39182261 | Rabbis | scholars learned in the scriptures and in commentaries on religious law | |
39182262 | patriarchs | bishops of these empire cities: Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem | |
39182263 | martyrs | people who were put to death because of their beliefs | |
39182264 | pope | patriarch of Rome; claimed supremacy over the other patriarchs | |
39182265 | ethical monotheism | religion in one god with emphasis on moral behavior | |
39346824 | Torah | The first five books of the Hebrew Bible containing the laws and teachings of Judaism | |
39346825 | Abraham | chosen by God to be "father" or first of the Hebrew people | |
39346920 | monotheist | belief in 1 god only | |
39346921 | covenant | an agreement between 2 parties | |
39346922 | Moses | Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai | |
39347251 | tribute | peace money paid by a weaker group to a stronger one for protection | |
39347252 | inflation | an increase in prices caused by a decrease in the value of the exchange medium | |
39347253 | collegia | worker's trade associations in ancient Rome | |
39347254 | anarchy | absence of any government |
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