Religion- Christianity

Question 0

Centers of Christian learning in Roman Empire

Answer 0

Egypt, Alexandria, Cathage

Question 1

Millenarianism

Answer 1

End of the world

Recognising God and repentance of sins

Question 2

Development of Coptic church

Answer 2

Egypt, Syria, Ethiopia

Question 3

Gnosticism

Answer 3

Rejection of church hierarchy, individual isolation and salvation through prayer. Development of monasticism

Question 4

Arianism

Answer 4

Developed in Egypt and spread to Palestine and Syria.
Belief that Jesus is created by god
Rejects trinitarianism.

Question 5

Donatists

Answer 5

N Africa - Carthage
Perfection of priests for valid baptism
Rejection of apostates

Question 6

Nestorian Church

Answer 6

Separation of human and divine attributes of Christ
Move to Persia and declares separate church
Spread in central east and South Asia

Question 7

Constantine

Answer 7

Declared Christianity official doctrine of Roman Empire. (Nicaean creed).

Question 8

End of Roman Empire

Answer 8

Barbarian invasions
Conversions (eg. King of Franks, Clovis, got baptized)
Frankish conquests
Defeat of Moslems at Poitiers

Question 9

Charlemagne

Answer 9

Most important Frankish ruler
Forced conversions of Saxons and expansion into east Europe
Campaigns against Moslems in N Spain

Question 10

Constantinople

Answer 10

The new Rome. Founded by Constantine Byzantine Roman Empire

Question 11

Justinian

Answer 11

Codification of law
Conquests in Balkans and N Africa
Support of church

Question 12

Kiev

Answer 12

Conversions of Slavs and Russians

Establishment of Slavonic Orthodox Church

Question 13

2 halves of Christendom

Answer 13

Latin/ Greek (orthodox)

Question 14

Crusading Christianity against the Moslem world

Answer 14

Spain- capture of Toledo and Seville

Sicily (Norman conquest)

Pope Urban 2 calls first crusade

Question 15

Ottoman capture…

Answer 15

Constantinople

Question 16

Crisis of Christendom

Answer 16

Collapse of Byzantine empire and advance of ottomans into Balkans, sack of Athens, invasion of south Italy.
Divisions in Western Church (2-3 rival popes)
Reaction= attacks/expulsion of Jews in Mediterranean

Question 17

Protestant reformation

Answer 17

Rejection of Papacy and roman church
Stress of individual salvation
Adopted by rulers of England, Scotland, Netherlands, Scandinavia and parts of Germany
Political divisions- wars of religion

Question 18

Features of Christian world

Answer 18

Spread through networks of Roman Empire
Important- adopted by rulers (Constantine, Franks)
Exclusive beliefs
Division of church and state
Establishment of orthodoxy: councils, Papal decrees, suppression of heresy
Military crusades against heretics and non-Christians
Split of Latin (roman) and Greek (orthodox) Christendom
Spilt of catholic and Protestant churches in 16th century