The ROMAN EMPIRE and CHRISTIANITY vocabulary

A supreme ruler in Rome was known as a(n)

• king

• consul

• emperor

• dictator

A long stone channel that carries clean water is

• an aqueduct

• an arch

• a parable

• an epistle

An arch is

• a long stone channel

• a slave

• a criminal

• a curved structure over an opening

Men in Ancient Rome who fought each other for entertainment were known as

• barbarians

• gladiators

• epistles

• emperors

A picture painted directly onto a wall while the plaster is still wet is a

• mosaic

• painting

• fresco

• art

A mosaic is

• a villa

• a high ceiling

• a Roman interior designer

• a group of tiny colored stone cubes set in mortar to create a picture or design

Short stories about everyday life are known as

• parables

• poems

• missionaries

• bibles

A person who travels to another country to do missionary work is

• a preacher

• a parable

• a missionary

• a barbarian

An epistle is

• a follower

• a letter

• a bible

• an ark

The most important bishop is known as the

• pastor

• disciple

• tetrarchy

• pope