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The Ancient Map
Root
Call me Romantic
Rome
100

This group left an island we currently call Great Britain.

Who are the Romans?

100

This empire is now called France

What is Aquitania?

100

A penny's worth would help you define this root of 100.

What is cent?

100

The Original Romance Language?

What is Latin?

100

The Land now called Italy spoke many languages, so they decided on this province's dialect to unify them.

What is Latium?

200

Leftover Roman speaking people lived alongside this group.

Who are the Celts.

200

This Central European Nation was once called Rhaetia.

What is Switzerland?

200

A regular synonym for shape is also its' Latin root.

What is form?

200

A language spoken to the South of the US and brought by the Conquistadores?

What is Spanish?

200

The year Rome began?

What is 753 BC?

300

People from Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands comprise this group.

Who are the Anglo Saxons?

300

The People of Armenia are called this.

What is Persian?

300

The enemy often goes against you.

What is contra?

300

A language spoken by the people of Aquitania.

What is French?

300

These two were a legend known to begin Rome.

Who are twin brothers Romulus and Rhemus?

400

The only surviving book popularized in highschool English is by Geoffrey Chaucer and goes by this name.

What is The Canterbury Tales?

400

The Land where Persians live is now called this.

What is Iran?

400

_________fina is a famous bottled water company.

What is Aqua?

400

The language spoken today in Rome.

What is Italian?

400

The language that the Romans spoke was called?

What is Latin?

500

Iconic longboats brought these people South to invade Great Britain.

Who are the Norse?

500

This Iberian country was once called Terraconensis.

What is Spain?

500

In the legal system, this root helps name the person in the black robe who bangs the gavel.

Who is the judge?

500

Commonly left out of this group, this country is more Eastern geographically and has a Slavic mix.

What is Romanian?

500

Scholars widely concur that Rome has been around this long. 

What is 3,000 years.

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