Gladiators And Roman Baths Flashcards

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1
Q

Gladiator fighting was the most _____ entertainment in Rome

A

Popular

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2
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Was held in the

A

Amphitheatrum(amphitheater)

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3
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Rising rows of _____ surrounded the arena

A

Seats

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4
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Shelter from the sun was provided by

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Canvas awnings

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5
Q

Spectators didn’t have to ______ for admission; instead the _____ payed for the entire show

A

Pay; wealthy individuals

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6
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Tuba

A

Trumpet

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7
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Gladiators were

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Slaves, condemned criminals, or free volunteers

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8
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Fights ended with the _______ or ________ of one gladiator

A

Death; surrender

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9
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________ decided the fate of the loser of the match

A

Spectators

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10
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The life of the loser was usually ______ especially if they were famous gladiator

A

Spared

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11
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If a gladiator survived long enough, they were awarded the ________

A

Wooden sword(meaning they didn’t have to fight again)

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12
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Most popular gladiators with an oblong shield and a short sword

A

Samnites

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13
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Had a round shield and a curved sword or dagger

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Thracians

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14
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Were equipped with a sword and shield along with a helmet with a fish-shaped crest

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Murmillones

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15
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Used retia and 3-pronged tridents

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Retiarii

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16
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A hunt of wild animals

A

Venatio

17
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Wild beasts used in the venatio

A

Bestiae

18
Q

Trained beast fighters

A

Bestiarii

19
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The bestiarii wore ______ clothing and used a _______ to avoid danger

A

Light; thrusting spear

20
Q

Pompeiian riot occurred in _____ between the people of ______ and ______

A

59AD; Pompeii and Nuceria

21
Q

Riot occurred at a show of _______ sponsored by Livineius Regulus

A

Gladiator

22
Q

The ______ men won the fight

A

Pompeiian

23
Q

Emperor Nero requested a Senate inquiry that resulted in the ban of _______ in Pompeii for ______ years

A

Shows; 10

24
Q

The admission fee of ________ was payed to the _______ of the public baths

A

1 quadron, ostiarius(doorkeeper)

25
Q

Exercise area surrounded by columns

A

Palaestra

26
Q

Changing room in the public baths

A

Apodyterium

27
Q

The warm room after the apodyterium

A

Tepidarium

28
Q

Hot room that held a large marble bath

A

Caldarium

29
Q

Romans used ________ instead of soap

A

Olive oil

30
Q

Patrons would bring their own oil in a ______ to be used for cleaning

A

Little pot

31
Q

Oil and dirt was removed with a blunt metal scraper called the

A

Stigil

32
Q

Before dressing, the man would visit the cold room aka

A

Frigidarium

33
Q

Romans learned how to build public baths from the _____

A

Greeks

34
Q

Rome invented the world’s first ______ in the 1st century BC

A

central heating system

35
Q

The baths were heated using a _______ located under the _____

A

furnace; floor

36
Q

The ________ was located near the furnace

A

caldarium

37
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channels built into the walls to draw heat from the floor up

A

flues

38
Q

the heating system itself was named the

A

hypocaust