Final Exam Flashcards
Location of Mesopotamia
Present-day Iraq and Syria
The “Cradle of Civilization”
Mesopotamia
Civilization
A culture that has attained a high degree of complexity, characterized by urban life
Mesopotamian city-state
Ur
Built the world’s first substantial empire
Sargon I
City prominent under Hammurabi
Babylon
Hammurabi best known for his ____ ____
law code
One of the longest-lasting civilizations in history
Egypt
The artifact used to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
Age of pyramids reaches zenith
Old Kingdom Period
Location where the age of pyramids was at its zenith
Giza
Israel’s divided kingdom
Israel and Judah
Conquered Israel (the Northern tribes)
Assyrians
Conquered Judah (the Southern kingdom)
Babylon
People group alleged to be an example of error in the Bible
Hittites
True or False: When archaeology verified Biblical references to the Hittites, historians practiced revisionism
True
The Mediterranean’s greatest traders, navigators, shipbuilders, and colonizers
Phoenicians
Dominated camel caravan trade
Arameans
Militaristic and cruel people
Assyrians
Babylonians aka
Chaldeans
One of the “greatest conquerors in the history of the ancient near east”
Cyrus the Great
The Epic of Gilgamesh written ___ Genesis
before
Rule by a monarch, king or queen; may involve a royal family
Monarchy
Geographical influences of Greece
Mountains & sea
Location of the Minoan civilization
Island of Crete
True or False: The Minoans did not have prosperous trade
False
Precipitated the Greek Dark Ages
A Dorian invasion
Where the Greeks defeated an invading Persian army in the Persian Wars
Marathon
A commercial & sea-faring Greek community
Athens
Greek city-state similar to modern totalitarian states
Sparta
“Winner” of the Peloponnesian War
Sparta
True or False: Truces were called during the Olympic Games
True
Original participants in the Olympic Games (men/women/children)
Men only
Hellenistic Age
Era in which Greek culture would be spread eastward
Greek beliefs moved from ___ to ___
mythology to philosophy
Founded the Academy
Plato
Purpose of the Academy
To train the Athenian ruling class
Associated with elements of both deductive and inductive reducing
Aristotle
Transitions of Roman political life
Republic to dictatorship to empire
Roman council of nobles
Senate
Tore apart the Roman Republic
Internal dissension
Enacted military changes in Rome
Gaius Marius
Responsible for the death/enslavement of over 1 million people
Julius Caesar
2nd triumvirate (after Julius Caesar’s death)
Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus
True or False: Augustus had legislation against adultery
True
Pax Romana
The Roman Peace
Tetrarchy
A sharing of power among four rulers
Location of Constantine’s victory [against Maxentius]
Milvian Bridge
Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to ___
Byzantium
Destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple [A.D. 70]
Titus
True or False: The Roman Empire fell in the East
False; it fell only in the West. The Eastern half lived on
True or False: There were multiple reasons for the Roman Empire’s fall
True
The first (or earliest) [time period of world history] is called the ___ World/Era.
premodern
The second (or middle designation) [of world history] is called the ___ World/Era.
modern
The third (or last/current) [time period of world history] is called the ___ World/Era.
postmodern
The first (or earliest) Era could be characteized by a ___ view of time/history.
cyclical
The second (or middle designation) Era could be characterized by the term ___.
progress
The third (or last/current) Era could be characterized by its acceptance of ___ instead of absolutes.
relativism
In contrast to a secular philosophy of history, a Biblical philosophy of history would encompass these elements:
[1] A ___ view of time/history
linear
In contrast to a secular philosophy of history, a Biblical philosophy of history would encompass these elements:
[2] An identification that history unfolds according to God’s ___
sovereignty
In contrast to a secular philosophy of history, a Biblical philosophy of history would encompass these elements:
[3] An acknowledgement that man is not improving himself but in need of ___.
redemption
In contrast to a secular philosophy of history, a Biblical philosophy of history would encompass these elements:
[4] A recognition that ___ exists
truth
True or False: Barbarians sometimes fought against themselves and sometimes against Rome
True
[18th century belief] asserting that Jesus never lived but was invented
Christ-myth School
Pagan source attesting to the historicity of Jesus
“Roman Annals” by Cornelius Tacitus
Reason for Roman persecution of Christians
Viewed as disloyal subjects of the Empire
Their lifestyle sharply contrasted Roman culture (Christians refused to go to the arena, theaters, or public baths)
Granted full religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire
Edict of Milan
Sought to defend or explain Christianity
Apologists
Attacked heretical ideas
Polemicists
Attended Council of Nicaea
Constantine & church bishops
Number of positions regarding Jesus’ essence presented at Nicaea
3
[The Biblical (and Athanasian) view of Jesus’ essence]
Jesus has the same essence as the Father
Translated the Bible into Latin
Jerome
The Latin translation of the Bible
The Vulgate
The authorized Catholic Bible
Vulgate
Developed a Christian Philosophy of History
Augustine
Championed the Whole Tenor Principle
Augustine
Muslim empire of the Turks to ultimately capture Constantinople
Ottoman Empire
True or False: Constantinople was poorly located
False; It was strategically located for commercial purposes and political influence
Icons
Religious images used to foster worship
Iconoclasts
People who tried to destroy all icons
True or False: The Eastern Orthodox church allows the veneration of icons
True (as of A.D. 843)
Reason’s for the Byzantine Empire’s Endurance
- Possessed a money economy
- Possessed advanced military science
- Had a centralized administration
Brought an upsurge in the papacy’s rise/position/authority
Barbarian invasions
[Theological] bases for the pope’s claim of supreme authority
- Petrine Theory
- Apostolic Succession
Did Petrine Theory and Apostolic Succession coalesce quickly or slowly?
Slowly
True or False: The NT mentions Peter serving as Bishop of Rome
False; it’s legend
Another name for Gregory the Great
Pope Gregory I
Individual who gave impetus to the development of the doctrine of purgatory
Gregory I
Purgatory
A place in which are detained the souls of those [suffering] for debt for sin unpaid; it’s necessary because the person has not made complete satisfaction for sins.
3 of the 7 Sacraments
Holy Eucharist
Holy Orders
Extreme Unction
The heart of the Mass service
Holy Eucharist
Transubstantiation
At the priest’s words, the elements of [eucharist] actually become the body and blood of Christ
Holy Orders
aka Ordination
Priests are sanctioned for their work by a bishop
Extreme Unction
aka Last Rites
Given by a priest to someone near death for forgiveness of sins