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Gr 7 History Ch 9
Grade 7 History Ch 9 Review - Term, Places, & Dates
Term | Definition |
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Middle Ages | the period after the collapse of the Roman Empire |
apostles | the twelve men who had firsthand knowledge of Jesus and whom God sent out to preach the gospel |
koine | the most common form of the Greek language; used for writing the New Testament |
church | an assembly or body of people |
Judaism | the religion of the Jews |
deacon | comes from the Greek word for "servant" |
bishop | comes from the Greek term meaning"overseer" or superintendent" |
catholic | means "universal" or "one" |
"apostolic succession" | the idea which maintains that men like Peter and Paul handed down their power and authority from one generation of bishops to the next |
Petrine theory | belief that Christ made Peter the head of the Catholic church and that Peter passed this power to the first bishop of Rome, whom he appointed |
Roman Catholic Church | the church founded on the belief that the bishop of the Church of Rome is supreme over all churches |
pope | the bishop of the Church of Rome |
Arianism | opinion that Jesus was not God but rather had been created by God the Father |
Council of Nicaea | the council that affirmed Christ's divinity in AD 325 |
Nicene Creed | a statement of belief affirming Christ's divinity |
mass | a Roman Catholic service |
sacrament | "sacred act" |
Eucharist | the Lord's Supper |
exommunication | being cut off from communication with the human rulers of the church and, therefore, being denied the sacraments |
Christendom | the portion of the world in which Christianity previals |
AD 500-1500 | Middle Ages |
AD 100 | New Testament complete |