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Christianity and Western Culture
Flash Cards for Dr. Armstrong's Final Exam and MBI Spokane
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12/07/2010

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Term
Fertile Crescent
Definition
Fertile land extending from Mesopotamia, through Israel and down to the Nile River in Egypt.
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Cuneiform
Definition
The invention of writing in 3600. It was a set of imprints made into clay.
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King Minos
Definition
Ruled the Minoan Empire mainly on the island of crete. Minos connects the ancient middle east to Greece. Minos' minotaur guarded the labrinth. The Minoans used heiroglyphics adopted from the ancient greeks and from linear A and B.
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Paul's 4th Missionary Journey
Definition
There is no biblical record of this journey. Paul wanted to go to Rome. He was crucified upside down upon his own request when charged with treason and never made his mission to Rome.
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380 AD
Definition
Theodocious made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
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311 AD
Definition
Galerius made the Edict of Toleration which ended Christian persecution.
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Acts 2:9-11
Definition
Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God."
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Nero
Definition
Lived from 54-68 AD.
Persecuted Peter and Paul.
Forbid Christianity.
Burnt down Rome and insisted on his own concerts.
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64 AD
Definition
The great fire of Rome. Nero had his men burn down the surrounding area so that he could expand his palace.
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Eusebius of Caesarea
Definition
The Father of Church History
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Perpetua and Felicitas
Definition
2 female martyrs. One was a nursing mother and her slave was with child. They were killed for their faith.
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303 AD
Definition
1st year of Diocletian's great persecution with the reorganization lpan. In this year Diocletion enforced persecution and mandated sacrice to the gods.
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Emperor Constantine
Definition
Converted to christianity and gained control of Rome in 312.
In 324 he defeated Licinus and gained control of the whole Roman world.
He founded Constantinople in 330.
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Origen of Alexandria
Definition
The pioneer of the study of biblical text.
Heretic
"Rule of Faith"
Ousia dn hypostasis in reference to the trinity.
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Tertullian of Carthage
Definition
Father of the Church in N. Africa
Famous apologist
Used the word TRINITY.
Term
509 BC
Definition
The start of the Roman Republic by Romulus and Remus.
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Christendom
Definition
A civil society composed of christians where Christianity was the main force. (created by Constantine)
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Levant
Definition
Syria, Israel and Jordan.
A part of the fertile cresent.
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Ziggurat
Definition
A temple tower for ancient Christianity.
Term
Mycenaean Civilization
Definition
(1600-1200BC)
Ruled by King Agamemnon.
Told the Epic of Gilgamesh.
The Uluburn shipwreck exposed culture with the discovery of copper blocks, ivory, ostrich eggs, gold and silver.
Term
Romans 15:23-24
Definition
with the following letter: "The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings. Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions,
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Tacitus
Definition
Notes a "huge multitude of Christians" in his annals.
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312 AD
Definition
Constantine gained control of Rome with the Battle of Milvian Bridge.
Massive Expansion of Christianity.
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Clement of Rome
Definition
First Apostolic Father (the Church in Alexandria)
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Suetonius
Definition
Wrote the 12 caesars in 121 AD.
A valued historian who potrayed the rulers of Rome and included all of the scandalous details.
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Domitian
Definition
the last of the 12 caesars who lived from 81-96 AD.
A ruthless but efficient autocrat who was assassinated by the roman senate.
Term
Polycard of Smyrna
Definition
A bishop who wrote a letter tot he philippians w/ intructions in righteousness.
A martyr who preached against willing martyrdom.
Term
Alexamenos Graffito
Definition
Carved one of the earliest pictures of the crucifixion into a plaster wall.
Term
Battle of Milvian Bridge
Definition
In 312 Constantine the Great gained control of Rome in a battle against Maxentious.
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Chi Rho
Definition
the 1st 2 letters of Christ in greek.
1st Christian Monogram - Christogram.
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Hippolytus of Rome
Definition
Wrote "The Refutation of All Heresies".
A victim of persecution.
Term
Neolithic Age
Definition
The new stone age
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Remus and Romulus
Definition
Founded the roman empire
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Hammurabi
Definition
Wrote the first code of law and established the first near ancient empire.
Term
The Greek Dark Age
Definition
(1200-800BC) The end of the bronze age and a time of silence in Greek history with no new large buildings or trade routes. Linear B was lost during this time period.
Term
313 AD
Definition
The Edict of Milan - Christianity was recognized as a licit religion in rome by constantine. "freedom of religion".
