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Why did the Emporer give a thumbs-up or thumbs-down at the end of a gladiator fight?

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Thumbs-up: let the loser live

Thumbs-down: let the loser die
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What happened to some of the riders in the chariot race?

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Some fell off and were killed.

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What is the difference between a comedy and a tragedy play?

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Tragedy very sad

Comedy happy

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What two games did the Romans like to watch the most?

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Gladiator fights
Chariot racing

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What material did the Romans create to help build the Colloseum?

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Concrete

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What did the Romans build to connect every part of the Empire back to Rome?

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Roads

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Why did the Romans need more fresh water to get to the cities?

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The Romans built aqueducts because as more cities grew, they needed more fresh water. They got it from freshwater spring to town.

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What did the Romans build to help the flow of fresh water reach the cities?

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They built strong arched bridges.

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What was the most important clothing in Ancient Rome called?

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Toga

*Different frills had different meanings.

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There was no tea or coffee, so what did the Romans drink?

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The Romans drank wine (watered-down, grapes) or water.

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Where did the poor people get their water from?

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They got their water from public fountains.

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List two “staple” foods in Ancient Rome.

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Bread, Cheese, Olives, Olive Oil, etc.

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When did the Roman people wear boots and sandals?

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In public, Romans wore boots, but in private, they wore sandals.

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Roman Numerals:

X=___

V=___

D=___

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Roman Numerals:

X= 10

V= 5

D= 500

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What was used to express roman numerals?

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By the letters of the alphabet.

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How many basic principles were used for reading and writing Roman Numerals?

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4 basic principles were used

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Write your age in a Roman Numeral:

______________________________________________________

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Write your age in a Roman Numeral:

XI=11

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What alphabet is our alphabet based on?

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Our alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet.

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What language did the Romans speak?

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The Romans spoke Latin.

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What languages are called Romance Languages?

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Languages that are based on Latin are called Romance Languages.
-Italian
-French
-Spanish
-Portuguese
-English
-Romanian

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Planks

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A long, thin, flat piece of timber, used especially in building and flooring.

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Carthage

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An ancient city on the coast of North Africa near present-day Tunis (in Tunisia). Founded by the Phoenicians c.814 BC,

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Hannibal

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General who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated.

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Zuma

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The final battle of the Second Punic War where Hannibal was finally defeated, Carthage was forced to sign a peace treaty giving up control of Spain and the Western Mediterranean to Rome.

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Scipio

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The Roman General that defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zuma during the Second Punic War

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Why was it important for the Romans and Carthage to conquer more land?

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Romans wanted to get more territory

Carthage did not want to give up control

No wars happened on the islands but there was wars fought for it.

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Plebeians

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The lower class made up of farmers, merchants, and craftsmen.

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Patricians

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The upper wealthy class who had more power.

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Colosseum

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A very large AMPHITHEATER where gladiator fights were held.

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Pax Romana

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A time of great peace in Ancient Rome/ many inventions and achievements occurred.

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Forum

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A gathering place where people met to discuss political issues.

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Checks and balances

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Each branch of government makes sure the others don’t have too much power and the power is balanced.

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Veto

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To prohibit (prevent) the passing of a law, to reject.

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Dictator

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A ruler who has almost absolute power.

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Republic

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A type of government in which people elect leaders to govern them.

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Julius Ceasar

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A great military leader and politician who helped increase the size of the Roman Empire.

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Augustus Ceasar

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Fill in the blanks
A Roman legend tells us that Rome was founded by two twin brothers named __________ and ___________. The twins were rescued and raised by a ________. In a fit of anger, it is believed that ___________ killed his brother __________ and then named the city of Rome after himself!

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A Roman legend tells us that Rome was founded by two twin brothers named ROMULUS and REMUS. The twins were rescued and raised by a WOLF. In a fit of anger, it is believed that ROMULUS killed his brother REMUS and then named the city of Rome after himself!

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The ________ River is located in Italy by the city of Rome. Italy is a __________ that is surrounded by water on three sides which made travel by sea easy. It also allowed for t________ to increase. Italy has rugged landforms including large ___________ that make it hard to travel by foot. Mountains were used as a _______ barrier to protect Romans from invaders.

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The ________ River is located in Italy by the city of Rome. Italy is a __________ that is surrounded by water on three sides which made travel by sea easy. It also allowed for t________ to increase. Italy has rugged landforms including large ___________ that make it hard to travel by foot. Mountains were used as a _______ barrier to protect Romans from invaders.

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The Romans spoke the language __________

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Latin

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The month of July was named after ____________________.

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The month of July was named after Julius Ceasar

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The month of August was named after _________________.

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Augustus Ceasar

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Augustus was known as the “______________ one” and was credited with setting up a _______ and _______ station.

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Augustus was known as the “Honored/chosen one” and was credited with setting up a police and fire station.

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Romans invented ____________ that was used to help build roads, buildings, and aqueducts. We still use ___________ today!

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Romans invented concrete that was used to help build roads, buildings, and aqueducts. We still use concrete today!

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Aqueducts were created to help transport _______ ________ to the public bathhouses and freshwater fountains.

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Aqueducts were created to help transport fresh water to the public bathhouses and freshwater fountains.

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Julius Ceasar was a great leader. Name two important legacies that he left behind.

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  • Built many buildings and monuments
    -Julian calendar
    -Military strategies
47
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Julius Ceasar was ________ to death. Who killed him?

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Senators and Brutus

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Why did the Senators and Brutus kill Ceasar?

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The senators thought he had to much power

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List three inventions from Ancient Rome that we STILL USE today.

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-Concrete
-Roman numerals
-English-Latin roots
-The arch
-Architecture

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Roman numerals were written as ________.

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Roman numerals were written as letters.

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What sports did ancient Romans like to watch?

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Gladiator fights, chariot racing

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What or who did Gladiators fight against?

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-Animals
-Each other
-Slaves

53
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What was considered the “new” religion in ancient Rome?

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Christanity

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“ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME” is a famous quote from ancient Rome. In your own words, what does this quote mean?

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Ancient Romans were great road builders. All territories that they conquered had roads built. These roads all led back to Rome.

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Please convent the Roman numerals to Arabic numbers. Can you do it?

I=

IV=

V=

III=

X=

IX=

XX=

XIV=

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Please convent the Roman numerals to Arabic numbers. Can you do it?

I= 1

IV= 6

V= 5

III= 3

X= 10

IX= 11

XX= 20

XIV= 14

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Why did the ancient Roman Empire come to an end? List two reasons.

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-Became too big to govern
-There were many invasions from Germanic tribes
-$$$ problems
-Bad management by many different emporors.

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Byzantine Empire

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The society that developed in the Eastern Roman Empire during ancient times.

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Christianity

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A new religion that spread throughout Rome in ancient times and is still present today.

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What did historians call the society that developed in the Eastern Roman Empire?

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Te historians called the society that developed in the Eastern Empire the Byzantine Empire.

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What was the cause that divided eastern and western Europe?

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The cause that divided the eastern and western Europe was divided by religion.

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