Medieval Christianity & Key Historical Figures Quizlet

What nomadic people from Central Asia were known for fierce horseback warfare?

Huns

Who is known as the Father of Western monasticism?

St. Benedict

Who was known as 'the Hammer'?

Charles Martel

Who is believed to have discovered North America, calling it Vinland?

Leif Erikson

Which emperor initiated iconoclasm?

Leo III

What is the full name of the Viking whose name lives on in wireless technology?

Harald Bluetooth

Which council restored the veneration of icons?

Council of Nicaea II

Who said, 'I am roasted enough on this side, turn me over'?

St. Lawrence

Who stored his wealth in churches and monasteries, prompting Viking raids?

Charlemagne

Mendicant orders were integral to which historical movement?

The Inquisition

What devotion is prayed 150 times in solidarity with monks?

The Rosary

Where did Mozarabic Christians live?

Spain

What Greek city was renamed by Constantine?

Constantinople

What group of warriors caused the fall of Rome?

Barbarians

What do we call the heresy dealing with the destruction of icons?

Iconoclasm

Who was born in England and abducted?

St. Patrick

What does 'Logos' mean?

Word

Which Germanic tribe was known as the Longbeards?

Lombards

What is the word for 'God-bearer'?

Theotokos

What holy book was dictated by Gabriel?

The Qur'an

Who was the Bishop of Myra and inspiration for Santa Claus?

St. Nicholas

Who are the Black Friars?

Dominicans

On what day was Charlemagne crowned?

Christmas

Who is the first woman believed to write a religious rule?

St. Clare of Assisi

Who was the King of the Franks responsible for converting France?

Clovis

What is a gathering of priests, bishops, and laypeople called?

Ecumenical council

Who was the pope that faced Attila the Hun?

Pope Leo I

What does the word 'mendicant' mean?

To beg

What is St. Jerome known for?

Translating the Bible into Latin

Which council addressed Nestorianism?

Council of Ephesus

What is the Latin motto that binds religious orders?

Ora et Labora

What phrase is known as the Filioque clause?

The Holy Spirit

Who said, 'the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church'?

Tertullian

What does the word 'martyr' mean?

Witness

In a Roman theocracy, what were Christians called for refusing to worship the emperor?

Atheists

What Greek word symbol used by early Christians means 'fish'?

Ichthys

What is one who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something called?

Apologist

Where were gladiatorial fights, executions, and animal hunts held?

The Colosseum

What is a rupture or divide in ecclesiastical unity called?

Schism

What is the obstinate denial of Church teaching after baptism?

Heresy

What was the Church's political and spiritual sphere of influence in the Middle Ages?

Christendom

What belief states that Christ only appeared to be human?

Docetism

Who convened the First Council of Nicaea?

Constantine

What is the official date of the Great Schism?

1054

Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?

Theodosius

Why was Julian called 'the Apostate'?

He abandoned Christianity and returned to paganism.

Which monk is credited with privatizing confession?

St. Columbanus

Which country is known as 'the Church's eldest daughter'?

France

What political theory unites the emperor as supreme head of the Church?

Caesaropapism

What doctrine states that Jesus is fully human and fully divine?

Hypostatic Union

What are underground burial tunnels used by early Christians called?

Catacombs

Where did the Holy Spirit descend on the Apostles and Christians hide?

The Upper Room

What is another name for the Bishop of Rome?

Pope

Which edict granted tolerance to Christians?

Edict of Milan

Which two councils dealt with Arianism?

Nicaea and Constantinople

Who converted Ukraine and Russia?

Vladimir and Olga

Who is the founder of Islam?

Muhammad

What is the name of God in Arabic?

Allah

What does 'one who is sent' refer to?

Apostle

In celebration of the end of iconoclasm, what did the Church declare the first Sunday as?

The Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy

On what two things was the early Church built?

Miracles and martyrs

Who were known as the White Monks?

Cistercians

Who was the son of a wealthy cloth merchant who became poor?

St. Francis of Assisi

What territories are known as the Republic of St. Peter?

Papal States

What style of monasticism is communal?

Cenobite

What did monasteries ultimately lay the groundwork for?

Universities

Who converted England?

St. Augustine of Canterbury

Who are skilled horse-riding warriors who served kings or nobles?

Knights

What is the name for appointing bishops by secular rulers?

Investiture

What is the Greek word for 'Thanksgiving'?

Eucharist

What heresy is derived from the word 'knowledge'?

Gnosticism

Who are the white monks?

Cistercians

What territory is known as the Republic of Saint Peter over which had sovereignty?

Papal States

Who were the two men considered the bridge between the eastern and western churches?

Saint Cyril and Methodius

Who was born noble, had a worldly youth, and converted Scandinavia?

Saint Ansgard

What does a person who lives a solitary life of prayer mean, and who is the founder of this movement?

Hermit, Saint Anthony of the Desert

Who was crucified upside down?

Saint Peter