Socials- Religion Flashcards
Throughout Middle Ages, what Faith’s were most ppl in North Africa, Middle East, and Europe?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
If you believe in Judaism, you r …
If you believe in Christianity, you r …
If you believe in Islam, you r …
Jew
Christian
Muslim
In contrast to the Romans, Greeks and Germanic ppls, how many gods do Jew, Christians and Muslims have?
1 God
Which faith had the greatest impact on the ppl of Western Europe?
Christianity
Why was the church important politically?
It supported various monarchs
Why was the church important socially?
It had such a strong influence on ppls values
What is central to the Jewish faith?
A conviction that the Jewish ppl have a special relationship with God as his chosen ppl
What is the most important of the Jewish holy books?
Torah
What is the Talmud and how was it created?
A guide for life and believe.
Jewish teachers and prophets added comments and interpretations
What is the diaspora?
The final scattering of the Jewish ppl from Palestine
What is a major effect of the diaspora?
Caused active Jewish communities to develop in most of the major cities of the Mediterranean world
Where does the term Islam come from?
The Arabie word for submission
What is the qur’an?
The word of God revealed to the prophet Mohammed
Where did Islam spread?
Asia, Africa, Europe
What are Jesus’s two greatest commandments?
To love God with your whole being
Love you neighbour as yourself
What did Jesus and his apostles feel?
That their religious leaders paid too much attention to the letter rather than the spirit of the Jewish law
What did the Jewish authorities think of at this time?
Much of what Jesus taught seemed to go against their traditions and the law
What were the Romans nervous about?
Anyone who might lead an uprising against them
Who was most responsible for the spread of Christianity?
Why?
St. Paul
Traveled extensively building Christian communities
What was the main reason for Christianity’s early popularity?
Jesus preached that all ppl, including the poor, were precious to God
How did the Romans punish Christians who refused to worship the gods of Rome?
They began to persecute them
What happened in 313 CE?
What was Edict if Milan?
Constantine converted to Christianity
Which legalized Christianity throughout the empire
What was the effect of emperor Constantine issuing the Edict of Milan?
Christians quickly moved into positions of power in the army and government. The religion of social outcasts soon became the official faith of the Roman Empire
What is a missionary
A person sent out by a church to convert ppl
Ow long was the Roman Catholic Church he only Christian church in Western Europe?
A long time, lasting throughout the early Middle Ages
Who converted the Irish?
When?
St. Patrick
Middle 5 century
Who converted the English?
When?
St. Augustine
Late 6 century
Who converted Vikings?
When?
Vikings
End of 11 century
What is a martyr?
A person tortures or killed because of his or her religious beliefs
First Christian Roman emperor?
Constantine the great
Where did he make his capital?
What did it become known as?
What is it now?
Byzantium
Constantinople
Istanbul
Where did Constantinople lie?
Right between Europe and Asia
After western Roman Empire collapses, what becomes the last stronghold of Christianity?
The Byzantine empire, with Constantinople as its centre
2 things that helped Constantinople withstand the invading Muslim armies?
Great walls
Mighty navy
What did Christians in the Byzantine empire eventually become known as?
Orthodox Christianity
What is 1 of the main differences between Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church?
Orthodox Christians do not recognize the authority of the Catholic pope, except as a respected leader
After Constantine, who were the next two most important Byzantine rulers?
Justinian 1
Theodora
When did hey rule together?
527-565
