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Chapter 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Messiah | in Judaism, a deliverer sent by God |
| Disciple | close follower of Jesus |
| Parable | story that used events from everyday life to express spiritual ideas |
| Resurrection | the act of rising from the dead |
| Apostle | early Christian leader who had been chosen by Jesus to spread his message |
| Salvation | the act of being saved from sin and allowed to enter heaven |
| Persecute | to mistreat a person because of his or her beliefs or differences |
| Martyr | person willing to die rather than give up his or her beliefs |
| Hierarchy | organization with different levels of authority |
| Clergy | religious officials, such as priests, given authority to conduct religious services |
| Laity | church members who are not clergy |
| Doctrine | official church teaching |
| Gospel | one of the four accounts of Jesus' life, teachings, and resurrection |
| Pope | the bishop of Rome, later the head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Icon | Christian religious image or picture |
| Iconoclast | person who opposed the use of icons in Byzantine churches, saying that icons encouraged the worship of idols |
| Excommunicate | to declare that a person or group no longer belongs to a church |
| Schism | separation |
| Monastery | religious community where monks live and work |
| Missionary | person who travels to carry the ideas of a religion to others |
| Jerusalem | capital of Israel |
| Judaea | Roman province, home of the Jewish people |
| Nazareth | Jesus' home |
| Galilee | the region north of Judaea where Jesus preached |
| Jesus | a Jew |
| Peter | one of Jesus' apostles |
| Paul | a man who became a Christian leader after hearing Jesus' voice while on a journey |
| Rome | allowed people to travel in safety, Christians were able to spread their message because of the paved roads |
| Constantine | Roman emperor who accepted Christianity, saw a flaming cross in the sky as he was going into battle |
| Helena | Constantine's mother, helped him build churches in Rome and Jerusalem |
| Theodosius | Constantine's successor, made Christianity Rome's official religion |
| Byzantine Empire | used to be the Eastern Roman Empire, developed their own form of Christianity |
| Charlemagne | given the title of emperor by the Pope |
| Basil | drew up a list of rules for monks and nuns to follow, Basilian Rule |
| Benedict | another set of rules written in the West for monks and nuns to follow, Benedictine Rule |
| Cyril | one of the most successful Byzantine missionaries |
| Patrick | brought Christianity to Ireland |
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