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According to one version, Constantine had a dream telling him to put what sign on his soldiers' shields?

Chi Rho

What does the word "catholic" mean?

universal

About what percentage of the population of the Roman Empire was Christian during the reign of Constantine?

10%

In what year was the Edict of Milan issued?

313 CE

What was the Roman office of "vicar" originally?

A deputy in charge of a province

What was a basilica originally?

A public building housing government offices

What was a diocese originally?

An administrative area run by a vicar

What happened after Diocletian resigned as emperor?

Civil war, ending with Constantine's reign

Who issued the Edict of Milan?

Constantine

Who summoned the Council of Nicea?

Constantine

Who supposedly went on pilgrimage to Jerusalem and found, among other things, the True Cross?

Constantine's mother

What emperor established the tetrarchy at Rome?

Diocletian

What emperor instituted the Great Persecution of Christians?

Diocletian

Why did Constantine ban private auguries?

He was afriad the results would encourage enemies of the state to rise against him

Why did early Christians often delay baptism?

In order to wait until all opportunity to sin was over

What writing did Constantine supposedly see in the sky?

In this sign, conquer

How was Christian theology useful to Constantine politically?

It provided the rationale for absolute monarchy

What was the core dissenting belief among the Arians?

Jesus is a lesser being than God the Father

What did the successors of Constantine do over time?

Killed nearly all of their male relatives

When was Constantine baptized?

On his deathbed

When did Constantine receive his fateful sign?

On the night before an important battle

What did Julian attempt to do to oppose Christianity subtly?

Rebuild the Jewish temple in Jerusalem

Who were the "men in black"?

Rigorist monks who opposed pagans

What caused the Donatist schism in Carthage?

Rigorists refused to recognize the authority of the bishop who had aided pagan authorities in the persecutions

What Roman ruler(s) first criminalized the rites and rituals of paganism in general?

The sons of Constantine

What Roman emperor formally elevated Christianity to be the state religion of Rome?

Theodosius

What right was guaranteed in the Edict of Milan?

To worship all or any gods freely

What was the first major question that faced Christians once their religion was legal?

What to do with those who had betrayed the faith during the Great Persecution

What was one of the issues that faced the Council of Nicea?

What was the proper date of Easter?

Under what name is Julian known in history?

apostate

What does the word "orthodox" mean?

correct belief

What did Christians do to other Christians who betrayed the faith by naming names to pagan authorities?

excommunicated them

What special status did the Edict of Milan give to the Christians?

nothing special

Who was Constantine's father?

soldier

If a sect was declared an anathema, what happened to its members?

they were excommunicated


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