geschiedenis flashcards

Question 1

consul

Answer 1

ruler and head of the Senate in the Republic.

Question 2

dictator

Answer 2

a temporary single ruler with all powers.

Question 3

legend

Answer 3

a story from the past that is believed in by many people, but cannot be proven.

Question 4

republic

Answer 4

form of government without a king or an emperor.

Question 5

senate

Answer 5

group of wise old men that advised the king and made laws in the Republic.

Question 6

augustus

Answer 6

the first emperor of Rome.

Question 7

chivil wars

Answer 7

a period of fighting between different groups in Rome.

Question 8

emperor

Answer 8

title for the absolute ruler of the Roman Empire who was not a king.

Question 9

hannibal

Answer 9

Carthaginian general who led his army over the Alps, to fight the Romans on their own ground.

Question 10

jullius ceasar

Answer 10

one of the most famous and powerful generals of Rome. Caesar was murdered because people thought he wanted to be king.

Question 11

triomph

Answer 11

a procession through Rome, with the general dressed as a god and featuring the spoils of war.

Question 12

germania

Answer 12

area north of the River Rhine, not a Roman province.

Question 13

limes

Answer 13

Roman borders in the north.

Question 14

amphiteather

Answer 14

round Roman theatre, that looks like a present-day stadium.

Question 15

aquaduct

Answer 15

Roman bridge carying water.

Question 16

coloseum

Answer 16

name of the largest open-air theatre in the Roman Empire.

Question 17

gladiators

Answer 17

trained slaves that fought each other to amuse the audience.

Question 18

jupiter

Answer 18

supreme god of the Romans.

Question 19

mars

Answer 19

Roman god of war.

Question 20

Neptune

Answer 20

Roman god of the sea.

Question 21

patricians

Answer 21

wealthy families who formed the ruling class in Rome.

Question 22

pax romana

Answer 22

two centuries of relative peace in the Roman Empire.

Question 23

plebians

Answer 23

non-patrician people of Rome.

Question 24

romanosation

Answer 24

copying the Roman way of life.

Question 25

thermae

Answer 25

Roman bathhouses.

Question 26

verus

Answer 26

Roman goddess of love.

Question 27

bible

Answer 27

holy book of the Christians.

Question 28

christianity

Answer 28

monotheistic religion based on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ.

Question 29

christians

Answer 29

followers of Jesus Christ.

Question 30

constantine the great

Answer 30

the first Christian Roman emperor.