Ancient Rome

A ruler with total authority.

• province

• patrician

• tribune

• dictator

Gladiators were

• usually slaves forced to fight to the death to entertain Roman crowds

• the winners of the first Punic Wars

• bodybuilders who were treated like celebrities throughout Rome

• the Roman Gods for whom the planets are names

Roman Law, has influenced law in many parts of the Western world including the United States

• Hammurabi's Code

• The Twelve Tables

• The Golden Rule

Romans were very accepting of Christianity

• True

• False

A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?

• Basilica of Constantine

• The Colosseum

• The Pantheon

• Pont du Gard

The Twelve Tables were

• laws of Christianity written by Constantine

• famous pieces of furniture in the Colosseum

• rules for what emperors could legally do

• laws that protected people's basic rights to be free

What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?

• Consuls
• Praetors
• Tribunes
• Senators

Which leader was betrayed and killed by the Senate because he was trying to establish a dictatorship?

• Augustus Caesar

• Mark Antony

• Julius Caesar

• Lepidus

What was ‘bread and circuses’?

 

• A party

• Roman leaders began offering cheap food and free entertainment

• An event only for the plebeians.

• An even only for the patricians

Why was an aqueduct system important to Rome?

    

• To make the city more inviting for travelers

• Carried water long distances for people of Rome to get clean, fresh water.

• An aqueduct was important because it allowed the people to travel on it to get places faster.

•   Important to show the building skills of Roman workers.