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Livy
Definition
Ancient Roman historian who recorded the story of romulus and remus.
Term
Ignatius of Antioch
Definition
Authority Crisis: Creed, Canon, Clergy.
Martyred in 107 AD.
Term
68AD
Definition
Nero stabs himself in the throat
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Marcus Aurelius
Definition
The last of the 5 good emperors.
The Philosopher King.
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Walter Bauer
Definition
A German theologian who studied church history.
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Revisionist History
Definition
changing pre-recorded history, aka edit/delete.
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Marcion
Definition
Caused a schism and started his own church when opposed by the church. He omitted the old testament as legitamate and edited verses from the new testament. Taught dualism - a creator god and a redeemer god.
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Irenaeus of Lyons
Definition
A bibilical catholic thrologian who took an orthodox defense against gnosticism. "Unity" theology fought dualism and appealed to the doctrine of truth.
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Justin Martyr
Definition
A Christian apologist and philosopher martyred by Marcus Aurelius.
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Why Rome Fell...
Definition
1. Decadence (immorality)
2. Predestination
3. Inflation
4. Barbarian Invasion in 410
5. Christianity
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Augustine of Canterbury
Definition
This man took 40 monks to Engliand and founded a monestary. He is known as the apostle to the english and the founder of the english church.
chosen under pope gregory the great.
Term
Athanasius
Definition
Wrote a counter argument against arianism at the 1st council of nicea.
(God saves, Jesus Saves, therefore Jesus is God(diety))
Banished 5 times
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The 4 Ecumenical Councils
Definition
Nicea I- 325- 1ness of trinity
Constantinople - 381 - 3ness of trinity
Ephesus - 381 - 1ness of Christology
Chalcedon - 451 - 2ness of Christology
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Gregory the Great
Definition
(540-640)
1st monastic pope
English missions
Known for his "Dialogues".
Term
Ulfilas
Definition
The apostle to the goths (311-383)
Translated the bible from greek into gothic after writing a gothic alphabet.
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Columba of Scotland
Definition
"The Dove of the Church"
Gaelic Irish Missionary Monk
one of the 12 apostles of ireland
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632 AD
Definition
Death of Muhammed starts the dispute over the sucession to caliph of the Islamic Empire - causes huge schism.
sunni = Abu Bakr
shiite = Ali
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570 AD
Definition
The birth of Muhammed the Prophet of Island
Term
Ashura
Definition
Remembrance of the bloody massacre that resulted from Al Hussain attempting to gain control of the empire from Yazid after Mu'awiya's death.
Term
Mu'awaiya
Definition
Diplomatically solved a battle with Ali.
Term
Umar
Definition
Established the 5 pillars of Islam
1. Prayer x5/day
2. Pilgrimage to mecca
3. Allah = God, Muhammed = Prophet
4. Alms for the poor.
5. Fasting during Ramadan.
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Jihad
Definition
Holy War
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Al- Tabiri
Definition
In 923 he claimed that satan possessed muhammed to write the islamic scriptures.
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Ka'ba
Definition
The center of religious life in mecca
A cube that serves as an idol house and contains a black stone.
Term
Verses on Christology
Definition
John 1:1
John 1:8 (the only begotten son)
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Paul of Thebes
Definition
(238-341 AD)
1st Anchoritic Monk
Went into the desert to escape persecution and lived permanently at his oasis.
Term
Antony the Great
Definition
1st successful monk
The "Father of Anchoritc Monasticism"
Term
Cenobitic Monasticism
Definition
Communal Monasticism
Founded by Pachomius
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Aisha
Definition
a 6 year old girl who married mohammed and consecrated their marrage at age 9.
"She who lives" - one of the mothers of believers.
Term
Manichaeanism
Definition
Evil is a perversion or absence of God
Dualism - good vs. evil
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Ontological Trinity
Definition
god is transcendent - separated from us
the reciprocal relationship between father, son and holy spirit outside of creation.
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Augustine of Hippo
Definition
lived 354-430 AD and wrote over 5 million words in his lifetime
Father of the autobiography and sililoque
City of God = 1st systematic theology
Term
Modalism
Definition
God is operating in 3 different modes - same God, different forms.
Noetus, Praxeas, Sabellius.
Term
The Rashidun Caliphate
Definition
The rightly guided caliphate
the 1sr 4 caliphs in islamic history
Term
Apollinarius of Laodicea
Definition
opponent of arianism
emphasized the diety of Christ tot he point that he said he had no rational human soul
(docetism)
Term
Patrick of Ireland
Definition
Lived as a slave in Ireland but escaped at 22.
