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