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SS Unit 9 part 1
week of 4/28
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Apostle | leader or teacher of a new faith or movement |
| Cartographer | a geographer who makes maps |
| Clergy | A body of officials who perform religious services, such as priests, ministers or rabbis. |
| Convert | to turn or change your beliefs or way of thinking |
| Dictator | a leader who speaks and rules with total power |
| Gladiator | A Roman athlete, usually a slave, criminal, or prisoner of war, who was forced to fight for the entertainment of the public |
| Magistrates | an elected official in Rome, a judge |
| Matrilineal | relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother |
| Muslim | a believer or follower of Islam |
| Nepotism | Favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices. |
| Pariah | A social Outcast |
| Patrilineal | Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the father. |