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Topic 8 vocablurry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pax Romana | "Romana peace' |
| aqueduct | A channel that moves water over land |
| crucifixion | a slow and painful roman method of e |
| conversion | a heartfelt change in one's opinions or beliefs |
| martyrs | people who die for their beliefs |
| parables | stories with a religious moral |
| trinity | the three forms of god--god the father, son and the holy spirit |
| ethics | ideas of right and wrong |
| denominations | different groups that share some beliefs and rituals, but disagree about others |
| Greco-roman | a culture that included both Greek and roman elements |
| mosaic | a design formed with small titles of glass stone or pottery |
| oratory | the art of giving speeches |
| satires | works of literature that make fun of their subject |
| gladiators | men and sometimes woman who fought against one another and wild animals as a part of public entertainmenat |
| inflation | a general rise in the cost of goods |
| mercenaries | soldiers who fought for pay rather than for their country |
| strait | a narrow body of water that cuts through land connecting two larger bodies of water |
| missionary | someone who tries to convert others to a partcular religion |