CWC Unit #3 Exam Study Flashcards
Alexander the Great - Who/When/Where/Significance
Macedonian King. Student of Aristotle
356 - 323 BC
Greece
Conquered lands from Greece, Egypt, and India, Hellenization
Anthony - Who/When/Where/Significance
prosperous peasant who went to the desert to live a life from Christ and pursue holiness
251 - 356 AD
Egypt
Followed Jesus intructions, gave up himself and his desires to go into the desert as a sacrifice; Stressed the importance of suffering for God
Aristotle - Who/When/Where/Significance
Student of Plato; Greek Philosopher
300s BC
Athens
difference from Plato in that he thought studying the world was an important and worthwhile task; He thought that form and matter were inseparable, therefore research of matter and earthly things was the way in which knowledge could be gained
Athenian Democracy - What/When/Where/Significance
The way Greeks voted as an assembly for laws
400s BC
Athens
This way of voting had a strong influenced on governments that followed, even today
Augustine - Who/When/Where/Significance
Professor of Rhetoric, Bishop of Hippo
400 AD
North Africa, Italy
Spent his life searching for truth and justice; Had a sinful youth; Had 4 conversions; (Manichaeism > Christian Neoplatonism > Heart conversion to Christianity > Theological Conversion); Wrote Confessions
Augustus Caesar - Who/When/Where/Significance
Julius Caesar’s nehpew, adopted son
31 BC - 14 AD
Rome
Roman ruler after Julius Caesar’s death; Restored the Roman Republic, stabilized the empire for over 400 years
Christian Apologists - Who/When/Where/Significance
Christians who made intellectual arguments for their faith
2nd century AD
Interact with culture (ex: Justin Martyr)
City of God - What/When/Where/Significance
A writing by Augustine expressing Christian philosophy of government and history
400 AD
North Africa, Italy
Writing about how the Christians should live within a pagan world, influencing the world and not becoming it
Constantine - Who/When/Where/Significance
First emperor of Rome
272 - 337 AD
Rome
Legalized Christianity; founded Constantinople; Grew Christianity throughout Rome
Donatism - What/When/Where/Significance
a belief by a group of North African Christians, said the validity of sacraments was based on the preists’ holiness
400 AD
North Africa, Italy
Augustine opposes donatism, he says that sacraments are from and about God, rather than the priest performing them
Gnostics - Who/When/Where/Significance
A religious group that believed Christ descended into Jesus
2nd Cent AD
They believed that matter was evil, therefore Jesus couldn’t be God; Christ + Wisdom = Jesus
Homer - Who/When/Where/Significance
Greek Poet
700 BC
Greece
Wrote the Iliad and the Odessey, literature that inspired and exemplified Greek values of heroism and honor into young Greeks as they were educated
Maccabean Revolt - What/When/Where/Significance
Revolt by the Maccabean’s for the Jews
167-142 BC
Isrsael
Revolt by Jews who didn’t want to conform to Hellenization
Pelagius - Who/When/Where/Significance
a man who debated with Augustine over original sin
400 AD
North Africa, Italy
He was declared a heretic for his views on original sin. He believed that original sin wasn’t a thing because we were made in Jesus’ image and we should have the opportunity to live up to goodness.
