Chapter 1 and 2

Question 1

Roman Empire

Answer 1

Covered the whole of the Mediterranean world, from North Africa to Scotland and Spain to Syria

Question 2

Mural

Answer 2

A painting on a wall

Question 3

Mosaic

Answer 3

A picture made up of small pieces of tile, glass, or colored stone

Question 4

Fresco

Answer 4

A picture painted on the moist plaster of a wall or ceiling

Question 5

Vault

Answer 5

An arched structure used to hold up a ceiling or roof

Question 6

Dome

Answer 6

A roof shaped like a half-circle

Question 7

Cathedral

Answer 7

A large and important church where the Bishop dwells

Question 8

Aqueducts

Answer 8

A pipe or channel built to carry water between distant places

Question 9

Scribe

Answer 9

A person trained to write or copy documents by hand

Question 10

Proverb

Answer 10

A popular saying that is meant to express something wise or true

Question 11

Philosophy

Answer 11

The study of wisdom, knowledge, and the nature of reality

Question 12

Stoicism

Answer 12

A philosophy that believes that a divine intelligence ruled all of nature

Question 13

Stoics

Answer 13

People who believe that the one good thing in life is to have a good character. Roman stoics were famous for bearing pain and suffering bravely and quietly

Question 14

Feudalism

Answer 14

The exchange of land for protection

Question 15

Medieval period

Answer 15

The time period from the fall of The Roman Empire until about 1450 C.E.