Terms, People, and Places
Famous Romans
Art and Science
Christianity
Facts
100
To block a law
What is veto
100
The first official emperor of Rome.
Who is Julius Caesar?
100
Romans were skilled at the art of __________, a picture made from small bits of stone or glass.
What is a mosaic?
100
A person who suffers or dies for his or her beliefs.
What is a martyr?
100
The Roman emperor of the east.
Who is Diocletian?
200
A member of the Roman landholding upper class.
What is a patrician?
200
The last great ruler of Rome.
Who is Marcus Aurelius.
200
Some poets chose to __________, or make fun of, society.
What is satirize?
200
a Greek word meaning "a person sent forth"
What is a messiah?
200
The nomadic tribe who "sacked" Rome.
Who are the Huns?
300
An official elected by plebians to protest their interests.
What is a consul?
300
Was an atheist but became a Christian after he won a war and became the ruler of Rome.
Who is Constantine?
300
The application of science and mathematics to develop useful structures.
What is engineering?
300
People who conduct religious services.
What is clergy?
300
When a product is scarce and costs a lot of money.
What is inflation?
400
A member of Roman lower class.
What is a plebian?
400
The man most responsible for spreading the Christian word.
Who is Paul?
400
Water was carried to Roman cities by _________.
What is aqueducts?
400
a belief contrary to official Church teaching.
What is heresy?
400
A foreign soldier that is paid to fight for a different country.
What is a mercenary?
500
A form of government in which the people elect some of the officials.
What is a republic?
500
The author of the Aeneid, Rome's greatest epic.
Who is Virgil?
500
A famous scientist in Rome.
Who is Ptolemy?
500
People who travel around spreading the word of God.
Who is missionaries?
500
The most important branch of the Roman government.
What is the Senate?
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