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Chapter 5 Key terms and Questions . By:JF AB. Paul :One of the first Christian missionaries; moved away from insistence that adherents of the new religion follow Jewish law; use of Greek as language of Church.
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Chapter 5 Key terms and Questions By:JF AB
Paul:One of the first Christian missionaries; moved away from insistence that adherents of the new religion follow Jewish law; use of Greek as language of Church Augustine:Influential church father and theologian; was very important in the long-term development of Christian thought on such issues as predestination Benedict: Benedict of Nursia is a Christian saint, honored by the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church as the patron saint of Europe and students. Justinian: Byzantine emperor in the 6th century A.D. who reconquered much of the lost western territory of Rome.
Yellow Turbans:The Yellow Turban Rebellion, also translated as Yellow Scarves Rebellion, was a peasant revolt that broke out in 184 AD in China during the reign ofEmperor Lingof the Han Dynasty. The rebellion, which got its name from the colour of the scarves that the rebels wore on their heads, marked an important point in the history of Taoism due to the rebels' association with secret Taoist societies. Axum: Axum or Aksum is a city in northern Ethiopia that was the original capital of the kingdom of Axum
Shinto: The native religion in Japan with its roots stretching back to 500 B.C., and is a poly-theistic one venerating almost any natural objects ranging from mountains, rivers, water, rocks, trees, to dead notables. In other words, it is based on animism. Natural wonders make the Japanese believe, out of an awe or reverence, that such wonders are created by the mighty, super-natural powers, and the ghost of a deity dwells in such objects Olmecs:The Olmec were the first major civilization in Mexico. They lived in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco. The Olmec flourished during Mesoamerica's Formative period, dating roughly from as early as 1500 BCE to about 400 BCE.
1. Compare the eastern and western portions of the Roman Empire. Eastern Western Latin Language Greek Language Both Conquered by Barbarians Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox
4. Identify three examples of syncretism (Cultural borrowing) in the development of Christianity and Buddhism. • Belief in an afterlife. • Belief in gods or god • The following of rules
5. Compare the rise of civilization in the Americas and in Polynesia.
Ethiopia Carved from solid red volcanic rock in the 12th century, it is the most well known and last built of the eleven churches in the Lalibela area, and has been referred to as the "Eighth Wonder of the World". Lalibela, King of Ethiopia, sought to recreate Jerusalem, and structured the churches landscape and religious sites in such a way as to achieve such a feat. “The churches at Lalibela are clustered in two major groups, one representing the earthly Jerusalem, and the other representing the heavenly Jerusalem. Located directly between them is a trench representing the River Jordan”. The dimensions of the trench are 25 meters by 25 meters by 30 meters,and there is a small baptismal pool outside the church, which stands in an artificial trench.
