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| When did our church begin? |
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| Welcoming or open to the whole world. |
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| they were chosen to assist church leaders |
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| People who are not Jewish. |
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| People killed for being witnesses for Christ |
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| The denial of the Church doctrine. |
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| Meeting of Church leaders. |
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| Underground Christian cemeteries |
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| Follower of Jesus Christ. |
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| Great Christian teachers of the first eight centuries. |
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| What did the Holy Spirit help the disciples to do? |
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| to tell others about Jesus. |
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| How did the first communities of Christians show their colseness? |
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| by sharing their belongings; they followed the teachings of Jesus’ way of love, shared the Eucharist, and ate and prayed together. |
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| What was decided at the first council of Jerusalem? |
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| They decided that a Gentile could become a follower of Jesus without becoming Jewish first. |
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| Why did Romans persecute Christians? |
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| because they refused to offer incense to the emperor, who was considered divine, and to the other Roman gods. |
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| What liturgical changes took place as the church grew? |
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| A liturgy, or a service, of the word was joined to the liturgy of the service. The Sabbath |
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| How did admitting Gentiles to the Christian communities affect the church? |
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| helped the church to grow more. Challenged them to accept non-Jews. |
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| What were Christians able to do after Constantine officially recongnized Christianity? |
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| They were able to hold public office, worship in public, and build churches. Constantine recognized Christianity because he wanted the Roman Empire to grow stronger. |
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| Why did Constantine recognize Christianity as a legal religion of the empire? |
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| As a way of strengthing the Roman Empire. |
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| When was the Catholic Church recongnized as the official religion of the Roman Empire? |
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| Emperor Theodosius recognized the Catholic Church as the official religion of the Roman Empire in 380 AD. |
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| A list of books of the bible. |
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| The collection of the laws of the Catholic Church. |
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| People who remove themselves from others and live alone. |
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| A religious community of monks or nuns: also, the building in which they live. |
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| The one society that Church and State formed together. |
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To expel someone from the church.
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| Excommunicated King Henry from the church. United Western Europe. Founded Christendom. |
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| An Egyptian hermit who formed a monastery, he also founded a convent for women. |
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| Was a church leader who worked to clarify the church’s beliefs. His writings on sin, grace, and the sacraments remain an important influence on Christian thinking even today. |
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| Founded the religion, Islam in the early seventh century. Was an Arab |
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| A teacher who translated the books of the Bible from languages such as Greek to Latin so that Western Catholics could read them. His translation is called the Vulgate. |
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| The bishop of Caesarea, he is considered the father of monasticism in the eastern part of the Roman Empire. |
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| A Frankish king who was asked by Pope Leo III to keep Rome from being attacked by the Lombard’s, a Germanic people. Wanted to Christianize all of Europe |
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| Where did Constantine move the capital of the Roman Empire? |
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| from Rome, in the west, to Constantinople, in the east. |
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| Father of monasticism in the Western part of the Roman Empire. |
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| What was one problem between Rome and Constantinople? |
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| was the communication was bad. |
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| Why were monasteries importan during this period? |
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| because it allowed hermits (monks) (nuns). They kept learning alive by hand copying books. They were also the centers of life and learning. |
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| Why did tension develop between the bishop of ROme and the emperor of Constantinople? |
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| because people in the eastern part of the Roman Empire saw the emperor as ruler and people in the Western part saw the pope as ruler. |
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| What did Charlemagne accomplish? |
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| What was the 'sign of power' Charlemagne made before battle? |
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| What did Christians in the eastern part of the empire see as a threat? |
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| What was the main source of conflict between King Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII? |
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| The right to appoint Bishops |
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| What were the Crusades? Why did they take place? Were they successful? What were the negative results and the one lasting effect of the Crusades? |
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| military attempts to liberate Palestine from Muslim control. Control where Jesus lived and taught. Became an excuse for killing, awakened Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire. |
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| What is Monreale and why was it built? |
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| Monasteries built in Sicily for Benedictine monks |
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| Religious persons who supported themselves by begging. |
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| Lay communities closely united with religious orders of men or women. |
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| Advisors selected by the pope. |
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| Officials who assist the pope or a bishop. |
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| A social system based on loyalties and protections. |
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| Poor farmers who could not leave the farms where they were born. |
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| A form of taxation; a portion of the harvest given to the Church. |
