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apostles

christian leader chosen by Jesus to spread his message

Gospel

The accounts that apostles wrote of Jesus' life

Monastery

A religious community

Resurrection

The act of rising from the dead

Disciple

A personal follower of Jesus

Icon

A representation of an object of worship

Parable

A short story that teaches a principle about what is good behavior

Excommunicate

To declare that a person or group is no longer a member of the church

Martyrs

A person who is willing to die for their religion

Celts

The people living in Britan before the Anglo-Saxons came; some fled to mountains while some traveled across to Ireland.

Constantine

A Roman emperor who had a dream about a battle and seeing a flaming cross and supported Christianity. Allowed all religions to be practiced freely, built churches in Rome and Jerusalem and let Christians serve inn government, armies, and excused from taxes

Cyril

The man who created Cyrillic alphabet; created to help the Slavs to understand the Eastern Orthodox faith.

Gabriel

Messenger sent by God.

Monks

People who live simply away from society to spend time praying and other religious activities.

Pope

The title given to the bishop.

Who were the Popes of the time?

Pope Leo III of A.D. 726, Gregory VII, Peter the bishop of Rome.

Charlemagne

The Frankish King or emperor in A.D. 800.

Jesus

A Jew born in the town of Nazareth

Nun

Christian women who established religious communities.

Franks

Germatic group that supported the pope as head of the church

Peter

Peter was an early apostle

What was the relationship between the Jews and the Romans?

Not good; the Romans did not give them rights.

What were some basic Christian beliefs?

That you should love yourself and others.

Why were some reasons Christianity spread?

Because when Jesus traveled, he left parts of his religion there and so it spread.

What was the Edict of Milan?

It was a decree that allowed all religious groups in the empire, including Christians, to practice freely. Happened in A.D. 313

How was the church leadership organized?

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What are the differences between the Roman Catholic Church & the Eastern Orthodox Church?

Roman Catholic: Latin churches, accepted the pope as head of all churches.Eastern Orthodox: Greek speaking, would not accept the authority of the pope over them

The Eastern Half of the Roman Empire

The Byzantine Empire

The first Christian Emperor

Constantine

The ___ish king who defended Italy against invaders

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The most dedicated Byzantine missonaries

Cyrill

A thinker and defending leader of the icons

John of Damascus

Another dedicated misonaires

Methodius

Paul

Paul of Tarsus is an influential Christian missionary and leader of the first generation of Christians.

Capital and largest city of Italy

Rome

Constantinople

A Greek city in present day Turkey., Previously known as Byzantium, Constantine changed the name of the city and moved the capitol of the Roman Empire here from Rome.

John of Damascus

A thinker and the defending leader of icons.

Doctrine

Official church teaching

Patriarch

The male head of a family or tribe.

Slavs

A people in Eastern Europe.