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Roman Gladiators

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The circus began thousands of years ago in Rome
The circus was originally held in large arenas
Arenas are large _______ with rows of seats around an open middle space. theaters
Acrobats and _________were in the circus. dancers
Scenes of battles and shipwrecks were also part of the circus
Chariots were two-wheeled carts drawn by horses
Horses and drivers were often killed
Real _________were in these scenes. people
They had to ________ one another if the crowd demanded it. kill
Men called gladiators fought with animals until either the animal or the gladiator was _______ hurt
If the gladiator was hurt, the crowd would say whether he should live or ______. die
Cruelty in the circus reached its height during the reign of ___________ Emperor Nero
During Emperor Nero's reign Christians fought lions and tigers until ________ were killed. Christians
Which Emperor put an end to many of these cruel ________ practices
The circus was revived in England in________ 1768
Roman circus crowds had a lot of power
The Roman circus was noisy
The early circus did not have bicycle riders
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