Perpetua - Who/When/Where/Significance
a martyr, died for her faith
182-203 AD
Carthage
Followed Jesus’ instructions, gave up her own life for the sake of her faith; was loyal to God over her father and state
Plato - Who/When/Where/Significance
Greek Philosopher
428 - 347 BC
Athens
Was a student of Socrates, he shared a lot of his teachings
Socrates - Who/When/Where/Significance
Greek Philosopher that taught Plato; a Sophist
469 - 399 BC
Athens
Pursuit of truth and wisdom; developed the socratic method (truth through questions); believed that knowledge was found within
Tertullian - Who/When/Where/Significance
Lawyer who sought to make Christianity reasonable to Roman officials
155 - 220 AD
Rome
Warn Christians against heretics; don’t conform faith to philosophy
Ad Fontes - What/When/Where/Significance
“back to the transcripts”
Recovery of latin transcripts; respect for classical values
Anabaptists - Who/When/Where/Significance
Radical Reformers, “rebaptizers”, “Swiss-brethren”
16th century
Switzerland, then Northern and Central Europe
literal application of Sola Scripture; attempt to model a NT Church; emphasized adult baptism, pacifism, and witnessing by withdrawing from culture; Persecuted by Catholics, Lutherans, and Calvinists; Separation from the world; Separation of church and state
Averroes - Who/When/Where/Significance
muslim; major commentator on the works of Aristotle; a chief judge and physician
1126-1198
Cordoba, Spain and Morocco
Argued that Islam not only allows, but requires scholarly work
study past scholars and work that is already done
Benedict - Who/When/Where/Significance
Catholic Monk
480-547
Cassino, Italy
“You have the choice, to obey God or not; his purpose is to motivate us to respond fully, generously, and joyously.”; Promoted a life based on prayer and work; More community style of Monasticism
Black Death - What/When/Where/Significance
a disease
1346-1353
Europe
75-200 million killed; 1/3 - 1/2 of all of Europe; Originated in C. Asia; traveled along trade routes
Calvin - Who/When/Where/Significance
Started the calvinists
1530s
Geneva, Switzerland
theological emphasis on human depravity and God’s sovereignty; individuals should follow God’s calling; bottom –> up power system
Charlemagne - Who/When/Where/Significance
Supporter of the Church and the Roman Emperor
768-814
Aachen, Germany
wanted to unite Germanic tribes into a single Christian kingdom; crowned “King of the Romans” on Christmas Day in 800 AD; Established a formal relationship between the pope and the king
Council of Trent - Who/When/Where/Significance
Meeting of Roman Catholic Leaders
1500s
Italy
Addressed the abuses of the church; reaffirmed roman doctrines; banned certain books; reaffirmed church authority and tradition
Elizabeth I - Who/When/Where/Significance
Queen of England
1533-1603
England
The Comprimise - made England a protestant church
Erasmus - Who/When/Where/Significance
Dutch Christian Humanist
1466-1536
Netherlands
“We need God’s Grace”; Reconstructed the NT in Greek; key figure in reformation; wanted to fix the church from within
Francis of Assisi - Who/When/Where/Significance
Italian Monk
1181-1226
Assisi, Italy
Founded Franciscan Monasticism; dedicating life to itinerant preaching, life of poverty and service
Great (Western) Schism - What/When/Where/Significance
Papacy returns to Rome
1378-1417
Rome
Popes and Antipopes; French cardinals select competing Pope; Council of Constantine resolves the dispute in 1415
Gutenberg Printing Press - What/When/Where/Significance
a printing press developed by Johannes Gutenberg
1440
Mainz, Germany
mass printing of documents and books
High Middle Ages - What/When/Where/Significance
Period of growth in the middle ages
1000-1300
Europe
Thriving culture; growth of cities and populations; growth of universities and cathedrals
Hildegard of Bingen - Who/When/Where/Significance
Abbess (leader of monastery for women), composer, scientist, and advisor to kings and popes
1098-1179
Bingen, Germany
Known for her visions from God; demonstrates direct spritual experience, visible role of women in medieval life
Ignatius Loyola - Who/When/Where/Significance
A soldier
1400s-1500s
Spain
formed the Jesuits; the church = the bride of christ; we must follow what the church says
Italian Renaissance - What/When/Where/Significance
Italian movement and time period
1350-1550
Italy
Humanism and individualism
Machiavelli - Who/When/Where/Significance
Author
1400s-1500s
Italy
Sometimes christianity needs to be rejected; leaders should be feared, no hated; only appear good; gave rules on how to be a good king
Martin Luther - Who/When/Where/Significance
Reformer
1400s-1500s
Germany
wrote the 95 thesis; Augustinian monk; translated the Bible into German; became anti-semetic; believed in political stability; convicted as a heretic
Muhammad - Who/When/Where/Significance
a prophet
570-632
Mecca
Received visions from the Angel Gabriel, these visions form the Qur’an
Protestant Reformation - What/When/Where/Significance
Religious and political movement
early 16th century
Germany
