Rise Of Christianity And Byzantine

Question 1

Who brought the teaching of Christ to non-Jews in the Mediterranean world

Answer 1

Paul of tarsus

Question 2

Christianity promoted or resisted by the Roman Empire?

Answer 2

Resisted

Question 3

When was Christianity adopted as romes official religion

Answer 3

313 ad

Question 4

Christianity began with teachings of—-

Answer 4

Jesus of Nazareth

Question 5

Jesus advocated/showed care for—-

Answer 5

The poor and downtrodden

Question 6

Christianity emphasized the holy bible as—-

Answer 6

The word if God

Question 7

What were the instruments of gods grace

Answer 7

The sacraments

Question 8

Who was responsible for Christian theology and the resulting response from the Roman Empire?

Answer 8

Paul the Apostle

Question 9

St Augustine dates

Answer 9

354-430ad

Question 10

Who was Augustine

Answer 10

A saint who was also the first great Christian philosopher

Question 11

What did saint Augustine write?

Answer 11

1. Confessions

2. City if God

Question 12

Individual convictions of one belief

Answer 12

Solidarity

Question 13

Solidarity grew where and when

Answer 13

Grew during the roman persecution period

Question 14

Doctrines stressed

Answer 14

Equality and immortality

Question 15

Conversation of Constantine to Christianity

Answer 15

313

Question 16

Christianity OFFICIALLY declared as official roman religion

Answer 16

380ad

Question 17

Supremacy of what/who occurred during the disintegration of imperial Rome

Answer 17

Supremacy of the pope

Question 18

The emperor Constantine provided the foundation for the—-

Answer 18

Byzantine Empire

Question 19

Constantinople (title and location)

Answer 19

“New Rome” in the East on the ruins of ancient Byzantium

Question 20

Byzantine Empire established —– as a “New Rome”

Answer 20

Constantinople

Question 21

New Rome’s location was set (in what logical/illogical format) and where

Answer 21

Was set strategically where Europe and Asia met

Question 22

New Rome became the heart of the ——- in (date)

Answer 22

New Rome became the heart of the roman imperial system in 476

Question 23

New Rome established in 476 while —– happened to the —-Roman Empire

Answer 23

476 while the collapse of the westerns Roman Empire

Question 24

Under Byzantine rulers the civilization of new Rome thrive based on—-

Answer 24

Trade and roman law

Question 25

Byzantine rule over new Rome lasted until----

Answer 25

1453ad

Question 26

Byzantine preserved what of Greece

Answer 26

Greek language and cultural accomplishments

Question 27

Codification of Roman Law

Answer 27

Justinian Code

Question 28

Eastern church in Byzantine civilization

Answer 28

Greek Orthadox

Question 29

Greek Orthadox converted-------

Answer 29

Slavic people to Christianity

Question 30

New focus for art in Byzantine empire

Answer 30

Glorification of Christianity

Question 31

Constantine estuaries new Rome at Constantinople in----

Answer 31

330ad

Question 32

Fall of the Roman Empire date

Answer 32

476ad

Question 33

After the fall of the Roman Empire, ---- Rome because the

Answer 33

Eastern Roman Empire became the Byzantine Empire

Question 34

Byzantine empire lasted for

Answer 34

1000 years

Question 35

Economic prosperity in Byzantine empire

Answer 35

Economic base in the domination of the commercial trade routes

Question 36

Commercial trade routes controlled by ---- and a monopoly on the ----trade

Answer 36

Controlled by Constantinople and a monopoly on the silk trade

Question 37

Byzantines made excellent use of ---- to avoid invasions

Answer 37

Diplomacy

Question 38

Byzantine empire was set geographically distant from-------- (this aspect kept them safe)

Answer 38

Was set geographically distant from the tribes who sacked Rome

Question 39

Codification of Roman law by -----

Answer 39

Justinian

Question 40

Justinian dates

Answer 40

528-565

Question 41

Codification of of roman law strengthened----

Answer 41

Bureaucracy

Question 42

Constantinople was a ------ city with ------------- borders

Answer 42

Was a fortress city with excellent defensible borders

Question 43

Geographically proximate to what three rising nations caused trouble for the Byzantine Empire

Answer 43

1. Arabs 2. Slavs 3. Seljuk Turks

Question 44

Byzantine lost ---- dominance over ----- (reason for decline)

Answer 44

Byzantine lost commercial dominance over Italy

Question 45

Religious controversy that caused weakening of Byzantine empire

Answer 45

Controversy with the west occurred and subsequent split within the Roman Catholic Church

Question 46

The ---- of Constantinople during the ---- crusade weakened the empire

Answer 46

Sack of Constantinople during the 4th crusade

Question 47

The fall of ------ in (date) marked the end of e Byzantine Empire

Answer 47

The fall of Constantinople in 1453 ad

Question 48

Byzantine empire preserved the heritage of ------- while the west was culturally -----

Answer 48

Greco-Roman civilization while the west was culturally stagnant

Question 49

Economic strength of Byzantine empire was based on its ----economy

Answer 49

Money economy

Question 50

Byzantine empire preserved --------- church

Answer 50

Eastern Orthodox Church

Question 51

Byzantine empire spread ----- to all of ------- Europe

Answer 51

Spread civilization to all of Eastern Europe

Question 52

When and where was Jesus born

Answer 52

Around 6bc in the roman province of Judah