| Term | Definition |
|---|
| True | At Pentecost, with the help of the HS, the apostles became courageous in spreading the Good News. |
| True | The Church in the world is a sign and instrument of salvation. |
| Jews | The earliest followers of Jesus were the Romans. |
| True | Among the earliest writings in the New Testament are the letters of St. Paul. |
| Apostolic | Contemplative religious communities commit themselves to serving others by living the Works of Mercy. |
| John | The last if the apostles to die was St. Peter. |
| Rome | In the early Church, the bishop of Rome was recognized as the head of the whole Church on earth. |
| gentiles | The biblical identification of all people who were not Jewish was called infidels. |
| True | The Eucharist is the memorial of Christ's Paschal Mystery. |
| True | The bishops are the successors of the apostles and have the responsibility to teach the true faith. |
| True | Apostolic religious communities may be found in hospitals, schools, and universities while proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus. |
| True | Faithfulness to the teaching of the Apostles is essential to the life of the Church. |
| incline | Martyrdom and persecutions caused the Church to decline during the 2nd and 3rd centuries of Roman rule. |
| True | At first, the Romans perceived he followers of Jesus to be a Jewish sect. |
| paganism | The conflict between monotheism and Christianity was often the reason for the persecutions of the Church. |
| True | Tertullian described the martyrs by saying, "The blood of the martyrs was the seed of the Church." |
| Ignatius | St. Lawrence considered himself to be "God's wheat and bread." |
| Greek | St. John Damascene, a Latin father, is considered as the last of the Fathers of the Church. |
| St. Sylvester | Pope St. Leo the Great was the first to use the word "pope" exclusively for the title of the Bishop of Rome. |
| True | Pope St. Leo the Great was the first to effectively use his authority in civil matters. |
| Theodosius | St. Ambrose admonished Emperor Constantine, telling him that the emperor was not above the Church. |
| the Church | Because of his writings, St. Augustine has earned him the title of Doctor of Philosophy. |
| Leo | Pope St. Sylvester I oversaw the building of the Basilica of St. Peter |
| True | Emperor Constantine delayed his baptism until just before he died. |
| Benedict | St. Bernard is the founder of monasticism in the West. |
| Friars Minor | The Franciscans are also known as the Order of Preachers. |
| True | St. Columba founded a monastery on the island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. |
| Charlemagne | Constantine was the most influential ruler of the West during the early Middle Ages. |
| Jerusalem | The aim of the crusades was to bring Antioch and the Holy Land under Christian control. |
| True | Pope Innocent III presided over and laid the foundation for the 5th crusade. |
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