Review Deck Flashcards
What does this image show?
These are catacombs underneath the city of Rome. This is where Christians buried their dead.
How were Christian funeral rituals different from what traditional Romans did?
Christians buried their dead in catacombs, while traditional Romans cremated (burned) their dead and stored the ashes in urns.
This image shows the first Emperor of Rome. What was his name?
Augustus (Octavian)
What is the name of this giant amphitheatre inside the city of Rome?
The Colosseum
What was the name of this racing track inside the city of Rome?
The Circus Maximus
This image shows what type of building present in Roman cities?
A public bathhouse
What does this famous 19th century painting show?
A gladiator fight
Emperor Augustus ordered the first of these. The United States government had one of these in 2010, and have one every ten years.
A census, where everyone in the Roman Empire was counted.
This picture, from the movie “Ben Hurr,” depicts what?
Chariot racing
Below is a picture of a boxing match. What form of entertainment could you compare this to from Roman times?
Gladiator Fights
Below is a picture of a NASCAR race. What form of entertainment could you compare this to from Roman times?
Chariot Racing
- What two languages were the most common in the Roman Empire
- How did this affect the spread of Christianity?
- Latin and Greek
- This helped the spread of Christianity, because it made the Christian message easier to understand if it didn’t have to be translated.
Define the phrase “bread and circuses.”
“Bread” stood for the free food that was given to Rome’s poor population. “Circuses” stood for the free entertainment provided to the people of Rome by the Roman Emperors.
Why did Roman Emperors provide “bread and circuses”?
Rome’s poor (the mob) were given free food and entertainment to keep them happy, so they would not riot.
A King rules a Kingdom. Who rules an Empire?
An Emperor
