Roman Vocabulary
Question: What is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water?
Answer: Strait
Question: What was the large area surrounded by seating where sports and events were held?
Answer: Arena
Question: What happened to Pompeii?
Answer: It was destroyed by a volcanic eruption.
Question: What sea did the Roman Empire surround much of?
Answer: The Mediterranean Sea
Question: What happened to the Roman army as the empire declined?
Answer: It grew weaker.
Question: What is artwork made from many small pieces of colorful stone or tile?
Answer: Mosaic
Question: Who was a man in ancient Rome who fought other men or animals to entertain the public?
Answer: Gladiator
Question: Why was Pompeii important to archaeologists?
Answer: Its buildings and objects were well preserved.
Question: What connected Rome's provinces to one another and to the capital?
Answer: Well-built roads
Question: In what year did the Western Roman Empire end?
Answer: 476 C.E.
Question: What is a roll of paper or other material with written information?
Answer: Scroll
Question: At what famous Roman building did people watch gladiators fight beasts?
Answer: Colosseum
Question: What are the pieces left over after something has been destroyed called?
Answer: Debris
Question: What was the Temple of Jupiter built to honor?
Answer: The king of the gods, Jupiter
Question: What happened when the Western Roman Empire fell?
Answer: It surrendered to a barbarian leader.
Question: What does it mean to steal and destroy things in a city that has been defeated by an army?
Answer: Sack
Question: Where did Romans watch exciting chariot races?
Answer: Circus Maximus
Question: What do we call what remains of an old building or structure?
Answer: Ruin
Question: What did Romans use to transport water from the mountains to cities?
Answer: Aqueducts
Question: What major event is known as the fall of Rome?
Answer: The end of the Western Roman Empire.
Question: What is an expert who studies ancient people and objects from their time period?
Answer: Archaeologist
Question: What type of race did Romans watch at the Circus Maximus?
Answer: Chariot races
Question: What person studies ancient people and objects to learn about the past?
Answer: Archaeologist
Question: What was the name of the Roman period that lasted about 200 years and was a time of peace?
Answer: Pax Romana
Question: What major event marked the end of the Western Roman Empire in 476 C.E.?
Answer: The Western Empire surrendered to a barbarian leader.