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Chap 8 World History
Key Terms from chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aqueduct | A structure that carries water from far away |
| eternal | lasting forever |
| Pax Romana | The Roman peace that began during the reign of Augustus Caesar. |
| civilized | Having good government and the things that make life easier |
| decline | To lose power |
| plague | a disease that spreads from person to person and kills many people |
| Christianity | The religion based on the teaching of Jesus Christ |
| prophet | A person who speaks for God |
| Homeland | the land that belongs to a people |
| Messiah | A king sent by God to save people |
| gospel | One of four books of the New Testament part of the Bible; a word that means "good news" |
| betray | To stop being loyal to someone |
| crucify | to hang someone on a cross to die |
| disciple | a follower of someone |
| gentile | a non-Jew |
| co-emperor | A person who rules part of an empire while another person rules the other part |
| vaulted | a ceiling that is high, arched, and covers a large space |
| imperfection | something that makes an object or person less than perfect |
| sanitation | the act of keeping something clean and free from disease |