Ancient Rome - Chapter 12'

Question 1

Cicero

Answer 1

Roman orator and philosopher. He tried to limit the power of Rome’s generals and give control of the government back to the senate. His plan didn’t work.

Question 2

Orator

Answer 2

A public speaker

Question 3

Julius Caesar

Answer 3

Roman general and great leader. Governor of Gaul and Spain. Named dictator for life. Killed on the ides of March by Brutus and cassius.

Question 4

Octavian

Answer 4

Related to Caesar. He was the first Roman Emperor. He changed his name to Augustus. He defeated Antony in battle to gain control of Rome. Killed Brutus and Cassius

Question 5

Marc Antony

Answer 5

He married Octavians sister. Left her for Cleopatra. Octavian beat him for revenge. Caesars great friend. Teams with Octavian to defeat Brutus and Cassius. He committed suicide.

Question 6

Cleopatra

Answer 6

Egyptian queen. She became a devoted ally of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. After Antony was defeated by Octavian, she committed suicide

Question 7

Brutus

Answer 7

WAs caesars friend then joined the group that killed him “E tu Brute? Then fall caesar”

Question 8

Hadrian

Answer 8

Roman Emperor, he conquered most of Britain and built a huge wall to keep barbarian invaders from the north out of Roman territory. Kicked Jews ou of Jerusalem and destroyed the city

Question 9

Provinces

Answer 9

Areas outside of Italy that the Romans controlled

Question 10

Currency

Answer 10

Money

Question 11

Villas

Answer 11

A country home or estate.

Question 12

Pax Romana

Answer 12

Roman Peace; a period of general peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire that lasted from 27 BC to 180 Ad. Began under Augustus

Question 13

Galen

Answer 13

Greek surgeon of the Roman Empire; He described heart valves and studied arteries and veins

Question 14

Aqueduct

Answer 14

A raised channel used to carry water

Question 15

Vault

Answer 15

A set of arches that support the roof of a building

Question 16

Fresco

Answer 16

A type of painting done on wet plaster

Question 17

Satire

Answer 17

A type of writing that pokes fun at people or scoiety

Question 18

Virgil

Answer 18

An author who wrote a great epic about the founding of Rome

Question 19

Ovid

Answer 19

Roman poet and author; He was one of the greatest authors of the ancient world and wrote poems on Roman mythology

Question 20

Romance Languages

Answer 20

Languages that developed from Latin such as Italian, French, Spanish, Portugese and Romanian

Question 21

Barbarians

Answer 21

Tribes of German warriors

Question 22

Diocletian

Answer 22

Roman emperor; He divided the Roman empire into East and West

Question 23

Constantine

Answer 23

Roman emperor; He was the first Roman emperor to become a Christian; Constantine moved the empire’s capital from Rome to Constaninople and removed laws on Christianity

Question 24

Constantinople

Answer 24

Means City of Constantine; New capital of Roman empire; Present day Istanbul, Turkey

Question 25

Atilla

Answer 25

A Hun leader who raided a Roman territory in the East; He was a brillian leader and a very savy enemy