Vocabulary
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| aqueduct | channel that moves water over a long distance
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| baptism | ritual cleansing by plunging into water
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| barbarian | word used by Greeks and Romans for all people who did not share their culture
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| concrete | building material made by mixing small stones and sand with limestone, clay and water
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| conversion | heartfelt change in one's opinions or beliefs, especially in religion
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| crucifixion | roman method of execution by nailing a person to a wooden cross
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| deify | officially declare a person to be a god
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| denomination | religious group
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| epistle | formal letter, several of which from part of the New Testament
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| ethics | beliefs about what is right and wrong
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| gladiator | man who fought as part of public entertainment in ancient Rome
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| gospel | one of the first four books of the New Testament
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| Greco-Roman | something that combines elements of Greek and Roman culture and traditions
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| Inflation | general increase in prices
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| martyr | person who dies for his or her beliefs
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| mercenary | soldier who fight for pay rather than for his or her country
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| mosaic | design formed with small tiles of glass, stone or pottery
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| New Testament | writings that form part of the Christian Bible
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| Oratory | art of giving speeches
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| orthodoxy | traditional or established religious beliefs
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| parable | story with a religious moral
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| Pax Romana | period of stability in the roman empire
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| resurrection | coming back to life
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| Romance Language | Language that developed from Latin, such as French, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
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| satire | work of literature that makes fun of its subject, often mocking vice or folly
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| trinity | the three persons or forms of God according to Christian belief - God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit
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