed, Athenasian Creed-Stated what Christianity believed, Rejected the teaching of Arianism, Named after Athanasius. These are Creeds of the church's confessions of faith.
13. Council of Nicaea, Arianism-Council that was called over the doctrine of Arianism which denied the diety of Christ.

Chapter Concepts:
4. Since people were forced to convert to Christianity, most people didn't really convert, and they just said they converted so they wouldn't be arrested. This polluted the church with the beliefs of other religions.

Chapter 10

People:
1. Justian I-His main ambition was to restore the Roman Empire to its former glory.
3. Theodora-Justinian's wife.
5. Leo III-Saved Constantinople during the second siege.
10. Ottoman Turks-Muslims that took over Constantinople.

Places:
1. Byzantium, Constantinople-Founded by Greek colonists, stood beside the Bosporus straight in the south-eastern corner of Europe.
3. Hagia Sophia-Most famous church of the Middle Ages.

Terms:
1. Christendom-Portion of the world which Christianity is the dominant religion.
3. "Greek fire"-Byzantine secret weapon during the invasions.