Claimed the Catholic Church was corrupt, was led by figures like Martin Luther and John Calvin
Sacraments - What/When/Where/Significance
a Christian rite that is recognized as being particularly important and significant
confirmed by the Fourth Council of the Lateran in 1215
crucial to a Christian’s salvation, acting as visible signs of God’s grace and marking key life events
Thomas Aquinas - Who/When/Where/Significance
Western Medieval Philosopher
1225-1275
Italy
synthesizes Aristotle and Christianity
God has revealed truth in the natural world as well as supernaturally
1. Eternal (governs the entire universe)
2. Divine (revealed law)
3. Natural (revealed in nature through reason)
4. Human (laws for social and historical contexts)
Beatitude - “blessedness”
Edict of Milan (AD 313)
AD 313
Christianity officially made legal
Milan (Roman Empire)
Council of Nicea (AD 325)
325 AD
defined that Jesus and God are eternal and that Jesus wasn’t created
95 Theses (AD 1517)
AD 1517
Luther’s thesis nailed to the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral on 10/31, 1517
initial objection to indulgences
eventually questions the church’s authority
spread throughout Europe via the Gutenberg Printing Press
Galileo - Who/When/Where/Significance
Italian astronomer, physicist, and polymath
1564-1642
Italy
Improved the telescope; had astronomical observations (earth and planets orbit the sun - heliocentric theory); study of motion and classical mechanics
Isaac Newton - Who/When/Where/Significance
English mathematician, physicist, and astronomer
1642-1727
England
Discoveries in mechanics, optics, and math; Laws of Motion; Laws of Universal Gravitation; Calculus
Scientific Revolution - What/When/Where/Significance
Period of transformation when traditional scientific beliefs were questioned and a new framework and understanding was put into place
Late 16th century
Europe
birth of modern science, laid groundwork for the enlightenment
Immanuel Kant - Who/When/Where/Significance
German Philosopher
1724-1804
Germany
senses bring in data, reason categorizes data; sources of immaturity - laziness, cowardice
The Enlightenment - What/When/Where/Significance
Intellectual and cultural movement
late 17th century
Europe
Secularism: God isn’t necessary to understand the world; Laws of Nature
Individualism: emphasis on human reason and freedom; privatization of religious choices
Pluralism: competing models for pursuing truth; tolerance of religious differences
Progress: Creativity, innovation, moral improvement
Rene Decartes - Who/When/Where/Significance
French philosopher and mathematician
1596-1650
France
What’s impossible doubt: a thought experiment - withhold belief from anything I don’t know to be fully true
Decartes Rationalism - reason is the source of clear and distinct knowledge
Deductive method - build a system of truth from the ground up, use this as a foundation for the belief of God & the external world
John Locke - Who/When/Where/Significance
English Philosopher
1632-1704
England
“State of Nature”; Why give up your freedom?; applied Enlightenment principles to justify the existence of governement; “Social Contract” protects life, liberty, and justice
Mary Wollstonecraft - Who/When/Where/Significance
English writer, philosopher, and advocate for Women’s rights
1759-1797
England
founder of feminism; argued that women lacked the oppurtunities in education that men have
Olaudah Equiano - Who/When/Where/Significance
African writer and abolitionist
1745-1797
Africa
wrote a narrative of life being a slave; his writing strongly influenced the Transatlantic Slave Trade; advocated for African rights
Deism - What/When/Where/Significance
a view of God’s relationship to the world. He created the world, but isn’t involved anymore
17th century
Europe
valued reason and critical thinking in religion; influenced the US; God as a watchmaker; reason and observation; rejection of revelation; moral order; skepticism of miracles
Piestism - What/When/Where/Significance
Protestant Scholasticism
late 17th century
England
a living faith is more valuable than a dead orthodoxy; focus on experiences not just beliefs; encouraged a tolerant, irenic spirit towards others; social actions and missions
John Wesley - Who/When/Where/Significance
English Theologian
1703-1791
England
Formed pietist bible study at Oxford; pastor in Georgia; Aldersgate Experience (1738); itinerant preaching ministry in all of England; saved by grace alone, but seek perfection; Wesleyan Quadrilateral - scripture is interpreted by reason, tradition, and experience
Sojourner Truth - Who/When/Where/Significance
Born into slavery, espcaped, became a methodist
1797-1883
New York
Escaped slavery in 1826; became a methodist in 1843; wrote “The Narrative of Sojourner Truth” in 1850; changed her name for religious, symbolic meaning; women’s rights activist
Frederick Douglass - Who/When/Where/Significance
Former slave who became a writer and activist
1818-1895
Maryland, USA
Wrote “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” (1833); “What to the slave is the 4th of July” (1852); After the Civil War, he continued to work on women’s rights