Cstu 101-Quiz 4-Chp 12 Study Guide Rated A+

Rise of Christianity {Ans: story of the rise of Christianity is inseparable from the story of the Roman Empire.}4 generalizations about early Christian art {Ans: 1) the early history of the church (and its art) must be understood against the backdrop of the history of the Roman Empire 2) the earliest Christian art is very simple in its form. 3) the earliest Christian art is at least a century and a half after the New Testament period. 4) the earliest Christian art is strictly symbolic. (fish, ship, cross, anchor)}beginning of persecution (sporadic periods of persecution) {Ans: ~as Christianity grew and flourished and as Christians gave expression to its values in their lives, that the differences became unavoidably clear to the Roman authorities. ~It was then that Christians began to be seen as a threat by the Romans and were persecuted.}*Pantocrater* ("universal ruler") ~POST Constantine christian art {Ans: -Christ went from the Good Shepard to universal ruler, seated at the right hand of God ~once emperors began identifying themselves as Christians, we see Christ being depicted as an emperor.}*Alma* {Ans: The female face we see is a symbolic representation of the soul of man, referred to