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Social Studies Vocab
Chapter 6 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jesus | A Jew who claimed to be the Messiah |
| Apostle | One of the followers of Jesus who preached and spread his teachings. |
| Paul | A Jew who was first an enemy of Christianity, but then converted and became one of the twelve apostles. |
| Diaspora | The dispersal of Jews from their homeland in Palestine |
| Constantine | A roman emperor who fought three rivals for leadership of Rome. |
| Bishop | A Christian official who supervises a number of local churches |
| Peter | An apostle who became bishop of Jerusalem |
| Pope | The bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church |
| Inflation | A decline in the value of money |
| Mercenary | A soldier that is paid to fight in a foreign army |
| Diocletian | A strong army leader who became the new emperor of Rome |
| Constantinople | The city of Constantine |
| Attila | the chieftain of the Huns |
| Greco-Roman culture | A culture that developed from a blending of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures |
| Pompeii | A roman town whose volcano erupted and was covered in ash |
| Virgil | A roman poet who wrote the Aeneid |
| Tacitus | A historian who wrote about the good and bad of imperial Rome. |
| Aqueduct | brought water into cities and towns |
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Kelly Arledge
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