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Complete Chapter 9 Section Review 2 plus Identify on page 147
2) Post this to your blog
3) Complete Chapter 9 Section Review 3 plus Identify on page 150

Chapter 9& 10 Test

a. People (#1-33 every other odd)

• messiah- the anotinted one of God.
• domitian- proclaimed himself lord and god
• marcus aurelius- stoic philospher emperor, called the war of the 4th great persecution
• ireneaus- pupil of polycarp and bishop of lyons in gaul
• orign-christian philosopher and theoligain from alexandria, escaped the persecution but then died in another one
• diocletian- ruler during the 10th persecution, and claimed himself officially dominus noster
• aristides-christian apologist of the early church
• athanasius- argued for the true diety of christ at the council of nicaea
• theodosius I- ruler when christianity became the only legal faith the state religion.

b. Terms (all)

1. synagogues- where they read the old testament scriptues in hebrew and aramaic and sometimes even from the greek septuagint.
2. gentiles, proselytes- non jews/ converts
3. martyr- greek for witness.[tortured and killed for faith]
4. book of the revelation- written by john on the isle of patmos, where he received and recorded the prophetic visions
5. catacombs- vast, subterranean galleries beneath the city of rome where early christians met
6. edict of milian- extended legal protection and reconization to christians throughout the empire
7. church fathers- preachers and teachers
8. apologist- attempted to reasonably defend christianity against pagan defamations
9. monarchianism- denied the doctrine of trinity
10. latin vulgate- common bible of early western church
11. creeds- statements of beliefs/ confessions of faith
12. apostles creed- earliest creed. nicene creed- adopted by council of nicea. athanasian creed- named for him and took his place beside apostles and nicene creeds as the churches confession.
13. council of nicaea- rejected the teaching of arainism and adopted the nicaean creed. / aranism-false doctrine which denied the diety of christ.

. Chapter Concepts (#4)
. because it was the only legal religion, people converted out of fear but didnt really believe
a. People (#1, 3, 5, 10)

• justinian- first freat leader of the byzantine empire
• theodora- justinians wife, most famous woman in history
• leo 3- said all images and paintings should be burned in churches
• ottomans- muslim turks who took over constantinople.

b. Places (#1, 3)

• byzantium and constaninople- 324 a.d. constantine moved the capital of the roman emperor to the roman empire -rome to byzantium [constaninople]
• haiga sophia- most magnificent church building in the middle ages. holy wisdom

c. Terms (#1, 3, 4)

• christendom- portion of the world in which christianity was the dominant religion
• greek fire- secret weapon in war duringin vasions like a flame thrower
• iconolastic controversy- image breaker, worshiped icons/ icon- abstract simplified image of christ,mary , any of other saints.
  

d. Chapter Concepts

it was blessed with a sound monetary system, florishing trade with persia, and orient, a strong navy, principles of law and order, and elements of morality and virtue among her people. ..it would make for a strong empire. the can withstand most anything.

assignment 34.

What does "restricted nations" refer to? nations that can't worship God.

Where are most restricted nations? north east africa

Give me the names of 6 restricted nations and tell me why they are restricted.
Comoros-b/c it smostly islamic
ethiopia- Ethiopia experienced a revolution in 1974 which imposed a Marxist-like government.
United Arab Emirates-Islam is the state religion, with a Sunni majority
Uzbekistan-Uzbekistan is a secular state that promotes a moderate form of Islam
lebanon- The major danger faced by Christians in Lebanon is from militant elements within the populace
Mauritania-Mauritania is one of the world's poorest countries, and one of the most restricted. Freedom of religion is nonexistent in this one-party state where Islam has dominated for more than 1,000 years. A coup in August 2008, replaced their democratically elected president with a military council government.

about VOM.is the voice of martyrs. its a interdominational christian organization dedicated to assisting the persecuted church worldwide. they are station in random places around the world.we can help by praying.
founders:
Pastor Richard Wurmbrand (March 24, 1909 - February 17, 2001)
Sabina (Oster) Wurmbrand (July 10, 1913 - August 11, 2000)

abc.com
1.Bosnian Serb Ex-Leader Set Free: Former Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic, sentenced in 2003 by a U.N. war crimes tribunal to 11 years in prison, returned to her home in Belgrade after an early release from a Swedish jail.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=8925574
2. Zimbabwe: Prime Minister's Party Fears New Attacks: The party of Zimbabwe's prime minister said one of its security officials was beaten by the president's militants Tuesday, and said the attack was part of new violence unleashed because it has stepped back from the governing coalition.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=8924300
3.South Korean Christians pray during a rally for peaceful unification of Korean peninsula South Korean Christians pray during a rally for peaceful unification of Korean peninsula and the World Peace in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009.
http://abcnews.go.com/search?searchtext=persecution%20of%20christians
4. Pakistani Christians "Live in Fear," Churches Say Christians and other religious minorities in Pakistan live in fear of persecution and even execution or murder on false charges of blasphemy against Islam, the World Council of Churches (WCC) says.The Council, a global body linking Protestant and Orthodox churches in 110 countries, has called on the Pakistani government to change a law that allows for the death penalty for blaspheming Islam.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=8478525
5.Religious persecution in Eritrea
If you are Catholic, Muslim, or a member of the Orthodox and Evangelical churches in Eritrea then it seems you can breathe easy.
However, those who believe and practise minority faiths are routinely persecuted, according to human rights groups. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3663654.stm

