Vocabulary
It is when citizens elect their own leaders to represent them in an assembly.
What is a republic?
In the early republic, they had a limited voice in government.
What is the plebeians?
Romans built them to honor their gods.
What are temples?
Roman builders admired the beauty of this country's architecture and used their styles when rebuilding Roman architecture.
What is Greece?
Rome often looked at this country for cultural ideas besides architecture.
What is Greece?
It is a ruler with absolute authority.
What is a dictator?
In 471 B.C., the plebeians stopped all work and marched out of Rome. They refused all work until the patricians agreed to their demands.
What is a strike.
Romans worshipped all Roman gods for this reason.
What is the Colosseum?
Many wealthy Romans hired them to teach their children.
Who are the Greek scholars?
The most powerful governing body in Rome.
What is a Senate?
He became popular with the citizens of Rome and his soldiers.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This religion promised salvation for believers.
What is Christianity?
This is an area where chariot races were held.
What is the Circus Maximus?
This helped bring together the diverse peoples of the Roman Empire.
What is the Latin Language?
Wealthy descendants of Rome's earliest settlers.
What is a patrician?
He became a dictator of Rome and proved to be a strong and effective leader who changed the Senate so it better represented the Roman people.
Who is Julius Caesar?
He was a Jewish teacher who traveled all over Judaea and Galilee and taught the belief in on God and in the Ten Commandments.
Who is Jesus Christ?
This is a public place where people could go to get massages, play sports, clean themselves and socialize with others.
This language came to be used in Roman government and education.
What is the Latin language?
A slave or a prisoner who fought, often to the death, for the entertainment of the citizens.
What is a gladiator?
Became Rome's first emperor.
Who is Octavian and later Augustus which means "respected one" or "holy one:.
He is the emperor who made Christianity the OFFICIAL religion throughout the entire Roman Empire.
Who is Theodosius I?
What is the pantheon?