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Revision Topic 1 Core Test 2023 Yr 9 For Winter Exams Use This! Flashcards

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How meny years ago did Christianity begin?

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Christianity began nearly 2000yrs ago.

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Who did the Christian’s believe Jesus was?

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They believed the recently executed Jewish man (Jesus) was the long awaited messiah.

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How long after Jesus died did the Christians believe Jesus came back to life

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They believe that on the 3rd day after being killed on the cross that Jesus had been resurrected and appeared to many people before ascending into heaven.

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What did the Christians believe Jesus died for?

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Christians claimed that Jesus died so that people who believed in him could be forgiven if their sins and have eternal life

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Who was the Christian’s beliefs different to ?

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The traditional Roman and Jewish beliefs

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Over the past 200 years (post reformation) there have been many disagreements between Christian’s-many of which have led to new forms of Christianity becoming established. These are called? And how many are there now?

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They are called denominations.
Today there is over 30,000 denominations of Christianity

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What is the largest denomination of Christianity

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Catholic church

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How many disciples did Jesus have?

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12 disciples.

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How fast did Christianity spread?

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Just in 20 years of Jesus’ death most of the major towns around the Mediterranean had a Christian community.
Within 100 years of Jesus’ death there were over 300,000 Christian’s living across the Roman empire.

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Name the four gospels included in the New Testament

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Mathew
Mark
Luke
John

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Fill in the gaps
In the years of Jesus’ death,……………. Spread the Christian message throughout the Roman Empire.
Life was tough for these travelling preachers,as they often travelled long distances and faced………..

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  1. Missionary
  2. Persecution
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What year was Jesus crucified approx?

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From 30ad to 33ad

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Fill in the gaps
In….AD Nero was the Roman emperor. He was an …………. Ruler, and during his reign a large……
Broke out which destroyed large parts of the….. of Rome.
There was rumours spread at the time that ……… started the …….. himself- he however blamed the…….. I.e scapegoating them.

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  1. 64AD
    2unpopular
    3.fire.
    4.city
    5.nero
    6.fire
    7.christians
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Name 3 forms of execution that Nero used on the Christians.

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*used them as candles
*fed them to lions
*dressed them in animal skins and let them be ripped apart from hungry dogs
*put them in a barrel with spikes throw it of a cliff
*putting them in a barrel with a roster, snake,monkey,in a sake and make them drown while being torn apart

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Why did the people not care that the Christian’s were being killed?

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When Christianity was in the early days,non-Christians believed that the early church was uncivilised and they did not understand their practices

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Why did Saul change to Paul

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Because when on his way to persecute more Christians he saw a white light and heard Jesus. He went blind for a while and desired to become a fellow Christian

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Why did the leaders of Jesus’ followers in Jerusalem agree to allow Paul and gentiles to become Christians?

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At the council of Jerusalem it was agreed that Jesus died for all people not just the Jews.

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Why was the decision to allow gentiles and Jews become Christians so important?

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This decision was incredibly important as followers of Jesus were no longer seen as a group within Judaism- it was seen as a new religion and therefore needed its own name

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What dose martyred mean?

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The people who are killed for there believes

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What dose it mean scapegoat?

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A term used when deliberately placing the blame of an action on another person/group of people.

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Why do you think that Christians liked to meet at night?

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It was safer to meet at night. As everyone was asleep. It would be dark. Less chance to be killed because if they all died then the believe would die with them.

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What were they actually doing when non-Christians thought they were engaging in cannibalistic activities?

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Praying to God and Jesus, they were having a communion, eating bread and wine.

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Why were the Christians eating bread andwine at night?

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To remember Jesus is pain and bravery and his last supper they were doing it because of Jesus’s last words, do this in memory of me, Catholic believe, the actual wine and bread turned into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.

