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This group of people withdrew from the world to live a life of prayer.

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Essenes

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The Jewish faith began with a covenant between God and who?

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Abraham

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The reforming group of Jewish scholars

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Pharisees

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Means Roman Peace

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Pax Romana

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The ethical code appealed to the Roman sense of law, order and virtue.

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Stoicism

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Who received the title “Augustus” in 27 BC

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Octavian

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Means Dispersion

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Diaspora

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What is the spread of Greek cultural attributes throughout the East?

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Hellenization

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Who became a leader at age 20?

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Alexander the Great

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What anointed the church for her mission of evangelization of the world?

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Pentecost

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Who taught Paul the ways of Jewish law?

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Gamaliel

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Who was the 1st Gentile to be baptized?

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Cornelius

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Who was Paul’s travel companion on his 1st missionary journey?

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Barnabus

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14
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When Jesus was welcomed to Jerusalem with open arms?

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Palm Sunday

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Without this person - there would be no Church

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Jesus

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What is it called when Herod could not find Jesus so he ordered his soldiers to kill every male child, 2 and under in Bethlehem?

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Slaughter of Innocents

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Who Baptized Paul

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Ananias

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18
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Means - - one who is sent

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Apostle

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Who was the first Christian Martyr

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St. Stephen

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What is an assembly of ecclesiastics gathered to make decisions about the Church?

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Synod

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Who are the saintly writers of the early Church?

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Apostolic Fathers

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What was started by the Apostles and passed down from generation to generation?

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Apostolic Tradition

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What is the word for those who are receiving instruction in order to join the Catholic Church?

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Catechumens

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Means teaching in Greek - was a early book written about the Christian faith?

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The Didache

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What is a branch of theology that defends and explains the faith?
Apologist
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What is the term for a person who dies for their faith in Christ?
Martyr
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Means Thanksgiving - - it is the central act of Christian religion?
Eucharist
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What is an early religious meal that was usually celebrated in the evenings - means love?
Agape
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What is the Sacrament of initiation was instituted by Christ and is when a person receives the Holy Spirit?
Baptism
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Who taught that the value of the sacraments depended on the worthiness of the priest?
Dofnetus
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This group rejected the idea of life after death and individual judgment after death.
Sadducees
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What group of people thought Christ was an adoptive son of God and therefore not divine?
Arianism
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What was the first worldwide ecumenical council?
Council of Nicaea
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Who was the first Church official to use his office to coerce civil rulers?
St. Ambrose
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Who defined heresy as "a species of unbelief, belonging to those who profess the Christian faith, but corrupt its dogmas"?
Thomas Aquinas
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Who believed Apostasy was forgivable if the person repented?
Pope Callistus
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Who wrote a book against Gnosticism called, "Against Heresies"?
St. Irenaeus
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Who was a group of Church writers who's teachings on matters carried special weight?
Church Fathers
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Who translated the Bible into Latin?
St. Jerome
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Who believed that there was no forgiveness for Apostasy , murder or Adultery
Novatian
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What is a holy war waged by Muslims?
Jihad
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What is the name for the holy month of Islam - believed to be the time when Muhammad received the koran?
Ramadan
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What is the term for a way of life - lived more or less in seclusion from the world and under fixed rules and vows?
Monasticism
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Whose set of rules are still used today in monastic life?
St. Benedict
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What is the term for a pilgrimage required of all Muslims once during their lifetime?
Hajj
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Who was the mother of Ishmael?
Hagar
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What is the holy book of the Muslim faith?
Koran
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What is the holy city in Saudi Arabia?
Mecca
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Who received message from the Arch Angel Gabriel?
Muhammad
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Who set up monasteries in Ireland?
St. Patrick
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What was the name of the final split between the eastern and western Churches in the year 1054?
Great Schism
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What is the land around Rome, won by Pepin on behalf and given to the Papacy?
Papal States
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What is the non-ecumenical council called by Constantine V to condemn the use of icons?
Council of Hiereia
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What is the term for heresy claiming that there is only one nature in Christ, his human nature is incorporated into the Divine nature?
Monophysitism
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Who objected to many practices in the West that differed from those in the East?
Patriarch Michael Cerularius
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What word is greek for "lover of icons" - they promoted the proper use of icons in Christian worship?
Iconophile
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Who was crowned Emperor by Pope St. Leo III?
Charlemagne
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What term is greek for "image breaker" - they saw icons as occasions of idolatry and sought to destroy them?
Iconoclast
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Who defeated the Lombards and gave lands to the Pope that would be known as the Papal States?
Pepin the Short
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What is a flat 2 D picture of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or one of the saints which is used as an aid for Christian acts of piety?
Icon
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What country is Chief Clovis from?
France
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What country is St. Clotilda from?
France
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What country is St. Gregory of Tours from?
France
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What country is St. Hermenglid from?
Spain
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What country is St. Patrick from?
Ireland
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What country is St. Columba from?
Scotland
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What country is Augustine of Canterbury from?
England
68
What country is St. Willibrord from?
Germany
69
What country is St. Boniface from?
Germany
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What country is St. Ansgar from?
Norway
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What country is St. Olaf from?
Norway
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What country is St. Cyril and St. Methodius from?
Slavs
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What country is St. Ludmilla and St. Wenceslaus from?
Czech Republic
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What country is St. Stephen the Great from?
Hungary
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What country was St. Vladimir from?
Russians
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What two brother founded Rome?
Remus and Romulus
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Who was Moses' successor among the Jewish people?
Joshua
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Who completed the first temple?
Kings David and Solomon
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Who led the Jews out of Captivity?
Moses
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What three rulers composed the triumvirate?
Octavian, Marc Antony, Marcus Lepidus
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Name the 15 apostles REMEMBER - - J(5) + P(3) + M(2) + B(2) + SAT
James, James, Judas, Judas, John, Peter, Paul, Phillip, Matthew, Matthias, Barnabus, Bartholomew, Simon, Andrew, Thomas
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What are the 4 marks of the Church?
One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic
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What is the term for one who dies for their faith?
Marytr
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Who had a direct link to the apostles?
Church Fathers

Religion III - Wermeling (15 decks)

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