Rome Vocab
Structure where gladiator games were held.
Colosseum
What type of government did Rome have before becoming an empire?
Republic
__________ fights were the main entertainment in Rome.
Gladiator
What was the main religion of Rome?
Christianity
What modern day country was Rome mainly in?
Italy
A leader with complete control or absolute power
Dictator
How many branches or sections are in a Tripartite Government?
3
What was the flooring of the Colosseum covered in?
Sand
Christianity was a ____________ religion.
Monotheistic
Which civilization believed in Judaism?
Judea
A type of government in which people elect the leader who govern them.
Republic
What was a patrician?
The upper class of Rome
Who paid for the gladiator fights?
Emperors
The two halves of the Holy Bible are the ____ Testament and the ____ Testament.
Old and New
What was the leader of Rome called?
Emperor
To prohibit or block a certain law from taking place.
Veto
When were dictators allowed in the Roman Republic?
In times of crisis only.
True or False: 1 million animals were killed in the Colosseum.
True
What city was Jesus born in?
Bethlehem
When did restoration begin on the colosseum? (What decade?) *Hint the decade I was born in*
1990's
200 year period of peace in Rome.
Pax Romana
How long did senators serve?
FOR LIFE!
Where were gladiator fights first held?
Funerals
What are the 3 parts of the Holy Trinity?
The father, the son, and the holy spirit
What was a Praetor in charge of?
Praetors were usually judges and were in charge of interpreting the law.