Medieval Europe Flashcards
Martyrs
People willing to die rather than give up their beliefs
Edict of Milan
Allowed all religious groups in the empire including Christian’s to practice religion
Hierarchy
Organization with different levels of authority
Doctrine
Official church teaching
Nicene Creed
Christian beliefs
Clergy
Church officials were the leaders of the church
Bishops
Bishops supervised the dioceses or several churches grouped together
Archbishop
A bishop in charge of an entire region
Patriarch
Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem were patriarchs
Pope
Head of all the churches
What factors contributed to the spread of Christianity?
- Areas controlled by Romans were peaceful.
- Well constructed roads meant Christians could travel one region to another.
- Message provided comfort to people during difficult times.
- Provided followers with security
- Christians lived in communities where each member was responsible for taking care of others
Why did Roman’s mistreat Christians?
They believed they were dangerous and a threat to the empire because the Christians believed that only god could be worshipped
How did Christianity go from being a threat to being the official religion of the Roman Empire?
Constantine became a strong supportive of Christianity. He attended religious meetings of Christian leaders and gave government aid to Christians. Constantine’s successor Theodosious banned Greek and Roman religion and Christianity the official religion
icons
Paintings of Jesus
Excommunicate
To declare that a person or group no longer belongs to the church
Schism
Separation between the two major churches of Christianity
Monstaries
Religious communities
Convents
Eastern Orthodox
Iconoclasts
Image breakers or someone who criticizes traditional beliefs of practices
Emperor Leo III
He ordered that all icons be removed from the churches
Anglo-Saxons
Groups that built farming villages and founded several small kingdoms
Celts
The people already living there
Patrick
He brought Christianity to Ireland. He set up churches and monstaries
Pope Gregory I
A former monk. He was an administrator. As a pope he continued to live as a monk and tried to bring reforms in church
Why Christianity spread:
Roads.
Most spoke Latin or Greek
Official religion of Rome
Provided comfort during different times
Security
Organizations of the church
Patriarch, Archbishop, bishops-organized councils to establish doctrine, priest, laity
By 600 token given the title of …
Pope
Conflicts between churches
Each refused to help when others was attacked.
Monasteries
Abbot leader act as advisor to king
Geography of Europe
Peninsulas, many rivers
Franks
400s AD - Germanic people settled in France
496 - King Clovis became Catholic
After Clovis’s death nobles took over royal duties
