According to church tradition, who was the first bishop of Rome?
Mark
Luke
John
Peter
Paul - ANSWERS✔✔ Peter
Augustine's The City of God presented
an argument in favor of female church leaders.
an African view of love and forgiveness.
a Germanic view of the divine.
a Christian philosophy of government and history.
an argument against a formal priesthood. - ANSWERS✔✔ a Christian philosophy of government and
history.
In what city was Muhammad born?
Jerusalem
Rome
Yathrib
Constantinople
Mecca - ANSWERS✔✔ Mecca
The word "Islam" means
God and his disciples.
person of faith.
,enemy of infidels.
submission to the will of Allah.
follower of Muhammad. - ANSWERS✔✔ submission to the will of Allah.
The Byzantine Empire was both a Christian and a(n)
Persian state.
Jewish state.
Islamic state.
Greek state.
Italian state. - ANSWERS✔✔ Greek state.
Saint Benedict of Nursia is best known for his
rules for monastic life.
writings on the nature of Jesus.
correspondence with Justinian.
encouragement of Arian missionaries.
hostility to the remnants of pagan culture. - ANSWERS✔✔ rules for monastic life.
What did Muhammad believe?
That he was born to rule all of mankind
That he was the son of God and, therefore, divine
That Allah and Jesus were one and the same
That Allah had revealed himself in part through Moses and Jesus
That Allah hated all non-Muslims - ANSWERS✔✔ That Allah had revealed himself in part through Moses
and Jesus
What is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Prayer five times a day
Jihad
,Daily reading of the Koran
Monogamy
Celibacy - ANSWERS✔✔ Prayer five times a day
What happened to the Visigoths after they sacked Rome in 410?
They moved into Spain and southern Gaul.
They were wiped out by a Roman counter-attack.
They settled in Rome, becoming its new rulers.
They went back to their eastern homeland.
They crossed over to Egypt and began a new round of attacks. - ANSWERS✔✔ They moved into Spain
and southern Gaul.
What led Justinian to flee Constantinople in the year 532?
A plague
An invasion
A vision from heaven
His plan to run off with the palace funds
Riots - ANSWERS✔✔ Riots
What was a consequence of the Council of Nicaea?
Women were barred from the priesthood.
All Christians formally recognized papal supremacy.
Arianism was condemned.
Arianism was wiped out in western Europe.
The emperor came to play a decreasing role in church affairs. - ANSWERS✔✔ Arianism was condemned.
What was the heresy of Arianism?
It questioned the divinity of Jesus.
It denied the existence of God the Father.
, It denied the existence of the Holy Spirit.
It reverted to Roman polytheistic religious beliefs.
It doubted the existence of the Holy Spirit. - ANSWERS✔✔ It questioned the divinity of Jesus.
What was the Edict of Milan?
A statement making Christianity the official state religion of the empire.
Constantine's document officially tolerating the existence of Christianity.
A document officially dividing the Roman Empire into eastern and western halves.
A formal deposition of the last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, from his throne.
A statement making Milan the "New Rome", equal to old Rome. - ANSWERS✔✔ Constantine's document
officially tolerating the existence of Christianity.
What was the Hippodrome?
A military barracks
A marketplace
A church
An amphitheater
A palace complex - ANSWERS✔✔ An amphitheater
What was true about the Ostrogoths?
They were a matriarchal society.
They had no interest in trade or agriculture.
They were a Celtic people.
They worked hard to maintain the Roman tradition of government.
They were hostile to Christianity in all its forms. - ANSWERS✔✔ They worked hard to maintain the
Roman tradition of government.
Who was the founder of the Frankish kingdom?
Thorvig
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