01:510:201 Midterm: Exam review #2

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: European History Courses
• Course: 01:510:201
• Professor: K R I S T I N P I N Y A N

Document Summary

Ids: st paul (c. 5 c. 67 ad) - opened christianity to all people, not just the jews. Believed that christ could be regarded by fulfilling jewish law, thereby by making it no longer relevant. Paul had used the image of the human body to make the point, that the christian community is the body of christ. Constantine (312 ad) - emperor who converted to christianity after defeating maxentius at the battle of milvian bridge in (312 ad) Took part in the first meeting of christian churches, the council of nicea. Issued edict of milan, (313 ad) religious tolerance for christians: justinian (527- 565 ad) byzantine emperor who created the justinian code, which said that only the emperor made and interrupted the laws. Was called an absolutist after executing 30,000 people (nika riots) Resulted in the improvement of the water system, and built an extravagant imperial palace complex with the hippodrome and hagia sophia.