The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion: Nestorian Christianity

What was the main theological controversy at the Council of Ephesus in 431?

• The divinity of Christ

• The role of Mary as the mother of God

• The nature of the Holy Spirit

• The authority of the Pope

Which evidence supports the presence of Nestorian Christianity in China by 781?

• The Tang dynasty manuscripts

• The Buddhist scriptures

• The Nestorian stele in Xi'an

• The Great Wall inscriptions

What was the purpose of Rabban Sauma's journey to Rome?

• To convert the Pope to Nestorianism

• To establish a monastery

• To pay respects to the Pope

• To trade silk

What did Rabban Sauma receive permission to do during his visit to Rome?

• Celebrate a mass

• Meet the King of England

• Translate the Bible

• Establish a Nestorian church

Where have many Nestorian gravestones been found in China?

• The western deserts

• The southern coast

• The northern borders

• The central plains

How did the Mongols influence Nestorian Christianity?

• They converted to it

• They banned it

• They were indifferent

• They supported its revival

What role did the Mongols play in the spread of Nestorian Christianity?

• They ignored it

• They replaced it with Buddhism

• They destroyed Nestorian communities

• They facilitated its spread