W1RUSS

Question 1

Why Russia is Different

Answer 1

1. geography
2. politics
3. culture

Question 2

Diocletian

Answer 2

• fierce persucuter of Christians because they refused to worship his image
• the split into Western and Eastern Christianity occured during his reign

Question 3

Struggle for power after ______’s death in year _______ .

Who was the victor of the struggle?

Answer 3

Diocletian

305

Constantine

Question 4

Constantine

Answer 4

• attributed victory to power of Christian God
• because his mother Helen was already Christian

Question 5

Center of the Eastern Christian projection of faith.

Answer 5

Mary, Mother of God

Question 6

first five book of the Bible

Answer 6

the Torah

Question 7

proclamation of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman empire

Answer 7

Edict of Milan - 313

Question 8

Found of _______ near the city of Byzantium during year _______ .

Established a new church authority.

Why did Rome remain relevant as Christian center?

Answer 8

Constantinople; 330

Patriarch (Supreme Father)

it was the seat of the first bishop in Christian Church - Pope (Holy Father); the first Pope was the disciple Peter was crucified in Rome

Question 9

doctrine that justified the divine authority of the emperor

Answer 9

Caesaropapism

Question 10

Religious authority in the

West

East

Answer 10

West - independent Papal authority

East - religious authority closely related with secular and political authorityy

Question 11

Height of the Christian Roman Empire.

Built a one of the greatest monuments of civilization.

What did it allow?

Answer 11

Reign of Justinian (527-565)

Hagia Sophia

it allowed the believer to accept the doctrine of the trinity

Question 12

basic statement of the Holy Trinity - Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit

Answer 12

Nicene Creed

4th century, named after city of Nicea, where leading promulgator of trinity doctrine was in - Saint Nicholas

Question 13

Rise of Islam

Answer 13

622 AD

when Muhammud emigrated from Mecca to Medina

also first jihad which caused disarray which led to iconoclasm - breaking of holy images

Question 14

Basic form of Christian Church in its Roman origins

Answer 14

basilica

elongated structure (derived from Roman house) with a mamin aisle from entrance to altar

Question 15

Became the modle of churches

Answer 15

Saint Sophia Cathedral - great dome centered structure

didn’t have enough engineering skill to reproduce great dome so made centralized structure with smaller dome in center and subsidery domes around it

Question 16

Basic Byzantine plan that looks like a cross

Answer 16

Cross Inscribed

square with circle in middle and aisle going out to look like cross

Question 17

East Slavs had ______.

Why was it so important?

Answer 17

Dnieper River

it connected the North Sea to Black Sea

valuable because the Mediterranean was too dangerous because of pirates

Question 18

3 Viking brothers show up in ______ on year ______.

Answer 18

Kiev; 863

they were invited to rule over the people there and accepted power in Novgorod

Question 19

When did ______ accept Christianity in the capital city of ______?

Answer 19

988; Grand Prince Vladimir; Kiev

the population was baptized in Dnieper River

marries daugther of Byzantine Emperor - where East Christianity began