| A | B |
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| census | an official count of people living in a certain place at a certain time |
| villa | a country estate, generally owned by the wealthy class |
| circus | an arena in ancient Rome; also the name for the shows held there |
| gladiator | a person who fought to the death as entertainment in Rome |
| Jesus | Established the teachings that became the Christian religion |
| messiah | a savior, in Judaism and Christianity |
| disciple | a follower of a person or belief |
| epistle | in the Christian Bible, letters written by the disciples |
| martyr | someone who dies for a cause they believe in |
| Constantine | The first Roman emperor who encouraged the spread of Christianity |
| mercenary | a foreign soldier who fights in exchange for payment |
| inflation | situation in which there is more money, but because there is more money, it is worth less |
| citizens | Only free men who lived within the city were considered Roman ____________. |
| relationship | The status or place of women in Rome was established by their _______________ to men. |
| bread and entertainment | The emperors prevented riots among the poor in Rome by providing these |
| paterfamilias | This was the word to describe the oldest male in a household; the head of a household in Rome. |
| slaves | many wealthy people owned ____________. |
| taxes, inflation, unemployment | Economic problems that helped lead to the decline of the Roman Empire |
| Licinius and Maximinus | Shared power in the East, when Constantine ruled the West |
| traveling | Jesus spread his message by _________ from place to place preaching to Jewish communities. |
| feared | The Romans ___________ the Christians as possible enemies. |
| Commodus | This emperor's rule began the decline of the Roman Empire. |
| Constantine | He believed the Christian god helped him win in battle. |
| Vandals | This Germanic tribe captured Rome in AD/CE 455. |
| CMM | Remember to study all the material on your _____ to prepare for your quiz. |
