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He said that Jesus was two people in one and that Mary couldn't be the bearer of God.
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The Imperial: 305-476
The early Middle Ages: 476-999 -
Pelagius said God's grace was not necessary while Augustine argued that it was necessary.
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Jesus is one person, denying Nestorianism.
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Eutychianism is condemned, Jesus is of two natures.
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The Lombards begin converting from Arianism to Orthodoxy.
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Mohammed's fight is the start of Islam.
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Nestorian Christianity had reached China.
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"Islam has spread from India to North Africa. All of North Africa is under Islamic control"
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"Muslims take Spain."
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"Damascus defended the use of icons in worship by differentiating between veneration and worship. He also argued that the use of images is an affirmation of Christ's humanity, because a real person can be depicted. The opposition responds that images of Christ are not valid depictions because they can only represent his humanity, but not his divinity."
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"Europeans turn back the Muslims at the Battle of Tours."
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anathematized the teachings of Pelagius.
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The council declared Eutychianism, which held that Christ had only one nature, to be orthodox.
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"Approves the Augustinian doctrine of sin and grace, but without absolute predestination."
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Gregory becomes pope.
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Augustine is sent to convert the pagans in England. He imposed the Roman liturgy on the old British Christians.
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"Council of Nicea supports the decision of John of Damascus concerning icons. This decision was not well recieved in the West because John's words for veneration and worship were difficult to translate."
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"Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne head of the Holy Roman Empire (a.k.a. the Nominally Christian Germanic Kingdom). His dynasty is called the Carolingian Empire. His reign is the cultural high point of the Early Middle Ages."
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"The Dark Ages. The Carolingian Empire was weakened and was assailed by new invaders. This period also marks the low point of the papacy."
