Rise Of Christianity And Byzantine Flashcards

1
Q

Who brought the teaching of Christ to non-Jews in the Mediterranean world

A

Paul of tarsus

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2
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Christianity promoted or resisted by the Roman Empire?

A

Resisted

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3
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When was Christianity adopted as romes official religion

A

313 ad

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4
Q

Christianity began with teachings of—-

A

Jesus of Nazareth

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5
Q

Jesus advocated/showed care for—-

A

The poor and downtrodden

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6
Q

Christianity emphasized the holy bible as—-

A

The word if God

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7
Q

What were the instruments of gods grace

A

The sacraments

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8
Q

Who was responsible for Christian theology and the resulting response from the Roman Empire?

A

Paul the Apostle

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9
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St Augustine dates

A

354-430ad

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10
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Who was Augustine

A

A saint who was also the first great Christian philosopher

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11
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What did saint Augustine write?

A
  1. Confessions

2. City if God

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12
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Individual convictions of one belief

A

Solidarity

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13
Q

Solidarity grew where and when

A

Grew during the roman persecution period

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14
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Doctrines stressed

A

Equality and immortality

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15
Q

Conversation of Constantine to Christianity

A

313

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16
Q

Christianity OFFICIALLY declared as official roman religion

A

380ad

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17
Q

Supremacy of what/who occurred during the disintegration of imperial Rome

A

Supremacy of the pope

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18
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The emperor Constantine provided the foundation for the—-

A

Byzantine Empire

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19
Q

Constantinople (title and location)

A

“New Rome” in the East on the ruins of ancient Byzantium

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20
Q

Byzantine Empire established —– as a “New Rome”

A

Constantinople

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21
Q

New Rome’s location was set (in what logical/illogical format) and where

A

Was set strategically where Europe and Asia met

22
Q

New Rome became the heart of the ——- in (date)

A

New Rome became the heart of the roman imperial system in 476

23
Q

New Rome established in 476 while —– happened to the —-Roman Empire

A

476 while the collapse of the westerns Roman Empire

24
Q

Under Byzantine rulers the civilization of new Rome thrive based on—-

A

Trade and roman law

25
Q

Byzantine rule over new Rome lasted until—-

A

1453ad

26
Q

Byzantine preserved what of Greece

A

Greek language and cultural accomplishments

27
Q

Codification of Roman Law

A

Justinian Code

28
Q

Eastern church in Byzantine civilization

A

Greek Orthadox

29
Q

Greek Orthadox converted——-

A

Slavic people to Christianity

30
Q

New focus for art in Byzantine empire

A

Glorification of Christianity

31
Q

Constantine estuaries new Rome at Constantinople in—-

A

330ad

32
Q

Fall of the Roman Empire date

A

476ad

33
Q

After the fall of the Roman Empire, —- Rome because the

A

Eastern Roman Empire became the Byzantine Empire

34
Q

Byzantine empire lasted for

A

1000 years

35
Q

Economic prosperity in Byzantine empire

A

Economic base in the domination of the commercial trade routes

36
Q

Commercial trade routes controlled by —- and a monopoly on the —-trade

A

Controlled by Constantinople and a monopoly on the silk trade

37
Q

Byzantines made excellent use of —- to avoid invasions

A

Diplomacy

38
Q

Byzantine empire was set geographically distant from——– (this aspect kept them safe)

A

Was set geographically distant from the tribes who sacked Rome

39
Q

Codification of Roman law by —–

A

Justinian

40
Q

Justinian dates

A

528-565

41
Q

Codification of of roman law strengthened—-

A

Bureaucracy

42
Q

Constantinople was a —— city with ————- borders

A

Was a fortress city with excellent defensible borders

43
Q

Geographically proximate to what three rising nations caused trouble for the Byzantine Empire

A
  1. Arabs
  2. Slavs
  3. Seljuk Turks
44
Q

Byzantine lost —- dominance over —– (reason for decline)

A

Byzantine lost commercial dominance over Italy

45
Q

Religious controversy that caused weakening of Byzantine empire

A

Controversy with the west occurred and subsequent split within the Roman Catholic Church

46
Q

The —- of Constantinople during the —- crusade weakened the empire

A

Sack of Constantinople during the 4th crusade

47
Q

The fall of —— in (date) marked the end of e Byzantine Empire

A

The fall of Constantinople in 1453 ad

48
Q

Byzantine empire preserved the heritage of ——- while the west was culturally —–

A

Greco-Roman civilization while the west was culturally stagnant

49
Q

Economic strength of Byzantine empire was based on its —-economy

A

Money economy

50
Q

Byzantine empire preserved ——— church

A

Eastern Orthodox Church

51
Q

Byzantine empire spread —– to all of ——- Europe

A

Spread civilization to all of Eastern Europe

52
Q

When and where was Jesus born

A

Around 6bc in the roman province of Judah