CH 11: Roman Empire Vocabulary

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Aqueduct

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A long stone channel that carries clean water

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Barbarian

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A person who lived outside the Roman Empire

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Bas-relief

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A realistic sculpture with figures raised against a flat background

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Catacomb

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A hidden underground chamber where people are buried

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Emperor

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The supreme ruler of an empire

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Epistle

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A letter

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Gladiator

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A man in ancient Rome who fought others for entertainment

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Missionary

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A person who goes to another country to do religious work

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Pope

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The leader of the Roman Catholic Church

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Tetrarchy

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A system of rule by four emperors