Ch. 1 Turning Points In World History

Question 1

Nero

Answer 1

Roman emperor who began the first official Roman persecution of Christianity

Question 2

Abrahamic Covenant

Answer 2

A covenant between Abraham and God that says Abraham would have many children who would own Canaan and bless all the nations of Earth.

Question 3

Mosaic Covenant

Answer 3

A covenant between Moses and God in which Moses received the ten commandments.

Question 4

Ten Commandments

Answer 4

Ten Laws showing Israel how to love God and other people.

Question 5

Monotheism

Answer 5

the belief in one God

Question 6

Davidic Covenant

Answer 6

A covenant between God and David where God promised David’s dynasty would last forever.

Question 7

Messiah

Answer 7

Jesus, David’s descendant

Question 8

New Covenant

Answer 8

It was God’s promise to put his rules in the hearts of his people so that they would want to obey.

Question 9

Jesus of Nazareth

Answer 9

Jesus of Nazareth is one of the given names of Jesus.

Question 10

Christ

Answer 10

The king or a title, also treated as a name, given to Jesus.

Question 11

Judaism

Answer 11

The religion of the jews, distinct from Christianity.

Question 12

Saul of tarsus

Answer 12

An early leader attempting to wipe out the church.

Question 13

barbarians

Answer 13

A Roman name for peoples not part of Greek or Roman culture

Question 14

Byzantine Empire

Answer 14

The old eastern part of of the Roman empire

Question 15

Augustine

Answer 15

Christian church leader in Hippo, North Africa, who wrote “The City of God”

Question 16

divine sovereignty

Answer 16

gods complete and permanent control over this world

Question 17

image of god

Answer 17

set of qualities possessed by all humans that reflect god

Question 18

creation mandate

Answer 18

gods command to humans to exercise dominion over the earth

Question 19

civilization

Answer 19

human culture as it lived in cities or under the influence of cites

Question 20

culture

Answer 20

the physical and mental environment developed through human thought and lador

Question 21

Diocletian

Answer 21

Roman emperor under whom Israel the last and most widespread Roman persecutions occurred

Question 22

Constantine

Answer 22

Roman emperor that converted to Christianity

Question 23

Edict of Milan

Answer 23

A decree by Constantine that put an end to almost 300 years of Roman persecution

Question 24

Arius

Answer 24

An early church teacher who claimed that Jesus was not real

Question 25

Council of Nicea

Answer 25

A council of church leaders that met in the year 325 to consider the deity of Christ.

Question 26

Theodosius 1st

Answer 26

Roman emperor who made Christianity the only religion in the empire.

Question 27

Nestorians

Answer 27

Taught that Jesus was God and human but not a person

Question 28

Patrick

Answer 28

Missionary to Ireland during the 4th century AD

Question 29

Constantinople

Answer 29

Ancient city of Byzantium that Constantine transformed into the new capital of the eastern portion of the Roman empire.

Question 30

City

Answer 30

A culture institution in which humans who share certain core values work together to improve their quality of life

Question 31

Seed of the serpent

Answer 31

Reference to those who would reject the messiah.

Question 32

seed of the woman

Answer 32

Reference to those how would accept the Messiah A reference to Jesus.

Question 33

Nation

Answer 33

A very large group of people who share the same language, family history, Land area, Culture.

Question 34

Nation-States

Answer 34

Nations having their own governments.

Question 35

City-States

Answer 35

Cities that have their own governments, independent of those of other cities.