Unit 6 Lesson 38 Vocab

Question 1

Aqueducts

Answer 1

A pipe or channel built to carry water over a long distance.

Question 2

Byzantine Empire

Answer 2

The name for the eastern Roman empire, located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia; It lasted from about 500 to 1453 CE.

Question 3

Dissolved

Answer 3

To separate into small pieces.

Question 4

Latin

Answer 4

The language originally spoken in ancient Rome, on which many words in modern languages are based.

Question 5

Natural Law

Answer 5

The concept that there is a universal order built into nature that can guide moral thinking.

Question 6

Patron

Answer 6

A person who promotes artistic activities by paying for new work and supporting artists.

Question 7

Renaissance

Answer 7

A great flowering of culture based on classical Greek and Roman ideas that began in Italy around 1300 and spread throughout Europe.

Question 8

Stoicism

Answer 8

A philosophy that flourished in ancient Greece and Rome, and that focused on developing virtue, self-control, and courage as a way to achieve happiness.

Question 9

Transfer

Answer 9

To move from one person or place to another.

Question 10

Triumphal Arch

Answer 10

A large monument in the shape of an arch that celebrates a leader or a military victory.