Had a dream that God called him back to Ireland.
Known for bringing Christianity to Ireland.
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Khadija
Definition
Married Muhammed in 595 AD
The mother of believers
A powerful trades woman
1st muslim conert
Term
Donatism
Definition
Rival church of Augustin of Hippo.
Denied the sacraments of a clergy who apostacized.
Caused a schism in N Africa.
Term
430 AD
Definition
Death of Augustine of Hippo
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476 AD
Definition
The Fall of ROME!
Rome was falling for 200 yrs
"Sac of Rome" lasted for 3 days by Alaric and the Goths in 410.
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Docetism
Definition
Denies Jesus' humanity
Jesus was a God who took human form.
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354 AD
Definition
Birth of Augustine of Hippo
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Verses on the Trinity
Definition
Matt 28:19 "father, son and holy spirit"
2 Corinth 13:14
Titus 3:4-6
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Macarius the Great
Definition
An egyptian Christian hermit and monk
Visited Antony the Great while in the desert and learned all the rules of monasticism.
Term
Dynamic Monarchianism
Definition
HERESY
God is 1 person and Jesus was a mere mortal.
(Theodotus)
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Empress Eudoxia
Definition
Formed an alliance against John Chrysostom and had him banish in 403 at the synod of the oak.
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Jerome
Definition
The son of Eusebius who translated the bible into LATIN.
Term
Eusebius of Nicomedia
Definition
Baptized Constantine
Made a Gothic Alphabet
Taught Arianism to the Goths
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Augustine's Confessions
Definition
1st Autobiography.
Written between 397 and 398
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Ebionism
Definition
A failed prenicene theology that said Jesus wasn't God. Jesus was just a man and the spirit "rested" on him.
Term
Homoousia
Definition
Athanasius
Orthodox
One being, same substance.
Term
Homoiousia
Definition
Eusebius of Caesaria
Semi-Arian
Father and Son are of "like" substance.
Term
Heteroousia
Definition
Arius + 200 others
Arianism
Father and Son are of different substance.
Term
Arianism
Definition
Taught by Arius
God is underived, and Jesus was begotten, therefore Jesus was not diety.
Term
Sabellius
Definition
Sabellianism (modalism)
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Sydnod of the Oak
Definition
The trial of John Chrysostom by empress eudoxia in 403 AD. John was trying to stop simony in Ephesus.
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Monica
Definition
The mother of Augustine of Hippo
A devout prayer warrior
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Vulgate
Definition
St. Jerome's Latin Translation of the Bible from the Late 4th century.
Term
380 AD
Definition
Invasion of the Vandals
Theodocius declares that all people should convert to trinitarian Christianity.
Term
Diocletian
Definition
Christian Persecution
Tetrarchy creates a division of E from W Rome.
Term
Pelagius
Definition
A heretic who denied original sin and taught ascetic theology (man's will is free).
Term
Charlemagne
Definition
King of the Franks 742-814
Coronated on Christmas 800
Father of Modern Europe
Term
Late Middle Ages
Definition
1274-1517 AD
ends with the reformation
Term
Early Middle Ages
Definition
476-962 AD
(fall of rome - holy roman empire)
Term
Childeric I
Definition
(440-481 AD)
Merovingian King of Northern Gaul
Father of Clovis I
Term
Carolingian Dynasty
Definition
Came to power in 737 with Charles Martel
Feudalism
Term
Battle of Tours
Definition
732 AD
Stops Islamd from spreading into modern France.
Term
Pepin III The Short
Definition
(Birth-768 AD)
The First King of the Franks of the Carolingian Dynasty
Deposed the last of the merovingian kings
Succeeded Charles Martel (his father)
Term
843 AD
Definition
Charlemagne's Empire splintersinto 3 at the Treaty of Verdun
Creates modern day france, italy and germany.
Term
798 AD
Definition
Charlemagne's Admonito Generalis
All cathedrals and monestaries were required to have schools.
Term
Concordat of Worms
Definition
A part of Pope Gregory VII's church reforms.
Pope Calixtus and Henry V make the agreement in 1122
The first phase of the power struggle between the papacy and the holy roman emperors because the king can now appoint bishops.
Term
Battle of Manzikert in 1071
Definition
Anatolia (Modern Turkey) loses ground to the Islamic Empire.
Byzantine Empire Vs. Seljuq forces
Term
Pope Urban II
Definition
Called Christianits to reclaim lost territories for the first crusade in 1095 at clairmont
Term
Peter the Hermit
Definition
Preaches the 1st crusade and gathers peasants to be in his people's crusade of 40,000.
