Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
18 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Original sin |
Sin committed by Adam and Eve when the dis-obeyed God's command not to eat from the tree of knowledge |
|
|
Excommunication |
The denial of communion to a Christian; later, the exclusion from other Christian sacraments as well |
|
|
Antisemitism |
Racial, religious, or ethnic hostility directed against jews |
|
|
Bishop |
Leader of the Christian community in a city |
|
|
Apostolic succession |
Belief that Christian bishops receive their authority by being direct successors to Jesus' Apostles |
|
|
Deacons |
Christian clerics responsible for overseeing church finances and carrying out good works of the church |
|
|
Persecution |
The seeking out and punishing of Christians by the imperial government |
|
|
Decius |
Roman emperor who sought to reunify the empire by ordering all citizens to sacrifice at the altar of the imperial cult |
|
|
Apostasy |
A Christian's denial of his or her faith |
|
|
Saint |
Christian martyr believed to be able to intercede with God |
|
|
Relics |
Pieces of the bodies or clothing of saints, thought to possess miraculous powers |
|
|
Apologists |
Christian intellectuals who attempted to defend christianity against attacks by polytheists |
|
|
Septimius severus |
Roman emperor who preferred the army to the senate |
|
|
Augusta |
Title given to roman imperial women |
|
|
Imperial crisis |
Period of civil war and foreign invasion between 235 and 284c.e. |
|
|
Franks, Alamanni, and Goths |
Barbarian people who threatened Rome's northern frontier in the third century c.e. |
|
|
New Persian empire |
Eastern empire extending from Mesopotamia to Iran that succeeded the Parthian empire in 227c.e. |
|
|
Soldier emperor |
Emperors during the latter part of the imperial crisis who had risen through the ranks in the army and been made emperor by their troops |
