World History Chapter 8

Deify

To make a god of someone or something.

Pax Romana

200-year period of relative political stability, economic prosperity, and internal peace in the Roman Empire.

Concrete

A heavy man made building matierial.

Aqueduct

A roman invention to move water over large landscapes.

Resurrection

The religious belief that a dead person can come back to life.

Baptism

the foundational Christian purification using water.

Crucifixion

The death of Jesus Christ

Conversion

A change of heart from sin towards God

Martyr

A Christian that is killed for their beliefs

New Testament

The last 27 books of the Bible written about the time during and after Jesus’ life.

Gospel

The “good news” and the Christian message about Jesus Christ

Parable

A story that explains something in real life

Epistles

A teaching/letter sent to a person or group. Commonly refers to the last 21 books in the New Testament

Trinity

The three persons of God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)

Ethics

The philosophical study of moral principles that guide human behavior and help determine what is right and wrong.

Denomination

A distinct group or category within a large system, most commonly referring to a religious body or the face value of money.

Site of Encounter

A specific location where people from different cultures meet to exchange goods, technologies, and ideas.

Greco-Roman

Traditions that were intensely shaped by the combined influences of ancient Greece and ancient Rome.

Mosaic

An image or pattern made by placing small colored pieces of stone, glass, or ceramic onto a surface using plaster.

Romance Language

A group of related languages derived from Vulgar Latin.

Oratory

The art of elegant and persuasive public speaking.

Satire

A genre of visual, literary, and performing arts that uses humor, irony, and exaggeration to expose vices, follies, and abuses.

Gladiator

An armed combatant in ancient Rome who fought other fighters, wild animals, or criminals in public arenas for entertainment.

Inflation

A general increase in the prices of goods and services over time.

Barbarian

Anyone who did not speak Greek.

Mercenary

A hired professional soldier who fights in a foreign or private military conflict for financial gain.

Orthodoxy

Adherence to accepted, traditional, and mainstream normative doctrines.

Byzantine

Constantinople

Strait

A narrow waterway connecting to large bodies of water.

Moat

A trench around a castle usually filled with water.

Greek Fire

a destructive incendiary weapon used by the Byzantine Empire

Missionary

A christian spreading their beliefs to other countries.

Cyrillic alphabet

A writing system used in many languages.

Creed

A formal statement of religious beliefs

Icon

A symbol for something

Iconoclast

Someone who attacks cherished ideas.

Pope

The head of the catholic church.

Justinian's Code

A collection of Roman laws and legal principles.

Great Schism

The historic event that split the main Christian Church into two permanent branches.