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Fill in the gap
Different areas of the Roman emperor ruled by…………… on behalf of the Emperor

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1Governors

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One of these governors were called Pliny. Pliny was given a notebook it had names of all the Christians in his area. What did Pliny do with this note book to find out who else was Christian’s
He chose to Christian girls and tortured them, so they would give him information about the Christian beliefs, and how they worshipped. This helped him to develop “a test.”
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What did plinys test include?
It’s included Pliny making the person worship the Roman gods offer incense and wine to the statue of a Roman emperor tarjan Deny following Jesus If they did this, you were freed, if not, then you were executed .
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Why did the martyrs help spread Christianity?
Because the more people heard that Christians were killed because they kept believing in Christianity then they would see how serious they were about so called “superstition “and start to believe it isn’t such a superstition but real.
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Why did Soul change and become Paul?
He heard the voice of God on the way to Damascus.
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Roughly, when was the first gospel in the Bible written?
From 60 AD too about 66AD
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What was the first gospel?
Mark was the first gospel
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Who was one of Rome’s most dangerous emperors towards Christianity?
Nero
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Which one of the gospels, which is different to the other three, not sypnotic
John
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Term to describe the followers of Jesus
Disciples
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Terms to describe the different branches of Christianity
Denominations
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Term to mean good news of Jesus Christ
Gospels
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Number of Paul’s letters contained in the NT of the Bible
13
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Man, who was converted on Damascus road
Saul/Paul
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One of the most dangerous places in the world to practice faith
North Korea
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Discrimination based on race
Racism
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Term to describe one’s race and religion
Ethnicity
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Sophisticated term to describe the letters of apostle Paul
Epistle
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What does evangelism mean?
Spreading the Christian message in order to convert people
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What does Trinity mean?
The belief that God is as well as one father, son, holy spirit
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What does ascension mean?
Jesus, physically rising up to heaven
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What ruler of Rome made it legal to become Christian?
Constantine as he himself became a Christian after having the chi Rho symbol which he believed allowed him to win a battle he shouldn’t have won
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What is transubstantiation?
Catholics believe that, when the priest repeats Jesus’s words from the last supper, the bread and wine actually turns into the body and blood of Jesus (although they still look the same) this is called transubstantiation.
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Confession
In order to be forgiven/absolved of sins, Catholic go to confession they said, either face-to-face, with a priest, or in a confessional box and explain how they have sinned if someone is genuinely sorry for what they have done and want to change. The priest will give the person penance priests must never reveal what people tell them in confession.
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Holy water
Near the entrance in Catholic churches, there is often a small bowl of water that has been blessed by a priest, Catholic step two fingers in the water, and make the the signs of the cross, they do this by moving the hands from their forehead to their chest and and from the left shoulder to the right shoulder while doing this Catholics usually say ‘in the name of the father and the son of the Holy Spirit’ to express their belief
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Purgatory
Most Christians believe in heaven until Catholics believe in Purgatory, which is not mentioned in the Bible. Catholics believe that purgatory is where soles are purified before going to heaven a soul cannot go from purgatory to hell by praying for a dead person soul Catholic believe that they can speed at the passage from purgatory to heaven.
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The virgin, Mary
The Roman Catholics believe that the Virgin Mary is born without the original sin. This is known as the “immaculate conception “
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What is the Messiah
Messiah is a Hebrew word meaning ‘saviour or ‘rescuer’
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Omnipatent
Belief that God is all powerful
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Omnibenevolent
Belief that God is all loving
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What are indulgences?
A common church practice of freeing or absolving sins by buying a indulgence with money it was also to speed up time in purgatory or to Avoid purgatory all together
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What did Luther believe about the bible and the pope?
Luther thought that the bible rather than the pope, should be the greatest source of guidance for Christians.
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As Luther’s ideas started to be followed by people what was it seen as?
It was seen as a threat to the pope and the church.
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Who was the pope at 440 AD
It was Leo x
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What did Leo say to keep him in charge after Luther’s ideas put him at threat
He said that before Jesus ascended to heaven he had put Peter the first pope in charge and that he had some of Jesus’s power and it was passed down each pope
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What document did Leo issue about Luther that Luther then burned
