Ch.9 & Ch.10 Flashcards
Huge arena that could sit 60,000 people
Colosseum
The ancient roman circus between the Palestine & Aventine hills
Circus Maximus
(Father of the family) name for the father as head of the household in Ancient Rome
Paterfamilias
Period of rapidly increasing prices
Inflation
Official church teaching
Doctrine
Story that used events from everyday life to express spiritual ideas
Parable
(Good news) one of the four accounts of Jesus’ life, teachings, and resurrection
Gospel
Church members who are not clergy
Laity
The bishop of Rome, later the head of the Roman Catholic Church
Pope
To declare that a person or group no longer belongs to a church
Excommunicate
Separation
Schism
Close follower of Jesus
Disciple
Early Christian leader who helped set up churches and spread the message of Jesus
Apostle
person who opposed the use of icons in Byzantine churches, saying icons encouraged the worship of idols
Iconoclast
The act of rising from the dead
Resurrection
The act of being saved from sin and allowed to enter heaven
Salvation
Person willing to die rather than giving up his/her beliefs
Martyr
Ancient town near Galilee, now in northern Israel
Nazareth
City built on the cute of Byzantine, now known as Istanbul in turkey
Constantinople
General that became emperor in A.D 312
Constantine
Scattering
Diaspora
Emperor that started the fire in 64
Nero
Gave to Constantine for freedom of religion
Edict of Milan
Other Jews
Zealots