CH 11: Roman Empire Vocabulary Quiz

What is an aqueduct?

• A hidden underground chamber where people are buried

• A long stone channel that carries clean water

• A person who goes to another country to do religious work

• A realistic sculpture with figures raised against a flat background

Who was considered a barbarian in the Roman Empire?

• A person who lived outside the Roman Empire

• The supreme ruler of an empire

• A man in ancient Rome who fought others for entertainment

• The leader of the Roman Catholic Church

What is a bas-relief?

• A system of rule by four emperors

• A realistic sculpture with figures raised against a flat background

• A letter

• A hidden underground chamber where people are buried

What is a catacomb?

• A hidden underground chamber where people are buried

• A long stone channel that carries clean water

• A person who goes to another country to do religious work

• A letter

Who is an emperor?

• The leader of the Roman Catholic Church

• The supreme ruler of an empire

• A person who lived outside the Roman Empire

• A man in ancient Rome who fought others for entertainment

What is an epistle?

• A letter

• A system of rule by four emperors

• A realistic sculpture with figures raised against a flat background

• A hidden underground chamber where people are buried

Who was a gladiator?

• A person who goes to another country to do religious work

• A man in ancient Rome who fought others for entertainment

• The leader of the Roman Catholic Church

• The supreme ruler of an empire

What is a missionary?

• A person who goes to another country to do religious work

• A hidden underground chamber where people are buried

• A long stone channel that carries clean water

• A letter

Who is the pope?

• The leader of the Roman Catholic Church

• The supreme ruler of an empire

• A person who lived outside the Roman Empire

• A man in ancient Rome who fought others for entertainment

What is a tetrarchy?

• A system of rule by four emperors

• A realistic sculpture with figures raised against a flat background

• A long stone channel that carries clean water

• A hidden underground chamber where people are buried