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1
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where/when did christianity originate

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judea/1st century

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2
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why did christians experience sporadic persecution

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cult of the emperor

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what does sporadic persecution mean

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not consisten, random

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the spread of christianity was facilitated by what

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the pax romana, and road networks

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5
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what secret symbol did early christians use

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fish (ichthus)

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6
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where did christian communities often gather for worship

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private homes

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7
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what signaled the seperation between christianity and judaism

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the council of jerusalem

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when did the council of jerusalem take place

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49 CE

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9
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what year was Jesus executed but the romans

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33 CE

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10
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who blamed the christians for the great fire of rome

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emporor nero

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why did nero blame the christians for the fire of rome

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to avoid suspicions that nero was responsible

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12
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when did the great fire of rome happen

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64 CE

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13
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when did the first jewish-roman war take place

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66 CE

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what were the results of the first jewish roman war

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the jews were defeated

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15
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when did the destruction of the second jewish temple take place

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70 CE

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16
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what city was the second jewish temple in

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jerusalem

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17
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who issued the first empire wide persecution of christians

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emperor decius

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18
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which emperor was the harshest to the christians

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emperor nero

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19
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how many persecutions did the christians face by the roman empire

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10

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20
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who introduced tetarchy, and what was it

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diocletian, a system of joint rule

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21
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what were agusti

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emperors and leaders

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22
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what were ceaseri

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junior emperors and leaders

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23
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what was Constantine’s claim to power in the early 4th century

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his father was a caeseri

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24
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what did constantine adopt as a symbol of his soldiers (fueled by his vision)

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chi rho

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25
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what battle led Constantine’s consolidation of power in the western half of the roman empire

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the battle of milvian bridge

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26
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what did the edict of milan grant

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the religious tolerance to all religions (christianity)

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27
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when did mount vesuvius erupt

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79 CE

28
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the eruption of mount vesuvius was seen as a divine what

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punishment

29
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what is the main city that was destroyed and preserved in the pyroclastic flow of vesuvius

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pompeii

30
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what economical changes influenced the decline of the roman empire

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financial mismanagement, government corruption, lack of patriotism and civic engagement, and vevolts by soldiers

31
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what was the barbarian tribe that nearly defeated rome

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the hunns

32
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what year did the sack of rome take place

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410 CE

33
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which barbarian tribe was responsible for the sack of rome

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the visigoths

34
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the fall of rome is traditionally marked by the deposition of the last Roman emperor, by _______ , who took the title ______

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odacer ; rex italiae (king of italy)

35
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what was the eastern roman empire commonly known as

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byzantine empire

36
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which 2 churchs did the great schism mark the seperation of

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eastern orthodox and the roman catholic church

37
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when did the great schism take place

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1054

38
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what language did the eastern empire and church use

A

greek

39
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what language did the western empire and church use

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latin

40
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what city was the western/eastern empire politically and religiously centered on?

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rome/constantinople

41
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what was revolved around the use of religious images, with some arguing against their use

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iconaclast controversy

42
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what happpened after the rule of constantin, what happened to the eastern and western half

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eastern: experienced growth of wealth and prosperity
western: saw decline

43
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which empire did the emperor justinian rule

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east

44
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define social strata

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levels of society (rich,poor)

45
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define martyr

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someone who dies for their faith

46
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define pax romana

A

period of peace in roman empire

47
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define partiarch

A

church or leader of each city

47
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define schism

A

seperation

48
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define gentile

A

non jew

49
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define pope

A

bishop of rome

50
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define kosher

A

jewish dietary laws

51
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define heresy

A

untrue teaching

52
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define scapegoat

A

blaming someone else

53
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define flogging

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wipping/beating with spikes

54
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define edict

A

proclamtiol law

55
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define proselytize

A

pressure someone to join your faith

56
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what evidence do we have that nero may not have been mentally unstable during his reign

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his obsession with acting, his relationship with his mother and wives, knowledge from historians who wanted nero to look bad

57
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what was the goal of diocletians reforms and were they successful in the long term

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diocletian wanted the empire easier to manage and more politically stable (didnt last)

58
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compare western and eastern halves after the rule of constantine

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western: centered on rome, begin to experience decline
eastern: grew in wealth and power, lasted almost 1000 years longer

59
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what was the main cause of the great schism of 1054 and what was the result

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religious conflict and political agreement

60
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what led to the fall of the western roman empire

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barbarian invasions, and the sack of rome

61
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what was the results of the council of jerusalem

A

gentiles didnt have to become jewish in order to become christian (helped spread of christian faith)

62
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summarize the impact of neros persecution on christians

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neros’s attempt had the opposite effect, and made romans feel sympathy for them

63
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explain the significance of the edict of milan for christians

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it allowed religous tolerance across the roman empire, which allowed christians to practice openly (lead to christian being the main religion)

64
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what were the contributions of ambrose of milan and augustine of hippo made to early christians

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ambrose of milan was a bishop that introduced the idea of working closely with the state (lead to cooperation with the church and government)

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