It was an accusation that luther had committed heresy but Luther burned it
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In response to Luther burning the document given by the pope what did the pope do?
He excommunicated Luther. But Luther’s ideas still spread around after this
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Why was it important for Martin Luther to have the bible translated into German
So that he could allow people to understand the bible for themselves and so that people could start questioning the teaches of the church for themselves and so they could read and learnt he bibles teachings with ease.
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What were the potential dangers of the bible ONLY existing in Latin?
The priests and popes could lie about things in the bible forcing the people with out realising to follow the popes or priests moral views in Christianity
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How many languages is the bible translated too?
3,283
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Why do the catholics not allow divorce
Because marring is declaring that they are going to be together until death ‘til death do you part’ and they believed that they were also marring God. Also they say that ; marriage is a sacrament; a life long commitment; a sacrament is a visible sign of God’s invisible grace
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What is annulment
The RC teaching that the pope can Cree/declare that a marriage never really existed.
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What is the RC declare of marriage
“What GOD has brought together, let no man separate”
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What did bishop Leo claim about ST Peter?
That he was the 1st bishop of Rome and the authority passed to Peter from Jesus was passed from one bishop to the next
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What is the succession of popes from Peter onwards called?
Apostolic succession
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What happed to the church in 1054
The church split into the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic.
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Why did the eastern Christian’s not want to be led by the bishop anymore?
Because they believed that the bishop didn’t understand their troubles with the rise of the new religion, Islam
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What is confessional
A stall or room in a church that allows you to confess your sins privately, a pope can never reveal what is said in a confessional box. It’s also called ‘being absolved’
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What is the Eucharist?
Body and blood of Christ. Eucharist is deprived of the Greek word ‘eucharista’ meaning thanksgiving. It’s the reenactment if the last supper
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What is penance
Means “to be sorry”. Penance refers to a conversation of heart, a turnaround.
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What is transubstantiation
The bread and wine at the Eucharist turn into the body and blood of Jesus Christ but look the same
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What is the significance of honky water in the Catholic Church
Near the entrance of the RC church there is a bowl of holy water that is blessed by a priest. The dip 2 fingers in it and make the sign of the cross while doing this they say “in the name of the father the son and the Holy Spirit”
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What is the immaculate conception
The belief that Mary was born without original sin
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What is the assumption
Mary went to heaven with body and soul at the end of her life
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What is intercession
When the saints pray for us
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What did Constantine see in the sky?
A flaming cross with words under in latin saying “in the sign you will conquer” or conquer by this.
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What is the edict of Milan
Constantine’s degree granting religious tolerance o Christianity and other religions.
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When was Sunday Made the official day of worship?
In 321AD
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What did the bishops of Nicaea agree on
That ariu’s idea was heresy and that Jesus is god in human form and one with the father
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What also happens in the council of Nicaea
Hey decided the 27 books of the bible
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What dose the nicene Creed state?
He CORE doctrine/beliefs of Christianity.
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What is the word that means to be condemned to hell?
Anathematise
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Who did arius have a disagreement with over Jesus’ “substance”?
Athanasuis
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After the “great schism” in 1054, the Roman Catholic Church was known as the east or west side?
The west
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What is the name of the creed coming out of the council of Nicaea in 325AD?
Nicene creed
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What Christian festival was debated / discussed durning the council of Nicaea?
Easter
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Which term discribes the “consecration” (making the “holy”) of the bread and wine at the holy communion?
Transubstantiation.
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Which language does the term “Eucharist” translate to “thanks giving “?
Greek
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Which of the following two church leaders both from “Alexandria” declared God and Jesus were the ‘same substance’? Arius or Athanasius?
Athanasius
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What symbol did Constantine draw onto the soldiers’ shield before battle?
The chi-rho symbol
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On what bridge did Constantine win in 321AD?
Milan
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What city was the new “edict” decided by Constantine in 321AD
Milan
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What is one heretic statement that can be made against the Christianity?
Jesus is not our lord Jesus didn’t exist The Big Bang created the world not God
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Where was the capital city of the orthodox/ eastern, Greek speaking church in 1054 AD
Constantinolfe Istanbul

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