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Legacies of Ancient Rome Vocabulary
History Alive! Vocabulary for Chapters 1-6
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History
8th Grade
09/11/2010

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Mural

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a large picture painted directly on a wall or ceiling.
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Mosaic

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a picture made of small pieces of tile, glass, or colored stone 

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fresco

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

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vault

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an arched structure used to hold up a ceiling or roof

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dome

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a round roof or ceiling, shaped like a half circle or upside-down bowl.
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cathedral

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a large and important church

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aqueduct

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a pipe or channel built to carry water from a distance by means of gravity.
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scribe

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a person trained to write or copy documents by hand (before the invention of printing).

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proverb

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a popular saying that is meant to express something wise or true
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philosophy

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the study of wisdom, knowledge and the nature of reality
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public works

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construction projects, such as roads, baths and bridges, built by the government for public use
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Patriarch

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In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the bishop of an important city

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liturgy

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the sacred right of public worship
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icon

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a representation of some sacred person, saint or angel, painted on a wood surface.

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schism

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a formal division in a church or religious body over differences in beliefs.
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