Customs, Geography, and PMAQ Flashcards
Give the Latin and English for the motto found on the 1$ Bill.
Annuit Coeptis (‘He looks with favor on our undertakings’)
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase alter ego.
another self
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase Ex tempore.
without preparation
first name
praenomen
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation pinx.
(pinxit) he painted
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern waters of the Po River, Italy.
Padus
covered all over and had neither an impluvium nor compluvium
Atrium Testudinatum
additional cognomina after the third name,
agnomen
Give the Latin and English for the motto of University of Pennsylvania.
Leges sine moribus vanae (laws without morals are useless)
Give the Latin and English for the motto of University of Vermont.
Studiis et rebus honestis (by honorable pursuits and deeds)
Which Roman praenomen is abbreviated P.?
Publius
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern city of Bodrum, Turkey.
Halicarnāssus
Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation Rx
(recipe) take
Give the Latin and English for the motto of University of Oregon.
Mens agitat molem (‘Mind moves the mass’)
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) faber?
workman
Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation t.i.d.
(ter in die) three times a day
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern city of Carthage, Tunisia.
Carthāgō
Give the Latin and English for the motto of University of Mississippi.
Pro scientia et sapientia. (For knowledge and wisdom.)
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) vēnātor?
hunter
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) gladiātor?
gladiator
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase Per annum.
by the year
Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Smyrnā.
Izmir, Turkey
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) medicus?
doctor
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase sui generis.
one of a kind
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern region of Ireland.
Hibernia
Complete a round of the Mediterranean World Part II
0–20%: set to a 1
21–40%: set to a 2
41–60%: set to a 3
61–80%: set to a 4
81–100%: set to a 5
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase a posteriori.
from effect to cause (lit. from what comes after)
toga of average citizen; also called toga pura, toga libera; plain white
toga virilis
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Society of Jesuits.
Ad maiorem dei gloriam (for the greater glory of god)
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Augusta Trēverōrum.
Trier, Germany
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) gubernātrīx?
pilot
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Philadelphīa.
Amman, Jordan
Which Roman praenomen is abbreviated T.?
Titus
entranceway from the street to the atrium
vestibulum
Give the Latin and English for the motto of George Washington University.
Deus nobis fiducia (God is our trust)
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase Bona fide.
in good faith
marriage bed
Lectus Genialis
Name the Author and Translate the quotation Patria est communis omnium parens.
The country is the common parent of everyone - Cicero
first 8 or 9 days of life before the name was given
Primordia
Give the Latin and English for the motto of University of California.
fiat lux (let there be light)
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) lēgātus?
ambassador
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) sūtor?
shoemaker
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient region of Calēdonia.
Scotland
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase rem acu tetigisti.
you hit the nail on the head
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) architectus?
architect, builder
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Lutetia.
Paris, France
Name the Author and Translate the quotation Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.
Seize the day, trusting little in tomorrow - Horace
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) magus?
magician
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern city of Naples, Italy.
Neāpolis
Which Roman praenomen is abbreviated Q.?
Quintus
Roman mother’s day, March 1st
Matronalia
bridal veil (flame colored)
flammeum
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) augur?
soothsayer
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) ēmptor?
buyer
form of marriage with least ritual; “common law” marriage
usus
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase sine qua non.
an indispensable condition; a necessity
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of New Mexico.
Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes)
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern region of Spain.
Hispānia
Give the Latin and English for the motto found on the 1$ Bill.
Novus Ordo Seclorum (‘A new order of the ages’)
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Aquincum.
Budapest, Hungary
Name the Author and Translate the quotation Si vis pacem, para bellum.
If you want peace, prepare for war - Vegetius
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase curriculum vitae.
resume
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern city of Cadiz, Spain.
Gādēs
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Carthāgō Nova.
Cartagena, Spain
the evil eye, against which crepundia and bullae protected
fascinatio
Name the Author and Translate the quotation Praeceptores suos adulescens veneratur et suspicit.
A young person looks up and respects his teachers - Seneca
Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation o.d.
(oculus dexter) right eye
dinner dress worn at the table
synthesis
Name the Author and Translate the quotation Leges silent arma.
Laws are silent in war - Cicero
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) luctātor?
wrestler
Name the Author and Translate the quotation Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero..
Seize the day, trusting little in tomorrow - Horace
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern city of Aix-en-Provence, France.
Aquae Sextiae
Which Roman praenomen is abbreviated A./Au.?
Aulus
Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation s.i.d.
(semel in die)- once a day
Name the Author and Translate the quotation Ars longa, vita brevis.
Art is long, life is short - Horace
beams supported at their intersection by pillars
Atrium Tetrastylon
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase vae victis.
woe to the conquered
market days which were school holidays
nundinae
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern city of Orange, France.
Arausiō
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Yale University.
Lux et veritas. (Light and truth.)
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern waters of the Seine River, France.
Sēquana
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern waters of the Sea of Marmora.
