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The Romans took over Judah in ___________ and changed its name to ____________ in 6 AD.
63 B.C. Judea
The Zealots were Jews who believed they should _____________________.
fight the Romans and take back control of their freedom.
After the Jews rebelled against the Romans in AD132, Jews were __________
banned from Jerusalem
Jesus was born in ___________ and raised in _________.
Bethlehem; Nazareth
Jesus traveled throughout _____________ and ____________, the region just north of Judaea, preaching his ideas.
Judaea; Galilee
The ___________ were 12 close followers of Jesus.
disciples
_______________ were stories from everyday life used to teach spiritual ideas.
parables
During the last supper, Jesus celebrated _________________ in Jerusalem.
passover
Rome's punishment of political rebels and lower class criminals was called _________________.
crucifixion
Christians believe that Jesus was ________ after his dead.
resurrected
People who believe Jesus was the messiah are called ___________.
Christians
The apostles ___________ and _________ were two of the founders of early Christian churches.
Peter; Paul
Christians believe that if people accept Jesus and his teachings they will _______________________.
be saved from sin and allowed to enter heaven/salvation
When the Roman government began to persecute Christians under Nero, Christianity was made ___________.
illegal
A ___________ is a person willing to die rather than give up his or her beliefs.
martyr
In Rome, because of their beliefs, Christians were forced to bury their dead in _____________.
catacombs
Emperor _________ ended the persecution of the Christians.
Constantine
The ____________________ was issued in AD 313, and gave religious freedom to all people.
Edict of Milan
Emperor ____________ made Christianity the official religion of Rome.
Theodosius
Like the Roman Empire, the early church came to be ruled by a(n) ____________________.
hierarchy
The _______________ is made up of regular church members.
laity
The ____________ were leaders of the church.
clergy
Official church teachings are called _____________
doctrine
As the church's organization grew, _______ were not permitted to serve in the clergy.
women
The four ________ along with the writings of __________ and other early Christian leaders from the New Testament of the Bible.
gospels; Paul
The bishop of Rome is also called the __________.
pope
The Pope is the leader of the _________________.
Roman Catholic Church
The ________ is a from of Christianity based on Greek heritage and practiced in the Byzantine Empire.
Eastern Orthodox Church
Byzantine people loved to talk about their ______________.
religion
Byzantines believed that their emperor represented _______________.
Jesus Christ on Earth
_____________ are images of Jesus, Mary, and the saints that are honored by some Christians.
Icons
____________ did not approve of icons so he outlawed their use and removed them from Byzantine churches.
Emperor Leo lll
In the Byzantine Empire, the emperor represented _______________ and therefore he controlled the ______ as well as the __________.
Jesus Christ on Earth; church; government
A(n) ___________, or image breaker, is known today as someone who attacks traditional beliefs and institutions .
iconoclast
____________ was the Frankish king given the title of emperor by the pope.
Charlemagne
______________ means to declare that a person or group no longer belongs to the church.
Excommunication
A(n) ___________ is a religious community of monks.
monasteries
The ______________ was a list of rules of Eastern Orthodox religious life.
Basilian Rule
Monks who followed ____________ gave up their belongings, lives simply, and spent their time in work and prayer.
Benedictine
The early Christian CHurch used ____________ to spread their message to others.
missionaries
____________ were two of the most successful Byzantine missionary brothers who developed the___________________ to carry their massage to the Slavic people.
Cyril & Methodious ; Cyrillic alphabet
___________ was a priest who brought Christianity to Ireland.
Patrick
The city of ________________ was important in the acceptance of Christianity in England.
Canterbury
The empire in southern Europe and Asia Minor formed from the eastern part of the Roman Empire.
Byzantine Empire
An island that consists of England, Wales, and Scotland
Britain
An island in the British Isles that lies west of Great Britain.
Ireland
A bishop who drew up a list of rules for monks and nuns to follow
Badil
An italian monk who wrote the Benedictine rule.
Benedict
separation (of the two most important branches of Christianity)
Schism