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how can people relate to Jesus?
Jesus is a human figure
who did Christianity mainly appeal to?
poor and powerless
what need did Christianity fulfill?
need to belong
how was the initiation of Christians different from other religions?
Christianity didn’t require painful or expensive initiation rites as other mystery religions did
what did the Christian message give to Romans?
Christianity gave life a meaning and purpose beyond the simple material things of everyday reality.
how was Christianity different from the Roman state-based religion?
Christianity was personal and offered salvation and eternal life to individuals.
when do Romans stop tolerating the religions of other people?
when these religions threatened public order or public morals
why do Roman officials find Christianity threating?
Christians refused to worship the state gods and emperors
who was Clovis?
The Frankish kingdom was established by Clovis, a strong military leader around a.d. 500
why did Clovis convert to Christianity?
Clovis cried out to Jesus saying that if he gives him victory over his enemies, he will believe in him and be baptized. after he said this, the enemy began to flee
why was Clovis conversion important?
Clovis found that his conversion to Christianity won him the support of the Roman Catholic Church
factors of the decline and fall of the Roman empire
Christianity's emphasis on a spiritual kingdom weakened Roman military virtues.
Traditional Roman values declined as non-Italians gained prominence in the empire.
Lead poisoning through leaden water pipes and cups caused a mental decline in the population.
Plague wiped out one-tenth of the population.
Rome failed to advance technologically due to slavery.
Rome could not create a workable political system.
what was the Hagia Sophia?
byzantine domed church
what does Hagia Sophia mean?
Holy Wisdom in Greek
Justiniain
Became head of entire Roman Empire, east & west in 533 A.D.
what did the Location of Constantinople provide?
political, economic, and military advantages
what is this?
monastery
what is a monastery?
a building occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.
what is a monk
someone who sought to live a life cut off from ordinary human society in order to pursue an ideal of total dedication to God
what work was required of the benedictine monks?
the copying of manuscripts
what is this?
copying of manuscripts
excommunicated
when one particular person doesn’t get the Christian sacraments
what is an interdict
a ruler does something the church doesn’t like, and the church doesn’t allow a certain area he rules to get the sacraments
What negative impact could the Church have on common people?
People can go into debt trying to please the church or God
missi dominici
two men sent out to local districts to ensure that the counts carried out the king’s wishes
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