 | Term | Definition |
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old testament is the |
Torah |
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old + new testament is the |
Bible |
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who spread Christianity throughout Rome |
Apastles |
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what were the requirements to be a Christian |
none, regardless of wealth and previous religion |
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Romans did what to Christians as their religion grew? |
persecuted them |
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300 AD emperors___to christianity |
convert |
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first emperor to convert was |
Constantine |
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what emperor makes christianity the official religion of rome? |
Theodosius |
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hierarchy of Christianity staring from the lowest |
priests, bishops, patriarchs, popes |
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priests: |
leaders of church perform cermomonies at local levels |
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bishop: |
supervised priests; church leaders in cities |
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patriarchs: |
leaders of Emperor cities;supervised bishops |
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Pope: |
supreme over all levels of hierachy in the Christian religion,---patriarch of rome |
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ex. of emperor citites |
Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, Rome, Jerusalem |
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pope takes title: |
pontifus maximus |
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