| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Pax Romana | 200 year period of peace in Rome begun by Augustus Caesar |
| Circus Maximus | stadium used for chariot races |
| Hippodrome | horse track |
| Collosseum | stadium in Rome used for gladitorial combat |
| empire | many people and places united under one ruler or emperor |
| Julio-Cludian Dynasty | the first five emperors to rule Rome; all related to Julius Caesar |
| Augustus Caesar | first imperator of Rome ruled at time of Jesus' birth |
| Tiberius | emperor at time of Jesus' crucifixtion |
| Caligula | insane emperor who made his horse a senator |
| Claudius | 4th emperor of Rome; physically handicapped |
| Nero | last Julio-Cludian ruler; tried to burn Rome and blame on Christians |
| Trajan | a good ruler who enlarged the empire to its' largest size |
| Nerva | good emperor who built public works for the poor |
| Hadrian | emperor who built walls in Northern England to protect them from Scotland |
| Marcus Aurelius | emperor who wrote philosophy and fought against the Germanic Tribes |
| gladiators | warriors who fought for the entertainment of the Roman people |
| aqueduct | a water carrrying system |
| Dark Ages | 450-500 AD; the time after the western Roman Empire fell |
| Germanic tribes | the northern invaders who took over the Western Roman Empire |
| monotheism | the belief in one God |
| Judaism | religion founded by Abraham around 1900 BC |
| Jesus | the messiah and founder of Christianity around 30 AD |
| disciples | followers of a religion |
| synagogue | place of worship for the Jews |
| Torah | holy scripture for the Jews |
| rabbi | a learned man and leader of the Hebrew Temple |
| Trinity | a belief of Christians; Father, Son, & Holy Spirit |
| Mecca | the holiest city of Islam |
| Jerusalem | the holy city of the Jews and Christians; 3rd holiest for Islam |
| Muslims | followers of Islam |
| mosque | the place of worship for Muslims |
| Allah | the name given to God by the Muslims |
| Q'ran | holy book of Islam |
| Ramadan | holy month of fasting for Muslims |
| Bible | holy book of Christinity |
| Imams | holy leaders of Islam |
| Sunni | one sect of Islam |
| Shiite | the radical sect of Islam |
| Canaan | land given to Abraham to found Judaism |
| Saudi Arabia | home or Mecca and Medina the holy cities of Islam |
| Muhammad | prophet and founder of Islam |
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