Question 1

The triumph of Christianity marked a break with classical antiquity on the concept of

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A) God. 
B) the individual. 
C) the purpose of life. 
D) personal immortality. 
E) all of the above 
A) God. 
B) the individual. 
C) the purpose of life. 
D) personal immortality. 
E) all of the above

Question 2

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

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Church Fathers:

Who?
The Church Fathers

Question 3

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

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The synoptic gospels refer to the first

Question 4

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

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Who: A bishop is a high-ranking member o

Question 5

All of the following aspects of the Roman Empire facilitated the spread of Christianity EXCEPT

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A) the transportation infrastructure permitted easy spread of the Gospel. 
B) a common language, Koine, enabled easy transmission of ideas. 
C) the active persecution of Christianity from its very beginning and throughout by the Roman state gave the faith an added quality of nobility. 
D) the universalism of the Roman Empire paved the way for the universalism of Christianity. 
E) Rome's imperial mission foreshadowed Christianity's spiritual cause. 
A) the transportation infrastructure permitted easy spread of the Gospel. 
B) a common language, Koine, enabled easy transmission of ideas. 
C) the active persecution of Christianity from its very beginning and throughout by the Roman state gave the faith an added quality of nobility. 
D) the universalism of the Roman Empire paved the way for the universalism of Christianity. 
E) Rome's imperial mission foreshadowed Christianity's spiritual cause.

Question 6

The Christian martyr Blandina was

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A) Marcus Aurelius' daughter. 
B) an aristocratic woman from Spain. 
C) a prominent merchant's wife from Rome. 
D) a young slave from Gaul. 
E) a former prostitute from Greece. 
A) Marcus Aurelius' daughter. 
B) an aristocratic woman from Spain. 
C) a prominent merchant's wife from Rome. 
D) a young slave from Gaul. 
E) a former prostitute from Greece.

Question 7

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

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The Zealots were a Jewish political move

Question 8

In the view of Saint Paul

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A) Jesus' teachings were primarily for the Jews. 
B) the Christian community was an Oikoumene. 
C) Mosaic Law could never be superseded. 
D) Hebraic rituals should be followed, at least by those who were Jews. 
E) the learning of Greek was essential for Christians. 
A) Jesus' teachings were primarily for the Jews. 
B) the Christian community was an Oikoumene. 
C) Mosaic Law could never be superseded. 
D) Hebraic rituals should be followed, at least by those who were Jews. 
E) the learning of Greek was essential for Christians.

Question 9

Arius taught that

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A) Christ was God incarnate. 
B) members of the Trinity were equal. 
C) the Father alone was fully divine. 
D) the Holy Spirit came from both God the Father and God the Son. 
E) Jesus was sent by the demiurge to deceive mankind. 
A) Christ was God incarnate. 
B) members of the Trinity were equal. 
C) the Father alone was fully divine. 
D) the Holy Spirit came from both God the Father and God the Son. 
E) Jesus was sent by the demiurge to deceive mankind.

Question 10

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

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Who?
The Pharisees were a social movemen

Question 11

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did Greek secular philosophy influence the new Christian teachings? Offer one example of how such integration may have been favorable to Christianity and one example of how it may have been unfavorable.

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Greek secular philosophy had a significa

Question 12

The Sadducees

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A) had the support of most of the Jewish people. 
B) emphasized  the importance of temple ceremonies. 
C) believed in  the resurrection of the dead and an afterlife. 
D) came from the lower classes of Jewish society. 
E) rejected the idea that  God's rewards and punishments came only in this world. 
A) had the support of most of the Jewish people. 
B) emphasized  the importance of temple ceremonies. 
C) believed in  the resurrection of the dead and an afterlife. 
D) came from the lower classes of Jewish society. 
E) rejected the idea that  God's rewards and punishments came only in this world.

Question 13

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 14

Whose dictum that the state was within the church and not above it became a key principle of the medieval church?

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A) Saint Paul 
B) Tertullian 
C) Saint Jerome 
D) Saint Ambrose 
E) Saint Augustine 
A) Saint Paul 
B) Tertullian 
C) Saint Jerome 
D) Saint Ambrose 
E) Saint Augustine

Question 15

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

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The Sadducees were a Jewish sect that ex

Question 16

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Christianity's remarkable success as a faith can be attributed to its Jewish heritage, its connections to the Roman Empire, and its interactions with Greek culture. Which of these factors do you think was most important, and why? Provide specific evidence to support your assessment.

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There are several factors that have cont

Question 17

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 18

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

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Monasticism is a religious practice in w

Question 19

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What ideas and practices comprise the Christian worldview created by Saint Augustine?

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Saint Augustine, also known as Augustine

Question 20

What is at the heart of the disagreement between Tertullian and Clement of Alexandria?

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A) Tertullian believed that Greek philosophy was incompatible with Christianity; Clement believed the opposite. 
B) The two could not agree on which books should be included in the Bible. 
C) Tertullian believed that the Trinity existed; Clement believed that the Trinity violated Christian monotheism. 
D) Tertullian believed that the final religious authority is the Bishop of Rome; Clement believed that it was a Church Council. 
E) Tertullian believed in original sin; Clement did not. 
A) Tertullian believed that Greek philosophy was incompatible with Christianity; Clement believed the opposite. 
B) The two could not agree on which books should be included in the Bible. 
C) Tertullian believed that the Trinity existed; Clement believed that the Trinity violated Christian monotheism. 
D) Tertullian believed that the final religious authority is the Bishop of Rome; Clement believed that it was a Church Council. 
E) Tertullian believed in original sin; Clement did not.

Exam 8: Early Christianity a World Religion

The triumph of Christianity marked a break with classical antiquity on the concept of

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

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

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

All of the following aspects of the Roman Empire facilitated the spread of Christianity EXCEPT

The Christian martyr Blandina was

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

In the view of Saint Paul

Arius taught that

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

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did Greek secular philosophy influence the new Christian teachings? Offer one example of how such integration may have been favorable to Christianity and one example of how it may have been unfavorable.

The Sadducees

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

Whose dictum that the state was within the church and not above it became a key principle of the medieval church?

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

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

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

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What ideas and practices comprise the Christian worldview created by Saint Augustine?

What is at the heart of the disagreement between Tertullian and Clement of Alexandria?

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 Enewal

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

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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