World History Chapter 8
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- Christianity
- Christians religion
- Martyrs
- People who willingly died for their beliefs
- Provinces
- Self-governing regions
- Basilicas
- Huge marble government biulds
- Forum
- Public square
- Acid Rain
- Water mixed with gasses cause by the burning of fossil fuels
- Parable
- A story that teaches a religious idea
- Consuls
- Two chief officials elected each year by the Roman assembly
- Persecute
- Someone who is punished for following a certain religion or belief
- Messiah
- A wise leader who would established the kingdom of God earth, according to Judaism
- Patricians
- The descendants of Rome's earliest settlers
- Legions
- The well-trainged army was divided into larfer groups called Legions
- Disciples
- followers
- Tribunes
- Plebians rebelled against patricains, marched out of Rome, set up own assembly... officials were called this
- New Testament
- Christians writing and others
- Aqueduct
- Used bridge and canals to carry water from place to place
- Apostles
- A group of 12 men that had been with Jesus closest followers
- Plebeians
- The farmers, merchants, and soldiers
- Republic
- After the rebelling of the Romans against the Etruscans, this was the new form of government
- Senate
- The governing body that the elected consuls were advised by
- Crucifixion
- Nailed to a cross, and left to die
- Gladiators
- Slavers and prisoners forced to fight
- Gospels
- Described Jesus as life, death, and resurrection
- Old Testament
- 1st part of the bible
- Veto
- Refused to agree with
- Census
- Count of a country's people
- Dictator
- A ruler with complete authory
- Policy
- Plans