Chapter 13

Question 1

Deify

Answer 1

officially declare a person to be a god

Question 2

Pax Romana

Answer 2

period of stability in the Roman empire

Question 3

Concrete

Answer 3

building material made by mixing small stones and sand with limestone, clay, and water

Question 4

Greco-Roman

Answer 4

something that combines elements of Greek and Roman culture and traditions

Question 5

Mosaic

Answer 5

design formed with small tiles of glass, stone, or pottery

Question 6

Romance languages

Answer 6

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language that developed from Latin, such as French, Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian

Question 7

Oratory

Answer 7

art of giving speeches

Question 8

Satire

Answer 8

work of literature that makes fun of its subject, often mocking vice or folly

Question 9

Gladiator

Answer 9

man who fought as part of public entertainment in ancient Rome

Question 10

Ressurection

Answer 10

coming back to life

Question 11

Baptism

Answer 11

ritual cleansing by plunging into water

Question 12

Cucifixion

Answer 12

Roman method of execution by nailing a person to a wooden cross

Question 13

Conversion

Answer 13

heartfelt change in one’s opinions or beliefs, especially in religion

Question 14

Martyr

Answer 14

person who dies for his or her beliefs

Question 15

New Testament

Answer 15

writings that form part of the Christian Bible which tell the story of Jesus and his early followers

Question 16

Gospel

Answer 16

one of the first four books of the New Testament that describe the life and teachings of Jesus

Question 17

Parable

Answer 17

story with a religious moral

Question 18

Epistle

Answer 18

formal letter, several of which form part of the New Testament

Question 19

Trinity

Answer 19

the three persons, or forms, of God according to Christian belief: God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit

Question 20

Etihics

Answer 20

beliefs about what is right and wrong

Question 21

Denomination

Answer 21

religious group

Question 22

Inflation

Answer 22

general increase in prices

Question 23

Barbarian

Answer 23

word used by Greeks and Romans for all people who did not share their cultures

Question 24

Mercenary

Answer 24

soldier who fights for pay rather than for his or her country

Question 25

Orthodoxy

Answer 25

traditional or established religious beliefs

Question 26

Gospel

Answer 26

one of the first four books of the New Testament that describe the life and teachings of Jesus

Question 27

Parable

Answer 27

story with a religious moral

Question 28

Epistle

Answer 28

formal letter, several of which form part of the New Testament

Question 29

Trinity

Answer 29

the three persons, or forms, of God according to Christian belief: God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit

Question 30

Etihics

Answer 30

beliefs about what is right and wrong

Question 31

Denomination

Answer 31

religious group

Question 32

Inflation

Answer 32

general increase in prices

Question 33

Barbarian

Answer 33

word used by Greeks and Romans for all people who did not share their cultures

Question 34

Mercenary

Answer 34

soldier who fights for pay rather than for his or her country

Question 35

Orthodoxy

Answer 35

traditional or established religious beliefs