Question | Answer |
transferred fresh water to Roman cities | aqueduct |
outer garment and sign of Roman citizenship | Toga |
government/sponsored count of people in a province | census |
located in the center of a wealthy Roman's home | Atrium |
used to provide lasting strength to Roman building | concrete |
common people of Rome | plebians |
1st emperor of Rome, ruler of Holy Land during Christ's birth | Augustus Caesar |
Roman leader who crossed the Rubicon | Julius Caesar |
oldest/wisest men of Rome | Senate |
general/led horses and elephants across Alps, attack on Rome | Hannibal |
prophesied powerful King "strong as iron" | Daniel |
Roman rulers w/ equal power who ruled one year | Consuls |
France was called this during Roman Empire | Gaul |
torrid zone | Tropics |
island at the "to" of the Appennine Peninsula | Sicily |
climate found on high mountain | Highlands |
point on mountain where it snow's all year | Snow line |
point on mountain where trees can't grow | Timber line |
culture influence the Romans | Greek |
all roads lead to | Rome |
largest mountain system in Europe | Alps |
called "The City of Seven Hills" | Rome |
Rome's 1st province in Asia | Pergamum |
has absolute rule/controls countries major decisions | Dictator |
language of the Romans | Latin |
North African City that Rome eventually destroyed | Carthage |
3 Wars that Rome fought against a city in North Africa | Punic Wars |
200 years of Peace at the beginning of the Roman Empire | Pax Romana |
spread salt after destroying the city | Romans |
Romulus and Remus--infant twins, abandoned in a basket in Tiber River by wicked uncle, cared for by a wolf, shepherd found them. grew up and killed uncle, twins argued, Remus jumped over sacred ditch, killed; Romulus became king and city became Rome | Legend of the founding of Rome |