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Chapter 36
Rome Vocabulary
| Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messiah | the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people. | Baptize | to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism | Crucify | to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross. |
| Republic | a form of government with elected leaders. | Jesus | who was put to death on a Roman cross in the first century C.E. | Prefect | a person appointed to any of various positions of command, authority, or superintendence, as a chief magistrate in ancient Rome or the chief administrative official of a department of France or Italy. |
| Eastern Roman Empire | he eastern part of the Roman Empire, especially after the division in a.d. 395, having its capital at Constantinople: survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in a.d. 476. | Slavery | the condition of a slave; bondage. | Resurrect | to raise from the dead; bring to life again. |
| Western Roman Empire | the western portion of the Roman Empire after its division, a.d. 395, which became extinct a.d. 476. | Disciple | a. one of the 12 personal followers of Christ. b. one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1. c. any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime. | New Testament | the collection of the books of the Bible that were produced by the early Christian church, comprising the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles, and the Revelation of St. John the Divine. |
| Monotheistic | pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to monotheism, the doctrine that there is only one God: a monotheistic religion. | Constantine | Roman emperor 324���337: named Constantinople as the new capital; legally sanctioned Christian worship. | Blasphemy | impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things. |
| Representative Government | a person who represents a constituency or community in a legislative body, especially a member of the U.S. House of Representatives or a lower house in certain state legislatures. A person or thing that represents another or others. | Judea | the S region of ancient Palestine: existed under Persian, Greek, and Roman rule; divided between Israel and Jordan in 1948; since 1967 completely occupied by Israel. | Missionary | person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work. |
| Decayed | to become decomposed | Parable | a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson. | Gospels | the teachings of Jesus and the apostles; the Christian revelation. |
| Christianity | the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. |