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| The period of time during which there was more than one pope. |
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| The idea that the council of bishops has supreme authority in the church |
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| A way of answering philosophical and theological questions. |
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| Means: rebirth. A time of learning and knowledge. |
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| founded the Franciscan Order (a group of people committed to poverty.) He believed if you had to many material things you couldn’t focus on God |
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| Began another Religious group called the Dominicans, who focused on preaching. They were called mendicants because the supported themselves by begging |
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| Worked hard for peace in Italy and for reform in the Catholic Church |
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| Was a famous artist who painted the famous Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. He was also a scientist and inventor. Lived during the Renaissance. |
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| When did the Middle ages occur? |
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| How did the Crusades help to change society? |
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| by bringing spices, silks, and other luxuries back to Europe. Set up new routes. Trade and commerce. |
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| What replaced monasteries as the centers of life and culture during the Middle Ages? |
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| The new towns replaced the monasteries as the centers of life and culture. |
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| What replaced monasteries as the centers of life and culture during the Middle Ages? |
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| The new towns replaced the monasteries as the centers of life and culture. |
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| Why were cathedrals built? |
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| Cathedrals were built to raise people’s hearts to God. Were a replacement for monasteries. |
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| What did the Franciscans beleive? |
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| were men committed to poverty and to renewing the faith of Christians in the towns. |
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| What were the Dominicans famous for? |
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| were focused of preaching. St. Dominic also started communities of Dominican sisters. |
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| Describe the Inquisition. (when, why, what happened)? |
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| 15th and 16th centuries, to identify heretics, and encourage them to repent, it was an oppressive use of power |
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| Describe the feudal system and why was it important to the church? |
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| was a social system that was based on loyalties and protections, rather than laws |
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| What sparked the Renaissance? When and where did it begin? |
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| The introduction of Arab learning and rediscover of classical Greeks and Roman learning. 15th and 16th century, Europe. Means: “rebirth. “ |
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| The practice of buying and selling of spiritual things. |
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| The removal of all or some of the punishments for sins that have already been forgiven. |
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| protested against the church |
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| Augustine monk started the Protestant Reformation and founded the Lutheran Religion. |
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| What was Paul's religous background? |
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| was he grew up as a strict Pharisee. |
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| Tarsus, modern day Turkey |
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| Why was Paul traveling to Damascus? |
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| to persecute Christians who were evangelizing in the synagogues. |
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| Explain Pauks conversion? |
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| On Paul’s way to Damascus he had a blinding vision in which the Lord asked him, “Saul Saul why do you persecute me?” This convinced him that God was real. Paul proceeded to Damascus and was baptized by Ananias. |
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| How many missionary journeys did Paul take? |
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| What controversy concerning the Gentile converts serioulsy threatened the Church's unity? What council was callled to adress this matter and what was decided? |
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| That Gentiles had to be Jewish to be Christian. The council of Jerusalem, you don’t have to be Jewish to be Christian. |
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| What was Paul's conversion? |
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| That Jesus had to come to save all people not just the chosen ones |
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| What did Paul instruct his converts on in his letters? |
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| Points of Christian doctrine answered their questions and gave much practical advice on Christian living |
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| How is it beleived that Paul died? |
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| Mean shaving strength to venture, perseveres, and withstands danger, fear, or difficulty |
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| Is belief, trust, and confidence in God |
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| Faithfulness to a person, to God, to a cause or ideal characterizes. |
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| To bear trails or pain calmly or without complaint |
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| The ability to withstand hardship, adversity, or stress |
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| To give freely in spirit or action |
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| An act of Forbearance, affection, love, or sympathy. |
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| Means kindness, amiableness in manner or disposition |
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| Adherence to a code of moral values. |
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| Means innocence; freedom from pretense or guile |
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| What is the community of saints? |
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| is our union of all Christians with God’s holiness and with his holy ones (the saints). |
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| Which pope canonized more saints then any other pope? |
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| When is the feast of All Saints Day? |
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| November 1. The Feast of All Saints Day is for all of the Saints. |
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| When is the feast of All Soul's Day? |
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| November 2. The Feast of All Souls Day is for everyone who has died. |
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1. The Annunciation
2. The Visitation
3. The Nativity
4. The Presentation in the Temple
5. The Finding in the Temple |
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1. The Agony in the Garden
2. The Scourging
3. The Crowning with Thorns
4. The Carrying of the Cross
5. The Crucifixion |
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1. The Resurrection
2. The Ascension
3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit
4. The Assumption
5. The Coronation |
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