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Eschatology
When: N/A
What: the study of 'end things' - End of life, an era, or the world
Why: plays a large role in religion and what is to happen at the end of life, attempts to answer questions in Christianity dealing with afterlife, and the end of days.
Apologists
When: N/A
What: defending religious doctrines with systematic argumentation
Why: needed people to explain religious texts, and back them up with facts. There was a need for those to defend what the gospels wrote
Kingdom of God
When: N/A
What: Jesus mentions 'Kingdom of God' not specifying what it means
Why: many different religious groups interpret the saying differently, different interpretations led the saying to fit with many groups. Though the saying fit with many groups, not being specified made those groups hate Christianity more.
Council of Nicaea
When: 323-325CE
What: Constantine ordered all Christian leaders to come and agree on a single Christian belief, creating the Nicene Creed
Why: Christians in Rome were finally united with one set belief
"Great Prosecution"
When: 303CE
What: Diocletian instituted the longest and most vicious of the state attacks on Christians
Why: Christians were happy to die. The next emperor, Constantine, would make Christianity the next main religion in the Roman Empire
Constantine I
When: 306-337CE
Who: Constantine the Great, first Roman emperor to be a Christian
Why: One of the main reasons why Christianity grew, most Romans converted shortly after
Augustine of Hippo
When: 355-430CE
Who/Why: Augustine's adaptation of classical thought to Christian teaching created a theological system of great power and lasting influence. His numerous written works, the most important of which are Confessions and City of God, shaped the practice of biblical interpretations and helped lay the foundation for much of medieval and modern Christian thought.
Clovis I
When:
Who: The first king of the Franks. He united all the Frankish tribes turning the rule from chieftains to kings
Why: Converted to Christianity and got baptized, and in turn Converted and baptized his people
'long haired kings'
When: N/A
What: Merovingian ruling family
Why:their long hair distinguished them from the Franks
Sacral Kingship
When: N/A
What: Kings viewed as Gods
Why:people had to worship their kings
Charlemange
When: 768-814CE
What: Leader of the Carolingians, expanded the empire
Why: created nobles, when he was crowned Augustus by the Pope, he made the coronation signal the start of a new age in history
Battle of Tours
When: 732CE
What: Battle between the Franks and Muslims
Why: Stopped the spread of Islam into Europe
Pope Gregory VII
When: 1073-1085CE
Who: Pope of Rome when HenryIV invaded Italy and imprisoned the Pope. Papal defenders raced to his rescue, they sacked the city, forcing Gregory to sneak out of Rome in disguise
Why: led to Concordat of Worms
Concordat of Worms
When: 1122CE
What: Affirmed the Papacy's independence
Why: There was now voting for Pope, Great Reform was finished
Otto I
When: 912-973CE
What: German king and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
Why: ended Hungarian invasions of western Europe, improved relations with the Byzantine Empire, created Holy Roman Empire