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Rome Part 2
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| emperor | supreme ruler |
| arch | curved structure over an opening |
| aqueducts | long stone channels that carried water from the hilltops into towns |
| mosaic | tiny stone cubes set in mortar |
| fresco | picture painted directly onto the wall while the plaster is still wet |
| parables | short stories about everyday life |
| missionary | person who travels to another country to do religious work |
| tetrarchy | rule by 4 emperors |
| barbarians | Greek word to describe people outside of the empire that were beneath their culture |
| catacombs | hidden underground chambers where the dead were buried |