Propontis
had crimson stripe running from the shoulders to bottom of front; worn by knights
tunica angusti clavi
Give the Latin and English for the motto found on all U.S. Money.
e pluribus unum (‘from many, one’ or ‘ out of many, one’)
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase sine die.
indefinitely; without setting a day
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase vade mecum.
a constant companion (go with me)
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase vice versa.
the other way around
had crimson stripe running from the shoulders to bottom of front; worn by senators
tunica lati clavi
Which Roman praenomen is abbreviated Sex./Sext./S.?
Sextus
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation v.s.
(vide super)- see above
Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation q.s.
(quantum sufficiat) -as much as needed
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation m.o.
(modus operandi) way of operating
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) magistra?
teacher
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase De facto.
in fact; actually
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient waters of Rhēnus.
Rhine River, Germany
Which Roman praenomen is abbreviated C.?
Gaius
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Washington University.
per virtutem vis (strength through virtue)
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient region of Hispānia.
Spain
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation S.P.Q.R.
(Senatus Populusque Romanus)- The Senate and the Roman People
garment with purple border
toga praetexta
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase in medias res.
in the middle of things
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern city of Trier, Germany.
Augusta Trēverōrum
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Wyoming.
cedant arma togae (Let arms yield to the toga)
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Ohio.
Imperium in imperio (an empire within an empire)
Name the Author and Translate the quotation Mens sana in corpore sano.
A sound mind in a sound body -Juvenal
Give the Latin and English for the motto of University of Nebraska.
Litteris dedicata et omnibus artibus (‘Dedicated to letters and all the arts’)
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase Status quo.
existing condition
Give the Latin and English for the motto of University of New Mexico.
Lux hominum vita. (Light of the life of men.)
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation et al.
(et alia)- and others
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation ibid.
(ibidem) in the same place
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation F.D.
(fidei defensor) defender of the faith (a title of the British monarchs)
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) ōrnātrīx?
hairdresser
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation s.o.s.
(si opus sit) if there is need
Give the English meaning and author for the Latin quotation “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes”.
Juvenal – who will guard the guards themselves?
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) fautor?
fan, supporter
Complete a round of the Ancient Greece
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21–40%: set to a 2
41–60%: set to a 3
61–80%: set to a 4
81–100%: set to a 5
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern region of Switzerland.
Helvētia
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Glēvum.
Gloucester, Britain
Name the Author and Translate the quotation rara avis (in terris nigroque simillima cycno).
a rare bird (upon the earth as a black swan) - Juvenal
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase Ne plus ultra.
perfection
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern city of Izmir, Turkey.
Smyrnā
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Fordham University.
Sapientia et doctrina. (Wisdom and knowledge.)
refers to garments that were wrapped around vs. garments that were put on
amictus vs. indutus
2 pairs of perpendicular beams with the middle left uncovered
Atrium Tuscanicum
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase ad kalendas graecas.
never / when hell freezes over (literally at the greek calends)
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) dictātor?
dictator
residence of single household
domus
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) poēta?
poet
these were most commonly the feminine form of their father’s nomen
women’s names (e.g. C. Julius Caesar’s daughter was Julia; M. Tullius Cicero’s daughter was Tullia) or could be an adjective reflecting her position among sisters (e.g. Secunda, Tertia, etc.)
Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation p.c.
(post cibos)- after meals
Give the English meaning and author for the Latin quotation “Alea iacta est” .
Caesar – the die is cast (before crossing the Rubicon)
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of New York.
Excelsior! (Higher!)
Name the Author and Translate the quotation Alea iacta est.
The die is cast - Caesar, as he was about to cross the Rubicon
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) imperātrīx?
commander, empress
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Tomī.
Constanta, Romania
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation P.M.
(post meridiem)-after midday
Name the Author and Translate the quotation Audentis fortuna iuvat.
Fortune favors the brave - Vergil
third name, marks branch of family, typically descriptive of some ancestor: Naso
cognomen
Name the Author and Translate the quotation Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant..
They make a desert and call it peace -Tacitus
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient waters of Sēquana.
Seine River, France
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Aquae Sextiae.
Aix-en-Provence, France
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Puerto Rico.
Joannes est noman eius (John is his name.)
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Maine.
Dirigo (I direct.)
apricot
malum armeniacum (Armenian apple)
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation f.r.
(folio recto) on the right-hand page
Which Roman praenomen is abbreviated L.?
Lucius
Name the Author and Translate the quotation et tu, Brute?.
Even you, Brutus? - Julius Caesar
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation d.s.p.
(decessit sine prole)- dead without issue
boy who carries utensils in a confarreatio
Camillus
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Arizona.
Ditat Deus (God enriches)
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase In vino veritas.
In wine, the truth
Name the Author and Translate the quotation in hoc signo vinces.
by this sign you will conquer – Constantine saw this in the sky before the battle of the Milvian Bridge
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) scriptrīx?
writer
Give the Latin and English for the motto of University of Chicago.
crescat scientia, vita excolatur (Let knowledge increase, let life be perfected)
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation fl.
