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75 Cards in this Set
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E-ducere
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out from, to lead; word etymology -Latin
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Ilium
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Name for Troy; original great city that was destroyed
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Iulus
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Ascanius; Son Aeneas; he was destined to inherit the Italian realm on his father's "translation"
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Pious
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Dutiful and obedient to one's fate
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Pax Romana
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The Roman peace, also refers to more modern empires and power structures
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Do ut des
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Latin "I give so that you will give"
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religio
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"to tie back" (religion) to have reciprocal bonds that are going back and forth between human and gods
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civitas
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roman for "city"
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pagani/paganus
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negative association for country person (uneducated, rude, simple, ignorant, not fully civilized)
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Diaspora
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Greek for scattering; Rome knew how to build and empire
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Client-king
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Jewish king from the same dynasty
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Roman Governor
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collect tax, control people form revelling; Pontius Pilate
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Religious Toleration
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Rome's general policy of allowing many religions to exist within their empire
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Evocatio
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Calling forth - priests can ask gods of other populations for favor of Romans
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Jesus movement
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term used for the early stages of Christianity, since followers had not been referred to as Christians yet
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Gentiles
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anyone who is not Jewish
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messiah
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the anointed one, Christ = translation for messiah
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apocalypse
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designates the end of time. doesn't necessarily have to be cataclysmic
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Divi Filius
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song of God in Roman Latin, Usually referred to the emperor as this
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Incarnated
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embodied in a flesh or body
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Trinity
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3 aspects of the same god: God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit
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Appropriation
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taking over a powerful idea that doesn't originally belong to you
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Figura
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symbol, not interchangeable with symbol in context. Symbol that ties two things together through time.
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Eucharist
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ceremony commemorating the Last Supper. bread and wine are consecrated and consumed
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Catechumen
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A Christian convert under instruction before baptism.
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Theodicy
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How to understand that evil exists in the presence of good; can good coexist with evil?
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Rhetoric
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use of words in self-expression; often used in persuasion
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Dualism
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mixed creation--> two principles in the universe: Good and Evil, Light and Dark, etc
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Diocese
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Area where pope has authority over
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Demography
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science of population and ages
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Lay
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people who follow a non-religious lifestyle. More likely to die in medieval society
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Res Publica
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the public things--> laws, kingdom, taxes, etc. Clovis' private property can be given away
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Partible inheritance
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slitting the inheritance into parts and redistributing it among songs. Reason for constant violence
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Dowry
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measure of wealth given to daughters by parents in order to marry
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celibate
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choosing not to have sex; this does not mean that they have to be a virgin
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ascetic
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self-denying of comforts and luxury
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oblates
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offering of children to be raised in a monastery from childhood
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relics
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old dead body of monks/saints used to increase chances of success in prayers and assistance
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excommunication
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spiritual punishment used against another christian by banishing them from getting spiritual help
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Malediction
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cursing placed on another when monks feel oppressed; usually over a land dispute
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malediction
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cursing placed on another when monks feel oppressed; usually over a land dispute
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primogeniture
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the practice of kings giving everything they own to their oldest son
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renaissance
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rebirth of cultural and aesthetic norms (classical) and birth of individualsim
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Bridal mysticism
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the vision of having a sexual relationship with Jesus
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Scholasticism
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dominant form in inquiry in which two irreconcilable ideas are debated
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sic et Non
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bible stories arranged by topic (ex. Marriage) that are somewhat different in each group
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Goliard
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wandering scholar who goes around and challenges schoolmasters at a game of words
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romulus and remus
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legendary founders of Rome
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contra
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across from
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synoptic
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first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's life from a similar point of view
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Gospel
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good news
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Matthew
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one of the 12 apostles, former tax collector
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Herod the Great
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king at Jesus' birth
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Herod
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Herod the Great's grandson, in charge of Jesus' arrest
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passover
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celebration of Jewish liberation from Egypt
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Easter
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celebration of Jesus' resurrection
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INRI
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Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum - Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews
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Monica
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Augustine's mum
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Heresy
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a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
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Manichaeism
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a religious movement and philosophy founded in the third century. Central doctrines were dualistic, positing human life and the world as a battle between the forces of good and evil, light and dark
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Vandals
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Germanic tribe, entered Roman Empire (barbarian)
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Sanctuary
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consecrated place where sacred objects are kept, or refuge
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Arianism
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theological teaching of Arius the heretic, stated Jesus was not God's son, but a created being
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The Merovingians
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a term specific to the ruling class of the Franks
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conspicuous consumption
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a public display of acquisition of possessions with the intention of gaining social prestige; excessive consumerism in order to flaunt one's purchasing power
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serf
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an agricultural or field slave
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monks
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religious man living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer
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Clergy
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people who seek prefessional careers in religion
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Laity
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people not pursuing a professional religious life
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Comitatus
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followers of a powerful leader; posse
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Pepin the Short
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founder of Carolingian Dynasty, overthrew Merovingian kings
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Charlemagne
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Pepin's son, king of the Franks, established and became first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
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allegory
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figurative or symbolic mode of communicating in art that allows for a single figure to contain multiple meanings, deeper meanings
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dulce et utile
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sweet and useful
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sacrament
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symbolic echo of a bond/relationship with the almighty; symbols on Earth that show God's love
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