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medival
Mrs McMichael social studies class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| who were the five emperors who made up "pax Romana" | Nerva,Trajan,nadrinan,Antoninusplus,marcus aurelies |
| when was rome founded | 753 BC |
| what was the pax romana | a 200 year period of relative peace |
| who was the first eporor | Augustus |
| what is the taw of the tweleve tables | the earliest written legislation |
| wat does the word gladiator mean | it comes from gladius witch is a latin word for sowrd |
| what is the pantheon? | A major Roman temple |
| When did the Western Roman Empire fall? | Traditionally dated to 476 CE, when the last emperor was deposed. |
| What was the Roman Religion? | Originally polytheistic, they later adopted Christianity as the state religion under Theodosius I |
| What is a "cuniculus?" | An underground irrigation system |
| What was the highest point of the Empire? | The Empire reached its largest size in 117 CE |
| What did Romans eat? | Romans often ate porridge called puls, but elites ate exotic food |
| How long did Romans live? | While expectancy at birth was low around 35 those who survived childhood often lived into their 50s or longer |
| What did they do for fun? | Popular entertainment included gladiator fights, chariot races, and public baths. |
| who were the legendary founders of rome | the twins romulus and remeus |
| on how many hills was rome built | rome was famouslybuilt on seven hills |
| what river runs through the city of rome | the tiber river |
| what were the to main social classes in rome | the patricians and the plebians |
| what was the primary languege of rome | latin |
| what was the "forum" | a marktplace |
| did the average roman wear a toga | no while oftan depiceted in art |
| what were aquducts | bridge like stones |
| first offical emporor of rome | augustus caecar |
| what does SPQR stand for | the senate and the people of rome |
| what were the twelve tables | earliest written laws |
| who was the carthaginian genral who crossed the alps | hannibal |
| what was the pax romana | peace and stabiltiy |
| who was the king of roman gods | jupitar |
| where is rome | in europe |
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