Keywords 4.4 & 4.5 Flashcards
Saints
special persons for the Catholic Church
Martyrs
people that die for their faith or beliefs
Limes
the northern border of the Roman empire, with forts and defences
Jesus Christ
A name for Jesus of Nazareth, meaning literally ‘Jesus the anointed one’
Gentile
word for a non-Jewish people
Cult
a small sub-religion, or a different form of a religion
Constantine the Great
emperor who had united the Roman Empire, first Christian emperor
Client kingdom
a kingdom that was not ruled directly from Rome, but by a king who did what Rome wanted
diaspora
living away from the homeland. For jewish people, living away from Israel
Pope
the leader of a Roman Catholic church
Batavians
Germanic tribe that was very loyal to Rome, living in the empire between the river Waal and the river Rhine
Vandals
Name of Germanic tribe that invaded the Roman empire