VOCABULARY
DAILY LIFE
GEOGRAPHY
RELIGION
MISCELLANEOUS
100
A form of government in which leaders are elected to represent the people.
republic
100
The center of most of the important public activities in Rome was...?
The Forum
100
The main river in Rome.
Tiber River
100
These two groups were who Rome took ideas from to form their religion.
Greeks and Etruscans
100
This volcano destroyed Pompeii.
Mt. Vesuvius
200
A person trained to fight for public entertainment.
gladiator
200
Gladiator contests were held here.
The Colosseum
200
The mountain range to the north of Rome.
Alps
200
The supreme god.
Jupiter
200
What the leaders of the Roman Republic were called.
consuls
300
A group of 300 men elected to govern Rome.
Senate
300
Most people in the Roman Empire lived in...?
the country
300
The mountain range that runs through the center of Italy.
Apennines
300
The god of war.
Mars
300
These wars were between Carthage and Rome.
Punic Wars
400
aqueduct
400
Much of the work on farms in the Roman Empire was done by...?
enslaved people
400
The sea to the east of Italy.
Adriatic Sea
400
These people were persecuted by Romans for their religion.
Christian and Jewish
400
LXV
65
500
Julius Caesar commonly referred to as this.
dictator
500
Family life in Rome was ruled by the...?
paterfamilia (the oldest male in the household)
500
The island to the south of Italy.
Sicily
500
The Roman goddess equivalent to the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
Venus
500
According to mythological Roman tradition, Rome was founded by the twin brothers named...?
Romulus and Remus