The Aqueducts
What material did the Romans use to make the aqueducts?
What is, Concrete
What did most gladiators use in the colosseum to fight each other?
What is, A Sword and Sheild
Where did many people live in Rome?
What is, small apartments
In 509 BCE, Rome became a ______?
What is, republic.
What is the name of a man on horseback in war?
What is, cavalry.
Is it true that the Romans used cranes to build the aqueducts?
What is, True
Why did the gladiators fight?
What is, for the people’s entertainment.
Who was the head of the household in Rome?
What is, the husband
In 753 BCE, ____ was founded, according to legend.
What is, Rome.
What did the Hannibals use in the battle of Zama?
What is, elephants.
With how much materials the Romans had to build the aqueducts, they sometimes needed around ___ men to build them.
What is,700.
Do most gladiators fight to the death?
What is, No, most don’t fight to the death.
What did people play to pass the time?
What is, board games, and dice games.
In 70 CE the construction of what building started?
What is, the Colosseum.
How many soldiers were in one Roman legion?
What is, 4,200 soldiers.
What did they do so water would flow through the aqueducts?
They slope the hill where the water was coming just a little so the water could move.
Some gladiators were _____ so they had to fight in the colosseum.
What is, slaves
What animal became popular in Roman households in the 2nd century CE?
What is, cats.
In 27 BCE, this person becomes the first emperor of Rome.
What is, Augustus.
What year did The Battle of Zama end?
What is, 202 BCE.
Without what part of the aqueduct would it have not worked?
What is, Arches
What did they raise to keep the sun off the audience?
What is, awning
What were many Roman homes decorated with?
What is, Frescoes.
In 476 CE, which part of the Roman Empire falls?
What is, the western Roman Empire.
About how many Hannibal soldiers were taken prisoner?
What is, 20,000.