Geography
What type of land is Italy including Rome?
Peninsula
What type of gods did the Roman adopt?
Greek Gods
what was the building called in Rome to entertain people wall gladiators fight?
Colosseum
series of conflicts between Rome & Carthage
Punic Wars
Which social class had the least amount of respect in ancient Rome?
Slaves
What sea did Rome directly benefit the most from?
Mediterranean Sea
Who did the Romans think controlled their lives?
The Gods
the Romans made their roads of what?
Rome concreit
What was the primary source of the Roman economy?
Agriculture
What social class included wealthy and powerful people?
Patricians
Which river provided the most farming and trade routes for Ancient Rome?
Tiber River
The Romans sacrificed different animals, what was one of the animals they sacrificed?
cattle, sheep, and pigs
What are one of Rome’s best inventions that transported water all across Rome
aqueducts
Which branch of government makes laws?
Legislative
What was the name of former slaves that had received freedom?
Freedmen
What river did the Tiber River connect Ancient Rome to?
Tyrrhenian Sea
Why were festivals held in Ancient Rome?
To honor the gods
What was the Pantheon?
A Roman temple
Which Roman leader transformed Rome into an Empire?
Augustus
Farmers, merchants, and laborers were in what social class?
Plebeians
What mountain range provided the most protection for Ancient Rome?
Apennines
Who legalized Christianity in Rome
Constantine
did Rome make arches true or false?
true
What was the name of the first legal code of Ancient Rome that established justice for both Plebeians and Patricians?
Twelve Tables
What is a gladiator?
a slave or prisoner