Romanization and Daily Life
Romanization means the adoption of THIS language.
Latin.
Polytheistic.
These three men were involved in the civil wars at the end of the Republic:
Crassus, Pompey, Caesar.
Under the Republic, the government was divided into these three institutions:
Popular assemblies/comitia, the Senate, the magistrates
One example of an irrigation technique created under ancient Roman rule was:
The iron-coated plow, biennial rotation, water mills, and wine and oil presses.
The two main streets in Roman cities were called THIS:
Cardo and decumanus.
Religious freedom.
After winning the civil war, THIS leader became dictator for life but was assassinated"
Julius Caesar
These individuals presided over the courts of justice and governed the provinces:
Praetors.
DUring the High Imperial period, sculpting was dominated by this school of thought:
Idealization.
The social, political, and commercial center of a Roman city was the...
forum.
In 380, Christianity became the official religion under THIS emperor.
THIS man became the first Roman emperor"
Octavian Augustus.
These individuals made up the Senate:
Give an example of a good that was imported from the East:
Silk, spices, precious stones and perfumes.
Patricians lived in THIS type of house, while plebeians lived in THIS type.
The domus and insulae, respectively.
THIS architectural element helped distribute weight and gain height in buildings.
The semicurcular arch (or barrel vault).
In 476 AD, this emperor was overthrown, ending the Western Roman Empire:
Romulus Augustulus.
Consuls were in charge of...
leading the army and presiding over the elections and the Senate.
Give an example of a group that did not have rights (non-citizens...):
Women, foreigners, freedmen, slaves.
Large agricultrual estates worked by slaves were known as THIS:
Latifundia.
Small colored stones used in Roman mosaixs were called THIS...
Tesserae.
Emperor Theodosius divided the empire into these two parts:
Eastern and Western Roman Empire.
These individuals were the only people with the power to judge Senators:
Censors.
The "Mare nostrum" refers to which sea?
The Mediterranean.