Ancient Rome: Geography
Ancient Rome:
Religion
Ancient Rome:
Aesthetics
Ancient Rome:
Politics
Ancient Rome:
Economics/Society
100
A study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere.
What is the definition of "Geography"?
100
A set of beliefs concerning the cause and purpose of the universe.
What is the definition of "Religion"?
100
The appearance of culture through architecture, artwork, music, and other traditions.
What is the definition of "Aesthetics"?
100
Government
What is the definition of "Politics"?
100
Based around who earns the money and how; how money is distributed among people; how resources are shared; and how people view ownership, work, and possessions.
What is the definition of "Economics"?
200
Regnum Parthorum
What is "A region in the ancient Roman Empire"?
200
In ancient Rome, who was the god of the sea?
Neptune
200
This is another name for underfloor heating.
Hypocaust
200
What types of things did Roman law cover?
Crime and punishment, land and property ownership, commerce, the maritime and agricultural industries, citizenship, sexuality and prostitution, slavery and manumission, local and state politics, liability and damage to property, and the preservation of the peace
200
Family Life; Customs; Class Systems (who gets what respect);Roles; Education; Leisure
What is the definition of "Social Structures"?
300
Latin
What was the main language in the ancient Roman Empire?
300
In ancient Rome, who was the supreme god?
Jupiter
300
This invention helped soldiers the most.
Roads
300
What granted Roman citizenship to all free inhabitants of the Roman Empire?
Caracalla's edict
300
What walked, talked, and was a traded good in the ancient Roman Empire?
Slaves
400
This region in the ancient Roman Empire traded the most metals.
Hispania
400
This religion replaced ancient Rome's worship of gods.
Christianity
400
What did ancient Romans call "newspapers"?
Acta Diurna
400
What was an important element of Roman law? (Hint: the word starts with a "j")
Jurists
400
In ancient Rome, what was a woman's greatest purpose?
To have children
500
What was most expensive in the ancient Roman Empire--to trade by land or by boat?
What was "by boat"?
500
With regards to religion, most Romans were ______.
Polytheistic
500
Roman law was called this.
The 12 Tables
500
Regarding law, what did the Romans hand down to us modern folk?
The Romans have handed down to us not only many legal terms still used today in the field of law, but also their passion and expertise for precise and exact legal terminology in order to avoid ambiguity or even misinterpretation of the law, once again, an approach that all modern legal documents attempt to emulate.
500
How were daughters named in ancient Rome?
They were given a version of their father's name and numbered.
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