Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
m o n a s e
The residence of a religious community
2.
p p e
The head of the Roman Catholic Church
3.
p i l a m
4.
l e g a
A gift of personal property by will
5.
r o n l e g n
6.
a h t e c t u e
7.
l a t
Any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
8.
g a i a t r
A professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
9.
q ' a n
The sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca
10.
p e s e c e
To cause to suffer
11.
a o s t s
An ardent early supporter of a cause or reform (plural)
12.
m s s i o a y
Someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
13.
m r y r
One who suffers for the sake of principle
14.
l e g a c d
15.
m s a i
Art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
16.
p l a e
A serious infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans
17.
s a l c l s s
People having the same ___, economic, or educational status