Vocab
Life in the Empire
Building a Strong Empire
Science and The Arts
100
Trained fighters, usually slaves, who fought in areas for entertainment.
What is a Gladiator?
100
Enjoyed theaters such as comedies and satires
What was the Entertainment?
100
strongest unifying force in the empire,helped keep order and enforce the laws
What is Government?
100
used this to build water and sewage systems,plan cities,and improve farming and livestock breeding.
What is Roman science?
200
Bridged-like structures that carry water
What is a Aqueduct?
200
Homes varied for rich and poor; Food was scarce
What is the Daily life in Rome?
200
Strengthen the empire by keep the peace.The soldiers served for 16 to 20 years old
What is the Roman Army?
200
masters at building roads, bridges,arenas,and public buildings.
What is Roman engineering?
300
Wrote human emotions in odes, satires, epistles
Who is Horace?
300
Had many gods and goddess; also believed in lares who are ancestral spirits
What is the Religion?
300
Helped unify the army.The code of the Twelve Tables.
What is Roman law?
300
the use of concrete made building larger;courthouses,temples,palaces,arenas,and triumphal arches
What is Roman architecture?
400
Wrote several volumes that summarized all the medical knowledge of his day
Who is Galen?
400
Most of population; People gained status as well as easier lifestyle by owning slaves;
What is Slavery?
400
Wine oil,other food items,cloth,pottery, glassware,African ivory,Chinese silk,and Indian pepper.
What is Trade?
400
learned the alphabet from the Etruscans,who adapted it from the Greeks'.Today we use Roman or Latin alphabet of 23 letters plus J,Y, and W from the English alphabet.
What is Roman Language?
500
Wrote love lyrics and Metamorphoses, collection of myths written in verse.
Who is Ovid?
500
Father held the most power; Women managed households; Fathers taught son duty of citizenship; Mothers taught daughters how to manage a household
What was the roles of men and women?
500
Army, Government, Law, Trade & Transportation
What factors contributed to the strength of the roman empire?
500
Virgil,Horace,Ovid,Tacitus, and Plutarch encourage the development of_________ and art
What is Literature?