Global Chapter 6 VTP Terms

Question 1

Aqueducts

Answer 1

Bridgelike stone structures that carry the water from the hills into the cities

Question 2

Census

Answer 2

Population count

Question 3

Dictator

Answer 3

A ruler who has complete control over the government. In ancient Rome, a leader who was appointed to rule for six months in times of emergency

Question 4

Imperialism

Answer 4

Establishing control over foreign lands and peoples

Question 5

Mercenaries

Answer 5

Soldiers serving any foreign army for Pay

Question 6

Legion

Answer 6

A basic unit of the Roman army, made up of about 5000 soldiers

Question 7

Martyrs

Answer 7

People who suffer or die for their beliefs

Question 8

Plebeian

Answer 8

Member of the lower class, including farmers, merchants, artisans, and traders

Question 9

Republic

Answer 9

System of government in which officials are chosen by the people

Question 10

Apostle

Answer 10

Leader or teacher of a new faith or movement

Question 11

Julius Caesar

Answer 11

A dictator of Rome who implemented many reforms to deal with ROme’s problems between 48 BC and 44 BC

Stabbed to death in the senate by his enemies

Question 12

Pax Romana

Answer 12

200 year span known as “Roman peace“

Question 13

Jesus

Answer 13

A Jew who founded the new religion of Christianity. Emphasized God‘s love and the need for justice, morality, and service to others.

Question 14

Pompeii

Answer 14

A wealthy Roman town covered by ash from the eruption of mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79

Question 15

Attila the Hun

Answer 15

Starting in 434, this leader of the Huns embarked on a savage campaign of conquest across much of Europe

Question 16

Gaul

Answer 16

The area that is now France, conquered by Julius Caesar

Question 17

Colosseum

Answer 17

Ancient Rome’s largest stadium, could fit as many as 50,000 people in it

Question 18

Hannibal

Answer 18

Carthaginian general who led his army through France and into Italy winning battle after battle. Failed to capture Rome

Question 19

Bread and circuses

Answer 19

In ancient Rome, The government kept people happy by staging huge spectacles in the Colosseum and giving free grain.

Question 20

Gladiators

Answer 20

Slaves who were trained to fight and who battled each other in the Colosseum