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6th Grade Rome
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rome is a city in this country | Italy |
| What mountain range separates Italy from the rest of Europe? | Alps |
| The upper class in Rome | Patricians |
| The meeting place in Rome, also used as a marketplace | Forum |
| A leader killed by a group of senators. HIs enemies feared he wanted to be KIng. | Caesar |
| Octavian changed his name to this: | Augustus |
| This famous landmark was once a place people gathered to watch fierce battles and fights | Colosseum |
| These were built to move water into towns | aqueducts |
| Gladiators were usually from this social class: | slaves |
| The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius buried this city | Pompeii |
| The Pantheon has this architecture form that is common in capitol buildings in the United States | dome |
| Rome's lower class of citizens | Plebians |
| This month on our calendaris names after Rome's first emperor | July |
| This landmark was built as a temple for the Roman gods and goddesses | Pantheon |
| People who are chosen to speak on your behalf | representatives |
| The eastern portion of the empire that remained after the west fell | Byzantine |
| A system of government where citizens choose their leaders | Republic |
| The "Golden Age" of Rome | Pax Romana |
| Rome's first set of written laws | Twelve Tables |
| Antony fell in love with this Egyptian leader | Cleopatra |
| This emperor allowed Christians to worship freely | Constantine |
| Rome fought Carthage in wars called: | The Punic Wars |
| artisans, shopkeepers and owners of small farms belonged to this social class | plebians |
| This landmark is where the gladiators fought | Colosseum |
| rich landowners in Ancient Rome | patricians |
| This social class held the power in Rome | patricians |
| a style of art using pieces of glass or tile | mosaic |
| the Romans invented this using volcanic ash | cement |
| a leader with complete control over all of the government | dictator |
| This former dictator of Rome was admired by George Washington for not abusing power | Cincinnatus |
| These were produced in abundance in Italy | wine and olive oil |
| These wars allowed Rome to control all land around the Mediterranean Sea | Punic Wars |
| The power to reject came from Rome. Presidents have this power in the U.S. | veto |
| This wall was built in Britain to keep out invaders | Hadrian's Wall |
| a system of money | currency |
| People began to do this when Rome made coins with less gold | barter |
| Rapidly increasing prices | inflation |
| Rome's military was divided into smaller groups | legions |
| the study of the human body | anatomy |
| This language was common in Rome | Latin |
| the father of the family was called this | paterfamilias |
| public speaking | rhetoric |
| Most people in Rome were: | poor |
| a disease that spreads widely and causes many deaths | plague |
| This emperor moved the capital from Rome to the eastern part of the Empire | Constantine |
| This city became the trade center for Europe and Asia | Constantinople |
| This empress helped bring more rights to women | Theodora |
| This Roman church was built as the religious center of the Byzantine Empire. It still stands today. | Hagia Sophia |
| This Roman gladiator led a slave revolt | Spartacus |
| triumvirate | a political alliance of three people |
| the top officials of the Roman Republic | consuls |
| Two brothers who worked for reform in the early republic. Both were killed. | Tiberius and Gaius |
| Julius Caesar was seen as a _________ to Rome's LOWER class | hero |
| This musical emperor is said to have "fiddled while Rome burned" | Nero |
| According to traditional legend, who founded the city of Rome? | Romulus and Remus |
| Octavian changed his name to: | Augustus |
| Work that pokes fun at human weakness | satire |
| poem that expresses strong emotions about life | ode |
| change | reform |
| In the Byzantine empire, this group were in the majority | Greeks |
| Eggs of this animal were smuggled into the Byzantine empire and helped make it rich | silk worm |
| How long did the Byzantine empire last? | 1000 years |
| This emperor wanted to reunite the west and eastern part of the empire once more | Justinian |
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