Question 1

Classical humanism differed from the Judeo-Christian tradition because it

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A) saw life's purpose as the attainment of excellence in this world through the full development of human potential. 
B) rejected the Christian ideal of the isolated and contemplative monk. 
C) rejected the view of human nature as fundamentally sinful and the body as unclean. 
D) held that there is no authority higher than reason. 
E) All of these 
A) saw life's purpose as the attainment of excellence in this world through the full development of human potential. 
B) rejected the Christian ideal of the isolated and contemplative monk. 
C) rejected the view of human nature as fundamentally sinful and the body as unclean. 
D) held that there is no authority higher than reason. 
E) All of these

Question 2

According to the author, Christianity differed from other contemporary mystery religions because

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A) its hero actually lived. 
B) its hero voluntarily died in order to lead humankind to eternal life. 
C) Christians believed exclusively in one god. 
D) Christians were required to undergo a moral transformation. 
E) All of these 
A) its hero actually lived. 
B) its hero voluntarily died in order to lead humankind to eternal life. 
C) Christians believed exclusively in one god. 
D) Christians were required to undergo a moral transformation. 
E) All of these

Question 3

Many Romans came to fear the Christians because they viewed Christians as

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A) disloyal and refused to show proper allegiance to the Emperor. 
B) self-absorbed. 
C) worshipping an executed criminal. 
D) practicing cannibalism and incest. 
E) All of these 
A) disloyal and refused to show proper allegiance to the Emperor. 
B) self-absorbed. 
C) worshipping an executed criminal. 
D) practicing cannibalism and incest. 
E) All of these

Question 4

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Mosaic law

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The Mosaic law refers to the laws and co

Question 5

What is the principle difference between the Greek (and Roman) classicism's view of God and the Christian view?

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A) The Greeks only believed in many gods. 
B) For the Greeks, God was a logical abstraction, the mind of the universe, not a personal God. 
C) The two views converged and in the end, there was no difference. 
D) For the Greeks, God was the creative force in the universe, sometimes known as Eros. 
E) The Greeks did not believe in anything divine except the universe itself. 
A) The Greeks only believed in many gods. 
B) For the Greeks, God was a logical abstraction, the mind of the universe, not a personal God. 
C) The two views converged and in the end, there was no difference. 
D) For the Greeks, God was the creative force in the universe, sometimes known as Eros. 
E) The Greeks did not believe in anything divine except the universe itself.

Question 6

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Compare the Greco-Roman worldview with that of the Judeo-Christian traditions.

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The Greco-Roman worldview and the Judeo-

Question 7

Augustine would have supported the concept that

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A) by following Christ's example, a person can save himself. 
B) human nature was sinful. 
C) reason alone can serve as a guide to good living. 
D) better social arrangements could improve human nature. 
E) one must dismiss all concepts of pagan philosophy. 
A) by following Christ's example, a person can save himself. 
B) human nature was sinful. 
C) reason alone can serve as a guide to good living. 
D) better social arrangements could improve human nature. 
E) one must dismiss all concepts of pagan philosophy.

Question 8

Factors that contributed to the survival and growth of the Christian Church include

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A) the creation of a strong organization, an institutional church. 
B) a willingness to absorb some elements of Greek philosophy. 
C) the adaptation of pagan beliefs and rituals include those of the other mystery religions. 
D) the appeal of the idea that all are equally God's children. 
E) All of these 
A) the creation of a strong organization, an institutional church. 
B) a willingness to absorb some elements of Greek philosophy. 
C) the adaptation of pagan beliefs and rituals include those of the other mystery religions. 
D) the appeal of the idea that all are equally God's children. 
E) All of these

Question 9

As the ancient world collapsed, Christianity

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A) preserved elements of Greco-Roman civilization. 
B) was a dynamic and creative force in a decaying society. 
C) fundamentally changed how people perceived the purpose of life. 
D) became the essential shaper of the civilization to come. 
E) All of these 
A) preserved elements of Greco-Roman civilization. 
B) was a dynamic and creative force in a decaying society. 
C) fundamentally changed how people perceived the purpose of life. 
D) became the essential shaper of the civilization to come. 
E) All of these

Question 10

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Yeshu'a

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Who? - Yeshu'a is a Hebrew name that is

Question 11

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).  
-Locate each of the following and note what the site may be associated with: Milan (where Ambrose was bishop), Hippo (where Augustine was bishop), Bethlehem (where Jerome retired to pray and study), and Rome (where Peter was martyred).

