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Title: 12.1 & 12.2 The Greatest Event.../Nero & Persecution...

Description: Flashcards for A Beka Old World History & Geography

Total Flash Cards: 11

Created: 10/12/2009 16:47:41

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B.C.
Definition

Means "Before Christ." Used to refer to dates before the birth of Christ.

Term
Apostle Paul
Definition

The first great Christian missionary.

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Polycarp
Definition

An elderly Christian leader in Asia Minor who was arrested and ordered to blaspheme the name of Christ. He said, "I have served Him for eighty-six years, how can I now blaspheme the name of Hime who has saved me?" Polycarp was executed.

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Blandina
Definition

A slave girl in Gaul who was tortured, but refused to deny her faith. She was thrown to the bulls in the arena, and then her throat cut.

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martyr
Definition

Christians who willingly give up their lives rather than deny the Lord.

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Tertullian
Definition

An African Christian who declared in A.D. 197, "The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church."

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catacombs
Definition

Underground passages and rooms which were used as cemeteries. The Christians could safely worship there because the Romans were afraid to enter a burial place.

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A.D.
Definition

Used to refer to dates after the birth of Christ. A.D. stands for anno Domini, which means "in the year of our Lord" in Latin.

The first hundred years after the birth of Christ are called the first century A.D. (A.D. 1 - A.D. 100). We are currently in the 21st century A.D.

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Nero
Definition

Fifth emperor of the Roman Empire (A.D. 54 - 68). During his rule it became a crime to be a Christian. In July of A.D. 64, a great fire destroyed half the city of Rome, Nero blamed it on the Christians.

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Colosseum
Definition

A huge outdoor arena, built in Rome around A.D. 80.

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gladiator
Definition

Armed men who the Romans watched fight, often to the death, in the arena.



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