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This city, where Jesus was crucified and resurrected, became the birthplace of the Christian faith.
Difficulty: Easy- Jerusalem
- Rome
- Bethlehem
- Alexandria
This council in 451 AD defined Christ as having two natures—divine and human—in one person, rejecting both Nestorianism and Monophysitism.
Difficulty: Medium- Council of Chalcedon
- Council of Ephesus
- Council of Constantinople
- Council of Nicaea
This 7th-century monk defended Christ's two wills against Monothelitism and was mutilated by imperial authorities for his resistance.
Difficulty: Hard- John of Damascus
- Sophronius of Jerusalem
- Maximus the Confessor
- Anastasius of Sinai
This apostle, originally a fisherman, is traditionally considered the first leader of the Christian church.
Difficulty: Easy- Paul
- Peter
- James
- John
This 5th-century British monk taught that humans could achieve salvation through their own moral efforts without divine grace.
Difficulty: Medium- Arius
- Nestorius
- Pelagius
- Marcion
This 14th-century Byzantine theologian defended hesychasm and the distinction between God's essence and energies against Barlaam of Calabria.
Difficulty: Hard- Gregory of Sinai
- Gregory Palamas
- Nicholas Cabasilas
- Philotheus Kokkinos
This Roman emperor issued the Edict of Milan in 313 AD, ending the persecution of Christians.
Difficulty: Easy- Nero
- Diocletian
- Constantine
- Theodosius
This 8th-9th century Byzantine controversy concerned whether religious images should be venerated or destroyed.
Difficulty: Medium- Filioque Controversy
- Iconoclast Controversy
- Monophysite Controversy
- Hesychast Controversy
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