| A | B |
|---|
| defied | officially declared to be a god |
| Pax Romana | Roman peace |
| concrete | building material made by mixing small stones and sand with limestone, clay, and water. |
| aqueduct | channel that moves water over land |
| Greco-Roman | culture with Greek and Roman elements |
| mosaic | design formed with small tiles of glass |
| Romance languages | languages that developed from Latin |
| oratory | art of giving speeches |
| satires | works of literature that make fun of their subject |
| gladiators | men who fought one another as public entertainment |
| resurrection | coming back to life |
| baptism | ritual cleansing by plunging into water |
| crucifixion | nailed or tied to a large wooden cross and to hang to death |
| conversion | heartfelt change in one's opinions or beliefs |
| martyrs | people who die for their beliefs |
| New Testament | works of the bible written between 50-150 AD |
| Gospels | 1st four books of New Testament |
| parables | stories with a moral |
| epistles | formal letters |
| Trinity | God's 3 forms |
| ethics | issues of right and wrong and how to treat people |
| denomination | religious groups |
| inflation | general rise in the cost of goods |
| barbarians | all people who did not share Romans or Greeks culture |
| mercenaries | soldiers who fight for pay |
| orthodoxy | traditional religious beliefs |