google search
www.christianpersecution.info/
www.persecution.org/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Christians
www.allaboutfollowingjesus.org/Christian-Persecution.htm
www.persecutionblog.com

they post stories and what life is like all over the world. they explain with stories, an dinterview whats going on, an dhow bad they are doing christians and WE THINK its not fair.

5 Papyrus Fragments.

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papyrus 5

Blog Assignment #33

1. all of rome was under rule [mostly], men could travel a long distance before wondering about a foregin country/ b/c the bible promised a savior
2. Herod the Great
3. the 12 apostles
4. 100 a.d
5. the most remarkable thing about the early church was the stark contrast between tha practical godliness and moral purity of its members and the depraved pagan neighbors. many people were won to christ and had a very good testominy.

identify

• synagouges-jewish place of worship
• gentiles- non jews
• proselytes- converts
• messiah-anointed one
• church-local assemblies or bodies of believers

Ch.8 section 1 review and identify/ game

1. Latins
2. Etruscans,Greeks,Carthaginians and Gauls/Etruscans and Greeks
3. the father/pietas,gravitas,and dugnity/religion
4. because of Hellenic culture/Pantheon
5. 509 b.c./more under controlled after.
6. rebulic-form of civil government,electorate-political power,consuls-patricians who were elected.
7. vote, but not much force in government/tribune
8. limited,representative government and reverence for the rule of law

Identify

• Rome-the ruler of the mediterranean basin
• Forum-common market or meeting place
• Jupiter-the chief and father of the gods
• Partricians-the rich people who had all the rights of everything
• Plebians-the poor people who had no rights basicly
• Centuries-military units of 100 men each
• Republic-representative form of government
• Eletorate-all citizens eligible to vote
• Veto-forbid the acts
• Concilium Plebis-plebeian assembly
• Twelve Tables-the unwritten law of rome

e. Who's who -you are trained to be a certain kind of fighter. it takes a lot of money to train,feed and get your equipment. so you must win or you are killed.
f. Fight -you will have a practice fight with wooden swords first. the they will give you real swords and the fight begins!
g. Ouch! -you can be put with any type of fighter. you must be quick to think itf they catch you because you only have seconds to live!

h. It's over!-once you are killed(if you loose) your body is dragged off as the winning opponit gets the praise.

Chapter 8 Section Review 2 and Identify

1. the romans finally acheived victory over the carthaginians
2. hannibal/ battle of cannae
3. scipio/ rome got control of spain and gained an independent ally in numidia
4. numidians attacked carthage forcing them to fight against a roman ally. rome got supreme in the western mediterranean
5. 133 bc
6. most romans were farmers, people were rich, they had less grain because of the growing empire. they were for the bad because romans became extremely poor and they had to live off of almost nothing.
7. marius and sulla, when sulla died
8. pompey,crassus,caesar
9. dictator for life, reduced debts for poor people, julian calendar, / march 15, 44 bc, he was stabbed to death by all the senators.
10. mark antony,octavian, lepidus./ octavian became undisputed master of the roman empire;

identify;

• punic wars-wars between 264-146 bc
• legion- roman military units of foot soliders and calvary
• battle of zama-hannibal lost it in 202 bc
• gladiators-prisoners of war,slaves, or criminals forced to fight in public show;
• tiberius and gaius- 2 brothers that were for the poor
• rubicon river-separates gaul and italy
• cleopatra-the last ruler in the ptolemaic dynasty
• battle of actium-battle off the coast of greece [most decisive battles]

a. Your Fate Awaits -i pick fights with romans knowing i will die if i am to serious. if im not killed in battle, i shouldnt expect mercy. they call me barbarians. they want to rule me for a long time.

b. Gotcha! -they defeat gaul and many other tribes to get gallia for themselves. they follow a careful battle plan. they wear armor

c. Sold! -after captured, you are givin into slave trade. you stand on a platform so everyone can see you. people pic to buy you. it slike a bid.

d. Oh No! - you can possible go to a writing school, where slaves can learn how to write. your a new arrival. you have to get fit. if your lucky or good you will get a fake sword : ) (lol)