(floruit) period of time during which a person or thing flourished
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase Habeas corpus.
a writ to bring a detained person before a judge (lit. you must have the body)
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Vindobona.
Vienna, Austria
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation A.M.
(ante meridiem)- before midday
Give the English meaning and author for the Latin quotation “Mens sana in corpore sano”.
Juvenal - a sound mind in a sound body
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Gādēs.
Cadiz, Spain
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) māchinātrīx?
engineer
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) virgō?
unmarried woman
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient waters of Propontis.
Sea of Marmora
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Columbia University.
In lumine tuo videbimus lumen. (In thy light, we shall see light.)
Name the Author and Translate the quotation satura quidem tota nostra est.
Satire is wholly our own (Roman) - Quintilian
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Brooklyn College.
Nil sine magno labore. (Nothing without great effort.)
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Princeton University.
Dei sub numine viget (It flourishes under the will of God)
dole of free food clients would wait in vestibulum for from their patrons
sportula
Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation a.c.
(ante cibos) before meals
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase Ad nauseam.
to the point of disgust
Name the Author and Translate the quotation Quot homines tot sententiae.
There are as many opinions as men - Terence
Give the Latin and English for the motto of The Royal Air Force.
Per ardua ad astra (Through struggle to the stars)
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation p.r.n.
(pro re nata)- as the need arises
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient waters of Pontus Euxīnus.
Black Sea
prepare to leave
“soleas poscere”
second name, family name, tells what gens (clan) to which a person belongs (nomen gentile)
nomen
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Maryland.
crescite et multiplicamini (increase and multiply)
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Colorado.
Nil sine numine (Nothing without God)
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Ēmerita Augusta.
Merida, Spain
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) āctor?
actor
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase post mortem.
autopsy
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient region of Gallia.
France
Give the English meaning and author for the Latin quotation “Errare humanum est”.
Seneca – to err is human
woman’s girdle
zona
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Notre Dame University.
crux spes unica (The cross is the only hope)
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Johns Hopkins University.
Veritas vos liberabit. (Truth will free you.)
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation pass.
(passim) - everywhere
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation i.e.
(id est)-that is
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Univ. Florida.
Civium in moribus rei publicae salus. (In the character of its citizens lies the welfare of the state.)
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) minister?
waiter
Name the Author and Translate the quotation Qualis artifex pereo.
What an artist dies in me! - Nero
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase Casus Belli.
justification for war
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Indiana University Bloomington.
Lux et Veritas (light and truth)
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) magister?
teacher
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) imperātor?
commander, emperor
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase tabula rasa.
a clean slate
worn by curule magistrates (consuls, praetors and quaestors), censors, dictators and boys; it had a purple border
toga praetexta
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern city of Nimes, France.
Nemausus
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Oea.
Tripoli, Libya
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase Caveat emptor.
let the buyer beware
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern city of Amman, Jordan.
Philadelphīa
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) tabernārius?
salesperson
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase Sine mora.
without delay
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) saltātrīx?
dancer
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase quid pro quo.
something for something
Give the Latin and English for the motto of University of Oklahoma.
Civi et rei publicae (for the citizen and the state)
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Aelia Capitōlīna / Hierosolyma.
Jerusalem, Israel
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation e.g.
(exempli gratia)-for [the sake of an] example
Which Roman praenomen is abbreviated M’?
Manius
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Nīcaea.
Nice, France
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern city of Lyons, France.
Lugdūnum
Name the Author and Translate the quotation Rident stolidi verba Latina.
Fools laugh at the Latin language -Ovid
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase De gustibus non est disputandum.
there is no accounting for taste
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase in loco parentis.
in the place of a parent
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern region of Scotland.
Calēdonia
Name the Author and Translate the quotation Nil posse creari de nilo.
Nothing can be created from nothing - Lucretius
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Halicarnāssus.
Bodrum, Turkey
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient waters of Rhodanus.
Rhone River, France
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Thapsus.
Rass Dimas, Tunisia
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Colōnia Agrippīna.
Cologne, Germany
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation ff.
(foliis)-on the [following] pages
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Virginia.
Sic semper tyrannis. (Thus always to Tyrants)
cone shaped cap of freedom
pilleus
Geography: Give the ancient equivalent for the modern city of Istanbul, Turkey.
Bȳzantium / Constantinople
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) paedagōgus?
pedagogue
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Kentucky.
Deo gratiam habeamus (Let us be grateful to god)
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Lugdūnum.
Lyons, France
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) arbiter?
witness
deli, for fast food
thermopolium
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) piscātor?
fisherman
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) viātor?
traveler
Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation q.d.
(quaque die) everyday
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Oxford University.
Dominus illuminatio mea (the lord is my light)
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) argentārius?
banker
Geography: Give the modern equivalent for the ancient city of Colōnia Camulodūnum.
Colchester, Britain
What occupation in ancient Rome would be a(n) adulēscēns?
youth
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase Gaudeamus igitur.
therefore, let us rejoice