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Mr. Browning
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11th Grade
12/20/2012

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Term
What was the symbol that Constantine had his soldiers paint on their shields?
Definition
chi rho
Term
Constantine was baptized as a baby. (T/F)
Definition
False.
Constantine put off baptism until right before his death.
Term
Before Constantine died he had both his eldest son and wife executed.(T/F)
Definition
True.
Term
Constantine moved the capital of Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople.(T/F)
Definition
True
Term
Constantine's mother Helena was venerated in the ancient church for recovering the actual cross of Christ.(T/F)
Definition
True
Term
Medieval legends claim St. Helena (Constantine's mother) actually transported the Sancta Scala from Jerusalem to Rome.(T/F)
Definition
True
Term
St. Helena, Constantine's mother, is reported to have found the actual burial place of Jesus and to have built the original Church of the Holy Sepulchre.(T/F)
Definition
True. She is also supposed to have recovered the three nails usd to crucify Jesus.
Term
Constantine is often attributed with changing Christian worship to Sunday.(T/F)
Definition
True.
He did say that everyone should pay homage on the day of the sun (pure paganism) but Christians already worshipped on Sunday because that was the day on which the resurrection took place.
Term
Constantine included lots of Christian symbols like the chi rho on his trumphal arch.(T/F)
Definition
False.
Nary a one.
Term
In Constantine's day there were more actual Christians in the Eastern Empire than the Western Empire.(T/F)
Definition
True
Term
Constantine's father, Constantius, was actually the Emperor of the Western Empire under Diocletian.(T/F)
Definition
True
Term
(True/False) Most of the Emperors that followed Constantine more or less supported the Arian position.
Definition
True.
Term
The first persecutions of Christians came at the hands of Jews who rejected the claims of Jesus.(T/F)
Definition
True.
See the Book of Acts,
and the examples of Stephen and James.
Term
The first heavy persecution of Christians at the hands of the Romans came from Nero.(T/F)
Definition
True
Term
Which two Christian leaders died under Nero's persection?
Definition
(1) Peter, and
(2) Paul
Term
What does tradition say about the martyrdoms of Peter and Paul uner Nero?
Definition
(1) Peter was crucified upside down,
(2) Paul was beheaded
Term
Why wasn't Paul crucified?
Definition
He was a Roman citizen.
Term
Why were Christian so often charged with being atheists by the Romans?
Definition
They refused to confess Caesar as Lord or to sacrifice to him.
Term
Polycarp was a very famous early martyr. He was often said to have been a disciple of which apostle?
Definition
the Apostle John
Term
How old was Polycarp when he was executed?
Definition
About 100
Term
What was Polycarp's famous response to denying Jesus?
Definition
"Eighty-six years have I served Him and He has done me no wrong; how can I blaspheme my King who saved me."
Term
Under the reign of Marcus Aurelius many Christian were sentenced to be killed in the arena.(T/F)
Definition
True.
Especially true in Gaul.
Term
Under the Emperor Decius, Christians were first persecuted across the entire Empire.(T/F)
Definition
True.
Remember the word "decimate."
Term
The Great Persecution took place over a ten year period starting 303 AD.(T/F)
Definition
True
Term
Constantine declared Christianity to be the official state religion of the Roman Empire in 324 AD.(T/F)
Definition
True.
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