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Chapter 8
The Roman Empire
Term | Definition |
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aqueduct | a structure that carries water from far away |
eternal | lasting forever |
Pax Romana | the Roman peace that began during the reign of Augustus Ceasar |
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 teachings of Jesus Christ |
prophet | a person who speaks for God |
homeland | the land that belongs to a people |
Messiah | a person 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 |
sanitation | the act of keeping something clean and free from disease |
imperfection | something that makes an object or person less than perfect |