Question | Answer |
Define allies. | |
Define republic. | |
Define Senate. | |
Define assembly. | |
Define Patricians. | |
Define Plebeians. | |
Define tenement. | |
Define legionary. | |
Define palisades. | |
Define testudo. | |
Define stylus. | |
Define vellum. | |
Define trident. | |
Define Latins. | |
Define mosaic. | |
Define amphitheatre. | |
Define aqueduct. | |
Define bailiff (villicus) | |
T/F - Romans knew how their city began. | False |
What animal rescued the twins, Romulus and Remus? | a she-wolf |
The 3 main crops in Ancient Rome are corn, olives and ___________ | grapes |
The city of Rome is named after which twin? | Romulus |
The first Romans were conquered by the ______. | Etruscans |
Name the Etruscan King that Romans rebelled against. | "Tarquin the Proud" |
A ____________ means that power is shared between two men, called consuls. | Republic |
The ___________ is responsible for finance and foreign policy. | Senate |
The ____________ made the city's laws. | Assembly |
This term means "I forbid". | Veto |
Name the first emperor of Rome that came into power in 31BC. | Octavian |
Rome and __________ fought three great wars against each other. | Carthage |
The Emperor ____________ built a wall across northern Britain to keep out invaders. | Hadrian |
Name the volcano that erupted in
AD79 that buried two towns in ash and cinder. | Mt. Vesuvius |
T/F- Cheap materials were used to construct insulae so walls cracked or roofs fell in. | True |
T/F - Women owned a spindle for spinning thread and a weaving frame to make cloth. | True |
____________ was a constant threat in homes and slums. | Fire |
At age ______ a noble could be elected as a praetor. | age 39 |
Consuls commanded the army for what length of time or year(s)? | One year |
Most Romans wore a __________, a piece of cloth shaped like a blanket. | a toga |
Togas were made of wool until Rome began trading with __________. | Egypt |
Public _________ were a great sense of pleasure. | baths |
Roman men and women wore wigs and even false _________ when they lost their own. | teeth |
T/F - Most Romans had a poor opinion of shop keepers; believing they would sell themselves for the right price. | True |
The most prosperous trade was that of selling _________. | oil |
T/F - Ordinary Romans ate little meat. | True |
T/F - The main food was _________. | Wheat flour that was made into bread or porridge |
T/F - Athletic games such as the Olympics were very popular in Rome. | False |
T/F - Romans gambled heavily upon teams. | True |
Romans preferred the ___________ race. | chariot |
The Colosseum was built in what year? | AD80 |
Name the 3 groups that were put into the area with lions and tigers. | criminals, prisoners and Christians |
Roman ____________ learned how to use both cranes and pulley's from the Greeks. | engineers |
Aqua Claudia and Aqua Marcia are ____________ | aqueducts |
Name an important river in Rome. | River Tiber |
T/F - Day travel was avoided due to robbery. | False |
Name the first great Roman road. | Appia |
________________ afforded safer and quicker travel. | Roman roads |
The trip to India took how long? | one year |
During wartime, life for a legionary is a mixture of camping, long marches, battles and _________. | looting |
T/F - Most soldiers were volunteers. | True |
How many days would a legionary walk a day? | 18 or more |
Romans copied _______________ religion and took over gods and goddesses under different names. | Greek |
Name the weapon that was used to hurl rocks and flaming darts. | Catapult |
T/F - Every public event included sacrifice to gods. | True |
T/F - Educated Romans no longer believed so strongly in religion and temples were collapsing due to neglect. | True |