Chariot racing Flashcards

1
Q

the biggest chariot racing place is

A

circus maximus

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2
Q

the capacity of circus maximus is

A

250,000

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3
Q

circus was first built in the … century and then had been renovated several times after that

A

6th

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4
Q

circus location is

A

rome

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5
Q

it had a track and had a dividing block down the middle called

A

spina

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6
Q

the turning point was decorated with three posts called the

A

metae

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7
Q

something and something was used to indicate how many laps have been done

A

eggs and dolphins

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8
Q

there were 12 starting cages for the chariots called

A

carceres

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9
Q

the seats were also divided based on …….

A

class

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10
Q

men women and children from different sections can … together

A

sit

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11
Q

there were mainly 4 teams

A

red, blue, white and green

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12
Q

the spectators was huge fans that sometimes they tried to …… the racers

A

kill

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13
Q

the charioteers got a lot of popularity and ………. and most of them were ……..

A

wealth, slaves

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14
Q

some fans ……. themselves if their fav racer died

A

killed

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