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Light in the Dark Ages - HOS II Flashcards

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“Fall of the West”

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Fall of Roman Empire, Romulus Augustulus last emperor in the west overthrown by Odoacer (Odoacer)

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Date of Fall of Rome

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476

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Consequences of Fall of Wes

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Infrastructure collapses, cities shrink, rural society

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Germanic Peoples

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assimilated into Roman society, but would take control of provinces and were unwilling to obey Roman emperors (franks in Gaul)

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Battle of Adrianople

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Harsh treatment to Germanic peoples Atat hands of some Roman officials that let to conflict

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Attila

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“The Scourge of God”

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Leo I and Attila the Hun

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united huns, violent invader who caused migration of more tribes, was moving on Rome which was virtually defenseless until Pope Leo convinced him to turn around

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Monasticism

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a way of life characterized by prayer and self denial lived in seclusion from the world and under a fixed rule with professed vows

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hermit

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lives alone apart from world

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monk

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lives in a community

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nun

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female ‘monk’

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St. Paul of Thebes

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first hermit

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St. Anthony of Egypt

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first abbot, established a ‘network’ of hermits, father of Christian Monasticism

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St. Pachomius

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author of an early, influential Rule of Life

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Monasteries role in developing Christian European culture

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trained men for priesthood, centers of evangelization, preserved Greco-Roman culture

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Scriptorium

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room in monastery where they copied manuscripts

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St. Benedict of Nursia

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wealthy and educated, withdrew to be a hermit, attracted followers as his reputation for holiness spread, eventually founded 13 monasteries

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Subiaco

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where St. Benedict of Nursia withdrew to live as a hermit

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St. Scholastica

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St. Benedict of Nursia’s twin sister, founded Benedictine Sisters

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Monte Cassino

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St. Benedict’s great monastery

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The Rule of St. Benedict

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guide lives of monks

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Opus Dei

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Divine Office (‘work of God’)

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“Ora et Babora:

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Work and Prayer

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novitiate

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period before you join monastery

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St. Gregory the Great background

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wealthy Roman family, held government positions, gave up wealth and became a monk in a monastery he established

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Pope Pelagius II

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Sends St. Gregory the Great to Constantinople as nuncio and when St. Greg. returns he is dead

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Servus Servorum Dei

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Servant of the Servants of God, first used by St. Gregory

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Accomplishments of St. Gregory the Great

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Established Gregorian chant, protects Rome from Lombards, Sends St. Augustine of Canterbury to Britain

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jizyah

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tax on Jews and Christians

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Muhammad and the Koran

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Merchant from Mecca, claimed Gabriel called him to be the herald of Allah, gave him the Koran

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“Islam”

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Submission to the will of Allah

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Islamic growth

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created empire from Indus River to Gaul, used war to spread Islam (jihad)

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Battle of Tours Date

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732

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Battle of Tours

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Charles Martel prevents further Muslim spread

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France

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“the Eldest Daughter of the Church”

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Clovis

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Frankish cheiftan, promised conversion if victory in battle, he and 3000 troops were baptized together, establishes Merovingian Dynasty

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St. James

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brings Catholic faith to Spain along with St. Paul

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Mozarabs

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Christians under Muslim rule

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Reconquista date

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1492

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St. Patrick

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“Apostle of Ireland”

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St. Patrick background

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Roman Briton from Wales, taken into slavery, escaped and worked in Gaul to become a monk, vision led him back to Ireland

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Irish monasteries

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preserved Greco-Roman culturem were missionaries, important centers of learning, changed Penance

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What does non Angli sed Angeli mean?

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They are not Angles, but angels

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Ethelbert of Kent

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Who St. Augustine turned to, allowed monks to settle in Canterbury

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Bertha

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wife of Ethelbert of Kent, Catholic, Frankish princess

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ST. Gregory named ST. Augustine of Canterbury

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Primate Bishop of England and granted him the Pallium

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South of Thames

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Roman traditions predominated

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North of Thames

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Celtic traditions predominated

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Synod of Whitby

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seeks to reconcile Roman and Celtic tradtions

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St. Bede the Venerable

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Scholar monk, developed BC/AD distinction, named a doctor of the Church

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St. Boniface

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Apostle of Germany

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Bona Facere

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Good work

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St. Bonifacebackground

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Enlgish monk named Winfrid, experienced discouragement

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Sts Cyril and Methodius

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Apostles to the Slavs, led Slavs to turn to Constantinople instead of Rome, developed Cyrillic alphabet)

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Sts Cyril and Methodius and Background

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sons of aristocratic family, commissioned by Emperor Michael III as missionaries to Moravia

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Polish evangelization

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first Moravian refugees, Duke Mieszko made Poland a vassal of the Pope

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St. Vladimir

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Thought monothiesm would be good for Russia, found Byzantine archetecture amazing, converted contry to Catholicism

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X Byzantium

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Constantinople was capital of Roman Empire, center of Christian culture, Politically Roman, culturally Greek

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Caesaropapism

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Emperor extended his authority over the Church and theological matters

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Justinian I

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Codex Justinianus, Hagia Sophia

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Icons

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religious images used for prayer and devotion

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Iconoclasts

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image breakers

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Emperor Leo orders

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destruction of all icons

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Theological questioning of icons

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Heresies that denied the physical humanity of Jesus combined Islamic nd Jewish influence on Christian thought brought representations of Christ in art into question

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St. Joh of Damascuc

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Argued “iconophile” position and opposed imperial interference in Church matters. Argued that when Jesus took human form, man given permission to depict him in art.

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Date of Second Council of Nicaea

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787

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Second Council of Nicaea

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Empress Irene came to power in 780 and convinced the Pope to convene Council.

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Dulia

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acts of honor and veneration directed to created beings. When directed to icons it honored the saint, not the image

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Latria

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absolute honor reserved for God alone

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Pepin the Short

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Son of Charles Martel, ambitious ruler who looked for recognition of his claim to power. Annoited king by St. Boniface with approval of the Pope

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Pala States foundin

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Pope Stephen II looked to Pepin for protection against the Lombards when Byzantines wouldn’t assist him. Pepin defeated Lombards and turned territory over to the Pope makeing him its ruler

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Charlemagne

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Pepin’s son, expanded kingdom, highly intelligent, devoutly Christian.

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Charlemagne and Papcy

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Pope Adrian I turned to him for help, Charlemagne ruled all of Germanic kingdoms. LeoIII crowned him “Emperor of Romans”

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Great Schism date

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1054

75
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Great Schism

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Split between RCC and EOC

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Differences between RCC and EOC

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Papal authority

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Filioque Controversy

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“And the Son”, term added to the Creed in the West, Patriarch of Constantinople refused to accept addition

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Cardinal Humbert

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appempted to force Patriarch to recognize authority of Pope

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Date of Patriarch’s excommunicated

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1054

80
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Patriarch’s excommunication

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Humbert was not Pope but excommunicated in Pope’s name despite there being no pope.

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