They slaughtered jews and took the money from the pogroms to finance the crusade in 1095.
Term
1204 AD
Definition
The sac of Constantinople causes the final division of Eastern and Western Rome
Term
Monte Casino
Definition
"House in the Mountains"
St. Benedict's Monestary first Monestary in 529 AD
Term
Cistercians
Definition
Working monks in Robert Molesme's Monestary in Citeaux.
Masters of visual arts and agriculture
they had to hire lay brothers to do their work.
Use of the water wheel
Term
Franciscans
Definition
St. Francis of Assissi
Would marry lady poverty
People went out to preach in pairs of two and worked for food and slept in barns and lofts.
Term
High Middle Ages
Definition
962-1274 AD
(holy roman empire - council of lyons)
Term
962 - 1274 AD
Definition
High Middle Ages
ends with the council of lyons ii trying to unify E and W Rome.
Term
History of the Franks
Definition
Written by Gregory of Tours
Term
Clovis I
Definition
(466-511 AD)
the first king of the franks in western Gaul.
Term
Mayor of the Palace
Definition
A high position of power likened to the prime minister
Term
632 AD
Definition
Death of Mohammed causes controvery over who will succeed him as Caliph.
Term
742- 814 AD
Definition
Life of Charlemagne
Term
Alcuin of York
Definition
735-804 AD
Implemented Charlemagne's reforms and spurred the carolingian renaissance
Term
Admonito Generalis
Definition
Charlemagne's decree in 798 AD requires every cathedral and monestary to have a school in an attempt to make Gaul more literate.
Term
1122 AD
Definition
Concordat of Worms gives the king power to appoint bishops in the church.
Term
Pope Gregory VII
Definition
1028 - 1085 AD
One of the Great Reforming Popes who was involved in the investiture controversy.
Term
The Latin East
Definition
The 4 crusader states ;
Jerusalem, Tripoli, Antioch, Odessa.
Term
Saladin
Definition
Lead the Islamic opposition in the battle of Hattin
Term
Augustinian Rule
Definition
Actually created by St. Benedict
Commmunal living, pursuit of humility, prayer, fasting and vegetarianism, no men, community wardrobe, obedience.
Term
Vespers
Definition
Evening prayer servies started in monestaries
Term
Abby at Cluny
Definition
Reformed Abby that wanted to follow Benedictine Rule exactly.
Term
Albertus Magnus
Definition
Dominican Monk who taught Aquinas
Term
800 AD
Definition
Charlemagne was coronated on Christmas Day as the Emperor of Rome on this day.
Term
Feudalism
Definition
A system in which the lords ruled the vassals, vassals ruled the fiefs.
Private means of production.
Term
Merovingian Dynasty
Definition
"The Do Nothing Kings"
Frankish Kings - Childeric I and Clovis I
Term
Charles Martel
Definition
Illegitimate son of Pepin II
The hammer - Mayor of the Palace
Father of Pepin III
Term
732 AD
Definition
The Battle of Tours stops Islam from spreading into modern day France.
Term
661 AD
Definition
The Death of Ali - son in law of Mohammed.
Term
Pope Leo III
Definition
Protected Charlemagne from his enemies and crowned him king of the Roman Empire on Christmas 800 AD.
Term
Treaty of Verdun
Definition
In 843 AD Charlemagne's Grandson's Divid his kingdom into modern day france, italy and germany.
Term
Cathedral School
Definition
centers of advanced education started in the middle ages by monestaries.
Term
Investiture Controversy
Definition
Gregory VII vs Henry V over who has the power to appoint church officials (ends withthe concordat of worms deciding that the king can also appoint bishops)
Term
1095 AD
Definition
The First Crusade called by Pope Urban II
Term
Anti Jewish Pogroms
Definition
Massacres against the jewish people to economically fuel the crusades.
Term
Battle of hattin
Definition
"Battle of the Horns"
Saladin defeated the crusaders and took back jerusalem (it will never again fall into christian hands)
Term
Benedictine Rule
Definition
Ora et Labora
Pray and Work
Term
480-547 AD
Definition
Life of Benedict of Nursia
Term
Dominicans
Definition
Launched the crusades against the cathars (gnostic dualsist) in an attempt to convert the heretics.
Term
Scholasticism
Definition
A theological approach to scripture
Cut and paste church father quotes with reference to scripture
study of logic as it applies to scripture.
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