Nat Geo 7 Ch. 1 Vocab

a long stone channel that carries clean water

• arch

• aqueduct

• catacomb

• mosaic

a curved structure over an opening

• epistle

• fresco

• aqueduct

• arch

a realistic sculpture with figures raised against a flat background

• bas-relief

• fresco

• mosaic

• epistle

the supreme ruler of an empire

• missionary

• pope

• emperor

• parable

a picture painted directly onto a wall while the plaster is still wet

• bas-relief

• fresco

• mosaic

• oratory

a group of tiny, colored stone or tile pieces set in mortar to create a picture or design

• bas-relief

• fresco

• mosaic

• parable

an unwritten account of events, often passed down through the generations as stories or songs

• oratory

• epistle

• oral history

• parable

the art of public speaking

• oratory

• oral history

• parable

• mosaic

an artifact or a piece of writing that was created by someone who witnessed or lived through a historical event

• oral history

• secondary source

• primary source

• parable

an artifact or writing created after an event by someone that did not see it or live during the time it occurred

• oral history

• secondary source

• primary source

• parable