6th - SS Chapter 13 Roman Empire and Christianity Vocab Flashcards
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Period of stableability in the Roman Empire
Pax Romania
Officially declare a person to be a God
Deify
Building material made by mixing small stones and sand with limestone, Clay ,and water
Concrete
Channel that moves water across a distance
Aqueduct
Something that combines elements of Greek and Roman culture and traditions
Greco Roman
Design formed with small tiles a glass, stone ,and pottery
Mosaic
Language that developed from Latin such as French Spanish and Portuguese or Italian
Romance language
Art of giving speeches
Oratory
Work of literature that makes fun of it subjects often mocking vice or folly
Satire
Man who is part of public entertainment
Gladiator
Coming back to life
Resurrection
Cleansing by plunging into water
Baptism
Method of execution by nailing the person to wooden cross
Crucifixion
Heartfelt change in ones opinions or beliefs especially in religion
Conversion
Person dies for his or her own belief
Martyr
Writing from the part of the Christian Bible which told the story of Jesus in his early followers
New Testament
Belief in what is right and wrong
Ethics
Religious group
Denomination
One of the first four books of the New Testament that describe the life and teachings of Jesus
Gospel
A story with the religious moral
parable
Formal letter, several which from part of the New Testament
Epistle
The three persons or forms of God according to Christian believe The father Jesus the son and the Holy Spirit
The Trinity
Increase in prices
Inflation
Word used by Greeks and Romans from people who did not share their cultures
barbarian
