Chapter 12 Old World History and Geography-CCU
Tertullian
African Christian who said, "The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church"
Martyrs
Christians who willingly give up their lives rather than deny their Lord
Ninety-five Theses
Luther's list of 95 reasons why the sale of indulgences is wrong
Gladiator
armed man trained to fight and kill other men for sport
Martin Luther
began the Protestant Reformation
indulgences
certificates from the pope that excused a person from doing penance for his sins
Monks
church men who separated themselves from the world
Charlemagne
crowned emperor of the Romans by the pope
moat
deep ditch of water surrounding the castle
Crusades
eight different attempts to retake Jerusalem
Colosseum
huge outdoor arena in Rome
Johann Gutenberg
inventor of the printing press
lords
landowners in the Middle Ages
Pilgrimages
long trips for religious purposes
Hermits
monks who chose to live alone
Friars
monks who traveled and taught
Heretics
people who refused to obey the Roman Catholic church
Serfs
poor people who work for the landowner in exchange for protection
John Huss
preached the gospel in Bohemia until he was burned at the stake
Peter of Bruis
preached the gospel in southern France until he was burned at the stake
Blandina
slave girl martyred in Gaul
Polycarp
the elderly martyr who refused to blaspheme
Constantine
the emperor who made it a crime NOT to be a Christian
Nero
the emperor who made it a crime to be a Christian
Otto the Great
the first Holy Roman Emperor
Paul
the first great missionary of the Christian Church
pope
the leader of the Roman Catholic Church
Manor
the lord's land
Printing Press
the most important invention in the history of the world
Monasteries
the place where monk's lived
knight
trained warrior who fought for his lord
John Wycliffe
translated the Bible into English
Peter Waldo
translated the Bible into the language of the people of the Alps
Catacombs
underground chambers used as cemeteries
Nuns
women who lived apart in convents
Inquisition
a special court set up to find and kill heretics
purgatory
according to the Roman Catholic Church, a place of suffering where penitent sinners are cleansed of sin and made ready for Heaven
