Ancient Rome Ch. 9-16 Review

Roman Vocabulary

100

Question: What is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water?

Answer: Strait

200

Question: What is artwork made from many small pieces of colorful stone or tile?

Answer: Mosaic

300

Question: What is a roll of paper or other material with written information?

Answer: Scroll

400

Question: What does it mean to steal and destroy things in a city that has been defeated by an army?

Answer: Sack

500

Question: What is an expert who studies ancient people and objects from their time period?

Answer: Archaeologist

Roman Entertainment

100

Question: What was the large area surrounded by seating where sports and events were held?

Answer: Arena

200

Question: Who was a man in ancient Rome who fought other men or animals to entertain the public?

Answer: Gladiator

300

Question: At what famous Roman building did people watch gladiators fight beasts?

Answer: Colosseum

400

Question: Where did Romans watch exciting chariot races?

Answer: Circus Maximus

500

Question: What type of race did Romans watch at the Circus Maximus?

Answer: Chariot races

Pompeii & Archaeology

100

Question: What happened to Pompeii?

Answer: It was destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

200

Question: Why was Pompeii important to archaeologists?

Answer: Its buildings and objects were well preserved.

300

Question: What are the pieces left over after something has been destroyed called?

Answer: Debris

400

Question: What do we call what remains of an old building or structure?

Answer: Ruin

500

Question: What person studies ancient people and objects to learn about the past?

Answer: Archaeologist

The Roman Empire

100

Question: What sea did the Roman Empire surround much of?

Answer: The Mediterranean Sea

200

Question: What connected Rome's provinces to one another and to the capital?

Answer: Well-built roads

300

Question: What was the Temple of Jupiter built to honor?

Answer: The king of the gods, Jupiter

400

Question: What did Romans use to transport water from the mountains to cities?

Answer: Aqueducts

500

Question: What was the name of the Roman period that lasted about 200 years and was a time of peace?

Answer: Pax Romana

The Fall of Rome

100

Question: What happened to the Roman army as the empire declined?

Answer: It grew weaker.

200

Question: In what year did the Western Roman Empire end?

Answer: 476 C.E.

300

Question: What happened when the Western Roman Empire fell?

Answer: It surrendered to a barbarian leader.

400

Question: What major event is known as the fall of Rome?

Answer: The end of the Western Roman Empire.

500

Question: What major event marked the end of the Western Roman Empire in 476 C.E.?

Answer: The Western Empire surrendered to a barbarian leader.