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On the map of Europe:

1. Milan is locat

Question 12

The term Gentiles derives from the

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A) Latin word for nation. 
B) Hebrew word for other. 
C) Greek word for followers. 
D) Aramaic word for heretics. 
E) Latin word for meek. 
A) Latin word for nation. 
B) Hebrew word for other. 
C) Greek word for followers. 
D) Aramaic word for heretics. 
E) Latin word for meek.

Question 13

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Council of Nicaea

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The Council of Nicaea was an ecumenical

Question 14

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Pharisees

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The Pharisees were a Jewish sect during

Question 15

Christian philosophers who aimed to integrate parts of the Greco-Roman heritage into their religion

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A) believed that the Biblical story of Creation was compatible with Greek mythology. 
B) saw Christ as the incarnation of the Logos or divine reason. 
C) claimed that Zeus was a prophet. 
D) rejected Platonic philosophy. 
E) were regularly condemned as heretics. 
A) believed that the Biblical story of Creation was compatible with Greek mythology. 
B) saw Christ as the incarnation of the Logos or divine reason. 
C) claimed that Zeus was a prophet. 
D) rejected Platonic philosophy. 
E) were regularly condemned as heretics.

Question 16

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain ways in which the Jewish community might have been able to accept Jesus as a prophet.

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The Jewish community might have been abl

Question 17

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Manichaeism

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Manichaeism was a dualistic religious sy

Question 18

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Apostles

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The Apostles were the twelve chosen disc

Question 19

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Diaspora

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The term "Diaspora" refers to the disper

Question 20

At the core of Manichaeism was

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A) the doctrine that Jesus was fully divine and not human. 
B) the belief in a titanic struggle between good and evil. 
C) the cult of Mithras. 
D) a cyclical view of history. 
E) the Dionysian practice of divine frenzy. 
A) the doctrine that Jesus was fully divine and not human. 
B) the belief in a titanic struggle between good and evil. 
C) the cult of Mithras. 
D) a cyclical view of history. 
E) the Dionysian practice of divine frenzy.

Classical humanism differed from the Judeo-Christian tradition because it

According to the author, Christianity differed from other contemporary mystery religions because

Many Romans came to fear the Christians because they viewed Christians as

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Mosaic law

What is the principle difference between the Greek (and Roman) classicism's view of God and the Christian view?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Compare the Greco-Roman worldview with that of the Judeo-Christian traditions.

Augustine would have supported the concept that

Factors that contributed to the survival and growth of the Christian Church include

As the ancient world collapsed, Christianity

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Yeshu'a

The term Gentiles derives from the

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Council of Nicaea

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Pharisees

Christian philosophers who aimed to integrate parts of the Greco-Roman heritage into their religion

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain ways in which the Jewish community might have been able to accept Jesus as a prophet.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Manichaeism

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Apostles

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Diaspora

At the core of Manichaeism was

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 8: Early Christianity: a World Religion

Classical humanism differed from the Judeo-Christian tradition because it

According to the author, Christianity differed from other contemporary mystery religions because

Many Romans came to fear the Christians because they viewed Christians as

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Mosaic law

What is the principle difference between the Greek (and Roman) classicism's view of God and the Christian view?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Compare the Greco-Roman worldview with that of the Judeo-Christian traditions.

Augustine would have supported the concept that

Factors that contributed to the survival and growth of the Christian Church include

As the ancient world collapsed, Christianity

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Yeshu'a

The term Gentiles derives from the

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Council of Nicaea

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Pharisees

Christian philosophers who aimed to integrate parts of the Greco-Roman heritage into their religion

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain ways in which the Jewish community might have been able to accept Jesus as a prophet.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Manichaeism

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Apostles

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Diaspora

At the core of Manichaeism was

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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