Vocabulary
Roman Empire
Roman Inventions
Vocabulary II
100
what does it mean when something is preserved?
to keep or save
100
who were the Christians?
People believed in the kingdom of God and the teachings of Jesus
100
Romans built this to help horses and later cars go more smoothly between one location to another
roads
100
What does it mean to pillage?
to steal by force
200
What is an arena?
An area with seating for sporting events
200
What is the name of the town that the Volcano exploded on?
Pompeii
200
Romans built this to make it easy for army and people to cross a body of water
bridges
200
what does it mean when something declines?
falling or going down
300
what are ruins?
what remains of an old building years later or after a disaster
300
What is the name of the volcano that exploded on the town?
Mount Vesuvius
300
Romans built this in order to get water to each house hold from the mountain tops
Aqueducts
300
what does it mean when something collapses?
to fall suddenly
400
what is debris?
leftover pieces of something that has been destroyed
400
Why did the Romans believe that Christianity was dangerous?
because it threatened the Roman empire and anger the Roman Gods
400
Romans invented this simple but important way to build doorways
arches or archways
400
What is a civil war?
when a country is divided in war
500
What does an archaeologist do?
someone who studies ancient people and civilizations
500
Rome was divided into two parts the ___ and the ___?
East and West
500
Romans built this to have a center for entertainment and sports
the collosseum
600
What does it mean to be persecuted?
to be treated cruel or unfair